Lesley Foxcroft (born 1949)[1] is an English sculptor working mostly in MDF, paper, and card. She studied at the Camberwell School of Fine Art during 1970–1974 and has gone on to be part of several solo and group exhibitions.[2]
Lesley Foxcroft | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949 |
| Known for | Sculpture, installation art |
Style
editMany of her works consist of pieces of MDF, paper and over such "everyday objects" attached to the walls of the gallery space with simple fixings such as bolts and washers. Of her style she has said that “I like the idea that the uncomplicated has a purpose: that the material does not give a sculpture its value, it is the artist that does'."[2]
Select solo exhibitions
editFoxcroft has held several solo exhibitions including the Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf,[3] the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford in 1975,[4] A arte Invernizzi, Milan in 2002,[5]
Work on permanent display
editHer piece "Stackwork" (1993) is part of the permanent collection at the Pier Arts Centre, in Orkney. It was donated to them by the Contemporary Art Society.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Lesley Foxcroft". Walker Art Center. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Lesley Foxcroft – British, b. 1949". www.annelyjudafineart.co.uk. UK: Annely Juda Fine Art.
- ^ Lesley Foxcroft-Works in MDF-Annely Juda Fine Art Catalogue (2010)
- ^ "Not found". www.aarteinvernizzi.it. Italy. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Lesley Foxcroft - Biography".
- ^ "Collection". www.pierartscentre.com.