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Ruth Moilliet
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AlliumRuth Moilliet produces highly finished metal and glass sculptures inspired by the plant kingdom. In her work she aims to draw the viewer’s attention to both the overall spectacle and individual beauty of a flower.
Her work is inspired by her close study of a particular species and the beautiful, intricate forms she discovers. The finished pieces and the materials used explore the apparent fragility of an individual plant contrasted with its ability to sustain existence through ongoing lifecycles.Her sculptures are predominantly made from metal but she often combines other materials such as glass and acrylic to reflect her interpretation of a particular structure. As well as her metal sculptures she has produced two bodies of work using float glass. Originally starting with real flowers layered between the glass, her more recent pieces use images and etchings. Each panel depicts the beauty found in a range of British wild flowers and replicates the profusion in which they can be found naturally. Ruth’s artworks are limited editions, she has created numerous commissions and her work features in corporate, institutional and private collections both internationally and across the UK.
Educational Qualifications MA Art as Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2000-2002 BA (hons) Fine Art Sculpture, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1997-2000 Foundation in Art and Design, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1996-1997 Awards AHRB Postgraduate Professional and Vocational Award to study MA Art as Environment at Manchester Metropolitan University North West Arts Board, Setting Up Scheme Award and Placement, 2001-2003 Best Bespoke Accessory for ‘Allium’ in Design and Decoration Awards 2004
Solo Exhibitions 2007 Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery The Brindley, Runcorn Warrington Museum and Art Gallery
2006 Barbed, Barnes, London Gallery Oldham, ‘Meadowlands’ exhibition
2005 William Herschel Museum, Bath – www.spacedout-uk.co.uk
2004 Storey Gallery, Lancaster (with Tricia Gillman) 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport Platform Gallery, Clitheroe (with Andy Goldsworthy) Group Exhibitions 2008 Toronto Art Fair with Sarah Myerscough Gallery Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool Barbed, Barnes, London The Garden House Sculpture Garden, Wrexham Art de Jardin - Wingwell Sculpture Garden, Rutland ( May – Sept) Design Show Liverpool (18 - 22 June) Platform Gallery, Clitheroe (17 May – 12 July)
2007 Chelsea Flower Show Barbed, Barnes, London Art de Jardin - Wingwell Sculpture Garden, Rutland Beaux Arts, Bath Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
2006 Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool Beaux Arts, Bath Henley Festival Chelsea Flower Show Galanthus Gallery, Hertfordshire Lemon Street Gallery, Truro
2005 Designs for Life - Turnpike Gallery, Leigh Make Me - Manchester Art Gallery Seats and Seeds - Barbed, Barnes, London Flora Metallica - Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall, Gloucester Hebden Bridge Sculpture Trail Sculpture in the Garden - Harold Martin Botanic Gardens, Leicester Art de Jardin - Wingwell Sculpture Garden, Rutland Fresh Air 2005 - Quenington Sculpture Trust, Gloucestershire Art for Outdoors - Platform Art Gallery, Clitheroe Collect, V&A London
2004 Sofa, Chicago Pleasure Garden - Nottingham Castle Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool Secret Garden - Sheffield Museum and Art Gallery The Garden House Sculpture Garden, Wrexham Fox Linton Showroom, Chelsea Harbour Design Centre Everything you can imagine is real - Harris Museum, Preston
2003 Turton Towers, Bolton In The Making - FAD, Barcelona Thermo 03 - Lowry, Salford Out There - Crafts Council, London Explorations - Botanic Garden of Wales Westonbirt Festival of Gardens, Gloucestershire Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden, Ockley, Surrey Always Floral - The Pearoom, Lincolnshire
2002 Adventurous Wild Flowers: Their Art and Science – Gallery Oldham, Oldham Touring for 2 years to Scarborough Art Gallery, Usher Art Gallery Lincoln, Bolton Art Gallery, 20-21 Arts Scunthorpe, Durham Art Gallery. The Collection - Timber Wharf Gallery, Comme Ca Art Space 1, Manchester Sculpturespace - Café Gallery, Bermondsey, London Art In The Garden 2 - Sir Harold Hilliers Gardens and Arboretum, Hampshire A Progression - Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley, Yorkshire Art In The Garden 1 - Beatrice Royal Gallery, Eastleigh, Hampshire Commissions Commissioned Artworks in corporate and private collections across the UK and internationally, examples of these are; ‘Meadow Panels’ Commissioned by International Corporate Art for Oasis of the Seas Cruise Ship ‘Tree of Life’ Commissioned by Halsall Lloyd Partership for Olive Gardens, Liverpool. ‘Wildflowers’ Commissioned by Kier Group and Oldham Council for a courtyard at Oldham Library ‘Allium’ Commission for the Four Seasons Hotel, HongKong ‘Seedhead’ Commission for Spaced Out, as part of the largest scale model of the Solar system and sited at the William Herschal Museum, Bath. ‘Allium’ Commissioned by Dolphin Square Trust, London, for the Dolphin Square Hotel ‘Allium’ Commissioned by Urban Splash for Timber Wharf development, Manchester ‘Cardoon Parachutes’ Commissioned by Botanic Garden of Wales for Explorations Exhibition. ‘Allium Schubertii’ Commissioned by Annie Guilfoyle for BBC Small Town Gardens series now in a Private garden.
Permanent Collections Atkinson Art Gallery,Southport, Lancashire ‘Allium’ ‘Corncockle and Cowslip’
Gallery Oldham, Lancashire ‘Dandelion Parachutes’ ‘Seedheads’ ‘Buttercup’ and ‘Daisy’ ‘Iris and Musk Mallow’
Warrington Art Gallery ‘Cornflower and Wild Carrot’
Runcorn Arts Centre ‘Poppies and Teasle’
Television, Radio and Internet BBC Radio 4, Front Row, interview about practice. Small Town Gardens, BBC series, interview and commission. BBC Radio Merseyside, interview about Atkinson Exhibition. Painting Flowers, BBC4 series, interview and work featured on website. Publications Homes and Antiques (July 2008) Article featuring Ruth and her work Exhibition Catalogue for Meadowlands exhibition (May 2006) Home and Gardens (February 2006) Sculpture Featured in Garden section Guardian (17th December 2005) Article featuring Ruth and her work Crafts (January 2004) Exhibition feature for Platform Gallery exhibition House and Garden (July 2003) work featured at the Westonbirt Festival Telegraph (5th July 2003) work featured in Crafts Council exhibition The Sunday Times (15th June 2003) work at the Westonbirt Festival The Times (12th April 2003) Article about Garden sculpture featuring work. Gallery Guide for Crafts Council Out There Exhibition (June 2003) Gardens Illustrated (March 2003) Profile Article about my practice Buyers Guide to Contemporary British Metal Pub by Crafts Council 2001
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