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ELIZABETH WAUGH
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Elizabeth Waugh was born in 1929. She attended Reigate Art School for two years, having gained a scholarship at the age of 15. She then attended Goldsmiths College in London, where she specialised in sculpture. After Goldsmiths, she spent two years at the Anglo French Art Centre in London, where she worked under the tutelage of sculptor Sean Crampton. Here she had the benefit of prestigious visiting tutors who criticised student's work in exchange for exhibitions of their work held at the centre. These included Leger and Henry Moore, amongst other notable names.
Elizabeth's work is exhibited widely in the UK and overseas, with sculpture sold to collectors in many corners of the globe.
At 79, Elizabeth works with as much enthusiasm and energy as she ever has and still follows her great love and fascination of human and animal forms in her creative endeavours. She finds that her desires to experiment and further her creativity or to exhibit widely are not in any way marred by her age.
EDUCATION
Reigate Art School
Goldsmiths College
Anglo-French Art Centre
WORKING METHOD AND INSPIRATION
Elizabeth’s work, usually built in plaster and then cast in bronze or bronze resin in small scale strictly limited editions, is mainly figurative and includes both human nude and animal forms.
Elizabeth was brought up and still lives in close contact with animals and aims to incorporate the diverse character; movement and general ‘feel’ of the different species from which she works.
She aims to produce sculpture, which is tactile in nature and is always pleased when she sees people touching her work.
Pieces can be cast in foundry bronze on request.
Elizabeth started linocuts in 2004. She has been experimenting with a variety of textures that can be used in this medium to show movement and form in detail, but once again evoking her passion for her subject matter in a very figurative way.
PRIZES
Powderhall Bronze Foundry Sculpture Prize VAS 2008
PF Charitable Trust Award VAS 2006
Scholarship, Reigate Art School
SAC and D&G Arts Team Marketing Awards
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