Beth Cullen-Kerridge (born 1970) is an English sculptor.
Cullen-Kerridge was born in Stoke-on-Trent to Judith Vincent, a businesswoman, and James Cullen, a painter. She attended John Moores University and the Royal College of Art. In 1994, she became the first artist to be presented with the commission for the Napoleon Garden Sculpture exhibition in Holland Park. Her work was subsequently shown in two of the London Parks.CASS Foundation
Her work has been shown in exhibitions England including specifically-made sculptures for her home town of Stoke on Trent. She has worked as an assistant in foundries producing works for Eduardo Paolozzi, Elisabeth Frink, and Sir Anthony Caro.The Last Judgement Sculpture by Anthony Caro - Venice Biennale - Catalogue published by Verlag Paul Swiridoff - Special thanks Beth Cullen Preface pg 3
In 2004 Cullen-Kerridge moved to Norfolk to work on property renovation. A year later she moved to Marlow in Buckinghamshire to develop and open a gastropub, The Hand and Flowers with her husband, chef Tom Kerridge, with whom she has one son, Acey (born 2015).Caroline Davies (6 October 2011) "Hand & Flowers becomes first pub to win two Michelin stars", theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 October 2015. They were able to purchase the pub with the help of money she had received for a sculpture commission for a roundabout in Stoke.Art Architecture and Sculpture, Fiona Waterhouse, George Noszlopy, Paperback, Series: Public Sculpture of Britain) She subsequently gave up producing sculpture for a number of years while she developed the business.Dalya Alberge (25 September 2014) "Beth Cullen show tilts at ‘suits’ who failed to finance Tom Kerridge venture", theguardian.com. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
Cullen-Kerridge travelled to Carrara in 2010, to study marble carving with artisans there.Tim Adams (16 November 2014) "Beth Cullen Kerridge and Tom Kerridge: art, food and the trouble with bankers", The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
She had an exhibition at Hoxton Arches, Hoxton, East London, in 2014. Works included a formal shirt on a crucifix called "Hung out to Dry".
Her sculptures also include a shirt torso with a shark fin protruding from the back. She exhibited at Gallery Different in Percy Street, London in October 2015.
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