Graeme Mitcheson (b. 16 April 1973) is a British sculptor working mainly on large-scale public artworks. Several of his pieces are at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
Work After graduating in 1995 with a degree in fine arts from Loughborough College of Art, Mitcheson moved to Oakthorpe in Leicestershire where he established a studio. His inspirations include Henri Rousseau, Eric Gill and Henry Moore. His preferred medium is limestone, but he has expanded to work in other mediums. He was elected an associate member of the Royal Society of Sculptors (MRSS) in 2008.
+A selection of works by Graeme Mitcheson Year Work Location Material Image 1996 Vista the ninth of ten River Eden benchmarks Cumbria St. Bees sandstone 2004 Celebrating Bedworth’s Heritage Rye Piece Ringway, Bedworth Mixed sandstones 2005 Sundial Hafod Bing, Rhosllannerchrugog Sandstone 2007 Mytilus Edilus Conwy, North Wales Kilkenny limestone 2009 Tranquillity Seats De Montfort Square, Leicester Cornish granite The Family Fillongley, Warwickshire Sandstone Tom Ansley village green, Warwickshire Sandstone Sculptural mooring posts Loughborough Canal Basin Corncockle sandstone 2011 Sir Bobby Robson Memorial Newscastle-Upon-Tyne Portland limestone 2013 Bevin Boys memorial National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire Kilkenny quarry stones 2014 Naval Service memorial National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire Coloured glass, granite, Kilkenny limestone 2015 Muntjac Deer Quorn, Leicestershire Mountsorrel granite 2018 Milk Churn Man Nestlé Factory, Hatton, Derby Sandstone 2019 The Best of Times During the Worst of Times 10th Battalion Memorial Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire Woodwork sandstone Heathlands Sculpture Trail Pulborough Brooks RSPB Nature Reserve, West Sussex Woodkirk sandstone 2021 Leighton Buzzard Light Railway (LBLR) Memorial Leighton Buzzard Sandstone 2023 Everglow City Field, Wakefield Coloured glass and concrete Mesothelioma Memorial National Memorial Arboretum Clipsham limestone
Collaborations 1996 - Mitcheson worked with David Haigh on a public sculpture for Batley 1997 - Mitcheson assisted Richard Perry on Six Figures at Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Awards and nominations 2012 - Lord Mayor's Award for Landscape Design for the Sir Bobby Robson Memorial 2014 - Honorary member of the Royal Naval Association for work on the memorial 2016 - Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture - shortlisted 2018 - Keith Hayman Award for Public Art – shortlisted for The Railwaymen
External links Art UK
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