New sculpture exhibition by David Sprakes at Beverley Art Gallery
Mon 30th April 2018
A new solo sculpture exhibition by David Sprakes will be at Beverley Art Gallery in the Treasure House from Saturday, 5 May to Saturday, 30 June.
The free exhibition includes fifty sculptures with drawings and research. The work is inspired by landscape and east coast vistas where sculptures in bronze, aluminium, steel, marble and acrylic evoke a sense of ageing, time and weathering.
David was born in Doncaster and attended Doncaster College of Art and then achieved undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Newcastle and Liverpool respectively.
After graduation, he spent many years in academia lecturing and teaching fine art. In 2014 David was elected to the Manchester Academy of Fine Art (MAFA) and in 2018 election to the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) followed.
The exhibition includes a lecture on sculpture given by David on Saturday, 9 June at 1.30pm and his exhibition is the subject of life drawing classes at the Art Gallery.
The Treasure House is open at the following times:
Monday: 9.30am – 5pm
Tuesday: 9.30am – 8pm
Wednesday: 9.30am – 5pm
Thursday: 9.30am – 8pm
Friday: 9.30am – 5pm
Saturday: 9am – 4pm
Find out more at www.sculpturebydavidsprakes and at www2.eastriding.gov.uk/leisure/the-treasure-house/
