Past
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Laura Ellen Bacon: Burrow
Marquis House, 68 Jermyn St, St. James’s, London SW1Y 6NY 13 - 31 May 2024 Renowned for creating extraordinary grand scale formed spaces in willow, this must-see selling exhibition also provides an opportunity to experience Bacon’s intimate small sculptures as well as an exciting site-specific installation, hand crafted into the St James’s space, with which visitors can interact. In this first solo exhibition of Bacon’s... Read more -
Helaine Blumenfeld OBE: Together
16 Apr - 3 May 2024 EXHIBIT VENUES: Gallery Eight, 8 Duke Street St James’s, London SW1Y 6BN 16th April – 3rd May Opening hours: 10am-6pm daily Open air exhibit in St James’s Square gardens 16th April – 26th July (participating in London Art Week 2024) St James’s Square is open to the public 7.30am-4.30pm Mon-Fri... Read more -
Helaine Blumenfeld OBE: Together at St James's Square
16 Apr - 26 Jul 2024 Open air exhibit in St James’s Square gardens 16th April – 26th July (participating in London Art Week 2024) St James’s Square is open to the public 7.30am-4.30pm Mon-Fri Hignell Gallery is pleased to present TOGETHER, by the acclaimed sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld OBE, an open air exhibition in the historic... Read more -
Sophie Ryder: Small Forms
6 - 17 Nov 2023 H I G N E L L Gallery is delighted to present Sophie Ryder at Gallery 8 on Duke Street St James’s. Step into Sophie’s world of mythical beings as we celebrate the artists 60th year here in London, the city where she was born, and where she trained at... Read more
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SOPHIE RYDER AT ST JAMES'S SQUARE
The Year of the Rabbit: Sophie Ryder at 60 in St James's Square 4 May - 28 Jul 2023 'There is little doubt that 20th- and 21st-century British sculpture has been one of the defining forces of contemporary art. Sophie Ryder has been one of the most original forces contributing to this tradition.' Sir Peter Murray CBE, Founder of Yorkshire Sculpture Park Step into Sophie Ryder’s imaginary world of... Read more -
Sophie Ryder: All of Us
The Lightbox, Woking 1 Apr - 10 Sep 2023 Sophie Ryder: All of Us presents a major exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist Sophie Ryder (b. 1963) at The Lightbox, Woking. With works featured throughout the building, audiences are invited to s tep into Sophie Ryder’s imaginary world of mystical beings in this major new solo show which celebrates... Read more -
LAURA ELLEN BACON AT NORMANBY HALL COUNTRY PARK
Muscle Mass - a commission for The Rural Life Museum at Normanby Hall Country Park 1 Apr - 29 Oct 2023 Normanby Hall Country Park are delighted to present ‘Muscle Mass’, a newly commissioned work by sculptor Laura Ellen Bacon, created in response to the collections at The Rural Life Museum at Normanby, North Lincolnshire. Inspired by items in the museum, including a selection of woven rush /sedge horse collars exhibited... Read more -
SOPHIE RYDER AT THE DJANOGLY GALLERY
NOTTHINGHAM, UK 19 Nov 2022 - 12 Mar 2023 SOPHIE RYDER: SCULPTURES, DRAWINGS, PRINTS LAUNCH EVENT Friday 18 November, 6.30-9pm Hignell Gallery presents a major solo exhibition of the work of internationally acclaimed artist Sophie Ryder at The Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham. Curated by Neil Walker. The exhibition runs until 12th March 2023. British artist Sophie Ryder is... Read more
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HELAINE BLUMENFELD AT HET DEPOT
9 Oct 2022 - 26 Mar 2023 Following on from her hugely popular solo exhibition in 2007, Helaine Blumenfeld is welcomed back to Het Depot in Wangeningen, The Netherlands. An initiative of Loek Dijkman, Het Depot Sculpture Gallery houses a unique public collection of contemporary sculpture based on the theme of the torso. Now set across... Read more -
Laura Ellen Bacon at the Abbaye de Maubuisson
2 May - 28 Aug 2022 Chaque Fibre de Mon Être Every Fibre of my Being Laura Ellen Bacon was born in 1976 and lives and works in Derbyshire (England). She holds a degree in Applied Arts from the University of Derby and was shortlisted for the Woman’s Hour Craft Prize (V&A, London). Twenty years... Read more -
Intimacy and Isolation
Helaine Blumenfeld OBE 27 Apr - 31 Jul 2022 Hignell Gallery is pleased to present Intimacy and Isolation, an exhibition by sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld OBE. Intimacy and Isolation creates a visual juxtaposition of earlier sculptures alongside contemporary work which demonstrates the extent to which Blumenfeld’s sculptural vocabulary has evolved, revealing her anxiety as well as hope for the times... Read more -
Sophie Ryder at The Piece Hall
19 Feb - 23 May 2022 The Piece Hall’s stunning Georgian courtyard will host a UK first with a major exhibition by world renowned artist Sophie Ryder this February. A highlight includes the UK debut of Ryder’s monumental 4.5m high bronze installation ‘Dancing Hares’ which is over 7 metres wide. Read more
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MASTERING THE ART: THREE LEADING WOMEN SCULPTORS
Hignell Gallery 1 Sep - 31 Oct 2021 This exhibition showcases the work of three leading women sculptors, each a true master of their chosen materials. These three leading women artists have their own unique sculptural language but share the rare quality of mastering both small scale and monumental outdoor sculpture. Laura Ellen Bacon: renowned for her woven... Read more -
LOOKING UP. Helaine Blumenfeld
Canary Wharf 16 Mar 2020 - 20 Dec 2023 Canary Wharf Group presents the largest solo exhibition to date of the work of Helaine Blumenfeld OBE, which opened on 16th March 2020. Her lyrical and dynamic sculptures will be shown in outdoor locations across the Estate, including Jubilee Park, throughout the summer. Following successful shows at Ely Cathedral and... Read more -
Crawling by Sophie Ryder
Berkeley Square 27 Feb - 4 Oct 2020 With thanks to Yorkshire Sculpture Park and Westminster Council ‘To me it encompasses so many emotions. The lady is strong and confident and she is moving along which makes one wonder “where is she going?” She is a bronze that I scaled up from the maquette by eye from very... Read more -
FORTUNA By Helaine Blumenfeld OBE
Canary Wharfs 1 - 31 Jan 2020 In conjunction with 'Winter Lights' January 2020 Fortuna, 2016 Bronze 500 cm h x 300 x 250 [including base] Read more
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Renaturing Nature
Hignell Gallery 25 Jun - 31 Oct 2019 Indoor sculpture at Hignell Gallery (the outdoor sculpture can be found in St James's Square between the 21st June- 21st July, 2019). Kate MccGwire Vanessa Paschakarnis Peter Randall-Page RA Sophie Ryder Joana Vasconcelos Read more -
Helaine Blumenfeld OBE Solo - Exhibition
Huygens' Hofwijck 22 Jun - 3 Nov 2019 Designed and built by Dutch poet, composer and art lover Constantijn Huygens in 1642, the spectacular gardens of Huygens' Hofwijck will a beautiful setting for a solo exhibition of Helaine Blumenfeld's sculptures. Huygens' Hofwijck is in Voorburg, The Netherlands, near The Hague. Read more -
Renaturing Nature
St James's Square 21 Jun - 21 Jul 2019 The oututdoor sculpture of the Renaturing Nature exhibition can be found in St James's Square between the 21st June- 21st July, 2019 (the indoor sculpture is in Hignell Gallery) Kate MccGwire Vanessa Paschakarnis Peter Randall-Page RA Sophie Ryder Joana Vasconcelos Read more -
Helaine Blumenfeld
Skulptur i Pilane, Sweden 18 May - 29 Sep 2019 Helaine Blumenfeld OBE has been invited to exhibit three monumental works at the 2019 edition of Skulptur i Pilane 2019. This beautiful sculpture park in the rugged landscape of Tjorn Island, an hour North of Gothenburg, Sweden, Pilane was named in the top 10 of the best sculpture parks in... Read more
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Exodus by Helaine Blumenfeld
Hignell Gallery 2 Nov 2018 - 6 Jan 2019 Following the resounding success of the recent Sky Arts documentary 'Hard Beauty' and her 'Tree of Life' show at Ely Cathedral, Helaine Blumenfeld returns to Hignell Gallery to exhibit her new body of work based around the theme of 'Exodus'. Opens 2nd November, 2018 at Hignell Gallery, Mayfair. Read more -
Pippa Middleton and Sophie Ryder Launch Mary Hare Bronze
CHARITY PROJECT 5 - 6 Sep 2018 Pippa Middleton and Sophie Ryder launch the Mary Hare bronze to raise money for the country's largest school for deaf children, the Mary Hare Primary School. Click on the link below to watch the film and see purchase details. Image credit: Les Wilson. Read more -
'Tree of Life', Helaine Blumenfeld OBE
Ely Cathedral 13 Jul - 26 Oct 2018 Curated by Jacquiline Creswell, 'Tree of Life' showcases major new works of Helaine Blumenfeld OBE in one of her largest European exhibitions. All image credits: Henryk Hetflaisz Read more -
Dog Show by Sophie Ryder
Hignell Gallery 21 Jun - 19 Oct 2018 An exclusive exhibition featuring Sophie Ryder's 2017 drawings of her four hounds, alongside her wire and bronze sculpture of the dogs that are with her 24 hours a day. Read more
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TEPOZTECO: Sophie Ryder
Hignell Gallery | St James's Square 5 Oct - 13 Dec 2017 Introducing Sophie Ryder's newly conceived character, the 'Boar'. TEPOZTECO is held in two London locations- Hignell Gallery in Shepherd Market and an open air exhibition in St James's Square. To access the online exhibition catalogue please follow the 'View Works' link below. Read more -
Sophie Ryder
St James's Square 5 Oct - 6 Nov 2017 Seven monumental bronze sculptures to discover. Read more -
SUMMER SOLSTICE EXHIBITION by Helaine Blumenfeld
Holland Park 20 Jun - 2 Jul 2017 A collection of outdoor sculptures located between Napoleon Gardens and The Ice House, Holland Park. Read more -
The Cactus House by Ben Russell
Hignell Gallery 11 May - 3 Jul 2017 11th May, 2017- 3rd July, 2017 Ben Russell works in collaboration with The Conservatory Archives to transform Hignell Gallery into a Hothouse of stone cacti and real plants. An installation in collaboration with The Conservatory Archives Read more
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Meridiana by Helaine Blumenfeld OBE
Holland Park 4 Jan 2017 With the Royal British Society of Sculptors (RBS), Meridiana celebrates the contribution of women to sculpture. Meridiana, 2016, Napoleon Gardens, Holland Park. Image © Tania Dolvers Read more -
Sophie Ryder Solo-Show
Salisbury Cathedral 17 - 18 Dec 2016 'Larger-than-life and life-sized minotaurs and lady-hares stand on the Cathedral lawns and in the cloisters; Sleeping Feet rest on the North East side of the Cathedral, slumbering beneath the soaring Spire; Rising, a Lady-hare as large as a house, crouches on the grass adjacent to the West Front and the... Read more -
HARD BEAUTY by Helaine Blumenfeld
22 Sep - 27 Nov 2016 H I G N E L L Gallery presents Hard Beauty, a personal portrait of contemporary sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld OBE that highlights the latest developments in her remarkable career. Blumenfeld is renowned for her innovation in sculpture, defying categorisation and creating works that occupy a space between abstraction and figuration.... Read more -
Sophie Ryder
HIGNELL GALLERY 20 Apr - 28 May 2016 Presenting Sophie Ryder at Hignell Gallery, the show runs in conjunction with her monumental exhibition 'Relationships' at Salisbury Cathedral. Maquettes for larger pieces as well as new works showcase Ryder's mastery of steel, marble, bronze and wire. Catalogue available. Read more
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Sculpture in the City: Peter Randall Page RA
Fenchurch Street Station. 1 - 12 Feb 2016 Peter Randall- Page RA features in the exhibition Sculpture in the City, the City of London's Annual Art Programme set amongst iconic architectural landmarks. Envelope of Pulsation (for Leo), 2017 can be found on Fenwick Street. This new sculpture is the latest in a series of works exploring the way... Read more -
TIME SPACE EXISTENCE by Helaine Blumenfeld
European Cultural Centre, Venice 21 Jan - 23 Dec 2016 In conjunction with the 2018 Architecture Biennial, Venice, Italy. TIME SPACE EXISTENCE, European Cultural Centre, Marinaressa, Venice. Exhibition open to the public until the 25th November, 2018. Work on display: 'Ascent', Helaine Blumenfeld OBE. Patinated bronze. 'When confronted... by the monumental bronze, Ascent, I allowed myself to say that I... Read more -
FORTUNA BY HELAINE BLUMENFELD
CANARY WHARF 1 - 2 Jan 2016 HELAINE BLUMENFELD OBE UNVEILING 'FORTUNA' WITH SIR GEORGE IACOBESCU AT CANARY WHARF . Fortuna is Helaine Blumenfeld’s most ambitious work to date in a career spanning over 50 years. Commissioned by Canary Wharf Group for the Estate’s new district, under construction, this monumental sculpture was inspired by Fortuna, the Roman... Read more -
LAURA ELLEN BACON AT CHÂTEAU-GAILLARD
LES ANDELYS, NORMANDY, FRANCE 31 Oct 2023 H I G N E L L Gallery is delighted to present the spectacular new work by sculptor Laura Ellen Bacon ‘Rêverie’ at the magnificent Château-Gaillard in Les Andelys, Normandy, France. Considered a cutting-edge example of military architecture in its day, the Château-Gaillard was constructed by Richard the Lionheart in... Read more
