Joanne Risley MA MAFA
Joanne studied Fine art at Mid- Cheshire College, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and then at The University of Ulster. She was elected a member of Manchester Academy of Fine Art in 2017.
Specialism's; Sculpture and public art.
Born in and now based in Cheshire, Joanne has had her work commissioned for public sites throughout Britain and Ireland. Clients include Aldi, Tesco, various councils and several healthcare trusts. She regularly exhibits her work at outdoor sculpture events and has pieces in The Old Courthouse Gallery, Ambleside, The Broomhill Art Hotel, Muddiford, Devon, The Sculpture Park, Churt and The Kildare Gallery, Maynooth. She also has work in private collections throughout Britain and Ireland, including The Irish Times and The Department of Finance for Northern Ireland.
Joanne currently also teaches Art and Design to Primary school children and delivers workshops.
"My work follows a tradition of sculptural object making where craftsmanship and hand finishing remain important. I use a range of media including bronze, Cor-ten steel, oak and mosaic. A range of techniques are also employed in the production of my art. I am interested in the repeated forms found within diverse natural elements, linking the microscopic with the monumental. I often use mathematics in the construction and planning of my forms. I do not seek to copy nature, rather to absorb, filter and create something new from the things I have seen and the experiences I have had. I like to be playful in my work and am drawn to quirkiness. I find the processes of conception, growth, flux and evolution endlessly fascinating and seek to capture something of the wonder and power of nature in my artwork."
www.joannerisley.co.uk
Joanne studied Fine art at Mid- Cheshire College, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and then at The University of Ulster. She was elected a member of Manchester Academy of Fine Art in 2017.
Specialism's; Sculpture and public art.
Born in and now based in Cheshire, Joanne has had her work commissioned for public sites throughout Britain and Ireland. Clients include Aldi, Tesco, various councils and several healthcare trusts. She regularly exhibits her work at outdoor sculpture events and has pieces in The Old Courthouse Gallery, Ambleside, The Broomhill Art Hotel, Muddiford, Devon, The Sculpture Park, Churt and The Kildare Gallery, Maynooth. She also has work in private collections throughout Britain and Ireland, including The Irish Times and The Department of Finance for Northern Ireland.
Joanne currently also teaches Art and Design to Primary school children and delivers workshops.
"My work follows a tradition of sculptural object making where craftsmanship and hand finishing remain important. I use a range of media including bronze, Cor-ten steel, oak and mosaic. A range of techniques are also employed in the production of my art. I am interested in the repeated forms found within diverse natural elements, linking the microscopic with the monumental. I often use mathematics in the construction and planning of my forms. I do not seek to copy nature, rather to absorb, filter and create something new from the things I have seen and the experiences I have had. I like to be playful in my work and am drawn to quirkiness. I find the processes of conception, growth, flux and evolution endlessly fascinating and seek to capture something of the wonder and power of nature in my artwork."
www.joannerisley.co.uk
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