Zoe Rubens is a sculptor who studied Sculpture at Metropolitan University of Manchester where she gained a BA First Class (with Honours) Degree.
'Drawing is integral to the way in which I construct sculpture and print. I work primarily with metal (bronze, steel, copper and brass), ceramic (raku and smoke fired), to form a visual poetry. Continual re-evaluation is vital.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
1992
Manchester City Art Gallery
Royal Scottish Academy, Scotland
1995/2000/03
The New Academy Gallery, London
1996/7
King's Lynn 'Eastern Open'
1997
Kettles Yard, Cambridge
2000
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2001
Rural Arts East, Summer Touring Exhibition
2002
Sculpture in the Garden, Wyken Hall, Suffolk
Bishop Phillpotts Gallery, Truro, Cornwall
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS:
1992
Scholarship awarded by The Worshipful Company of Founders to study bronze casting, London
1994
Prince's Youth Business Trust Grant awarded for research
1995
Bursary from The Friends of Suffolk Craft Society to research metal and ceramics in
Barcelona
1998
Scholarship to attend Print Workshop in Tavira, Portugal as part of Kaleidoscope European
Project involving Greece, Portugal, Norway, Sweden and Ireland
2001
Awarded scholarship to spend month in Ballinskelligs, Eire as part of a group of
International artists.
SELECTED ARTICLES/REVIEWS:
1991
The Observer Arts Column
1996
Artists Newsletter - commissioned article on working with ceramic, steel and bronze
1997
On the Border (Selected by Griff Rhys Jones and Mark Wallinger)
2002
Country Life
COMMISSIONS:
2000
Derby Museum and Art Gallery - recycled metal sculpture for Museum Square, Derby