PROFILE:

Laura Lian is a professional artist who specializes in sculpture.
Her commission work is diverse, from portraits to public work.
Now ‘listed’ on art-data base in the primary market after selling at Christie’s auction house 2003/4  & 2005 & 2006, Bonham’s auction house 2004.

BRIEF HISTORY:

Born:  Cambridge England, 1952
Lived in Toronto, Canada from 1956-1973
Studied art in Canada from 1968 -1971
Moved back to England in 1973
Studied Painting and printing and sculpture at Byam College of Art , London 1975
Studied ceramics at Chelsea School of Art DipAD 1976-1979
Travelling and working abroad 1980-1981
Teaching in main stream adult Education and special needs 1982-1988
Became a full time self-employed professional sculptor in 1988

COMMISSIONS:

1988 Model Making for Natural History Museum, London
1990 Bas-Relief Plaque for Dorchester Hotel Health Club Reception, London
1993 Bas- Relief Plaque for the Blunsdon Hotel, Swindon
1996 Bas –Relief Plaques for the Eastern Eye, Bath Somerset
1997-2002 Sculptures and Relief Work for Lawrence Tring Architects to include
Fibre Optics Sculptures for Ledger Pub, Docklands, London and Winslow, Manchester. Bas-Relief Panels for Liberty Bounds Pub, Tower Hill, London
Metal Relief Sculptures for The Union Pub, Plymouth.
1999-2000 Parapets in forged steel for 4 bridges/  Sustrans cycle and footpaths, North Wiltshire County Council.
2005 Cancer Research Relief plaque of David Seaman/signed by him for auction
2005 Nordoff Robbins / ‘U2’ band  portrait sculpture for Silver Clef Awards
2006 Nordoff Robbins /charity, sculpture portrait in relief of the band 'The Eagles'
2006-2007 Private Commission "Child of History" life-sized young girl, in progress

COMPETITIONS:

*Relief Sculpture in steel, 6.0 meters x 11.5 meters on convex curved wall in the reception of The Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, South Wales.
*Parapets and Gate for Black Dog Halt site in Calne Wiltshire for North Wiltshire County Council.
* Runner up for design for Bridge at Chippenham Town Centre.

PORTRAITS:

Sculpture:

Gareth Chillcott, Queen Mother, John Lennon, x 2 busts

Commissions:

1993 Rebecca Brandrith
1994 Abigail and Emily Cottingham/ children
1995 Claudine, Michael, Marcus Kasfikis/children
1996 Pauline English
1997 Hamish and Oliver Warren/children
1997 Leslie Taylor
1998 Lousie Chorley
2005 U2/ Nordoff Robbins
2006 private - 3 children in bronze for Neil Yeomans
2006 Eagles Band/Nordoff Robbins

2007 private 3 children for Venessa Cowham in progress
2007 Tony Benn/ in progress

Paintings: Queen Mother, Bianca, Sally Hartley and Sid

RESTORATION WORK:

1994 Uppark, Hampshire, client, Clark & Fenn
1999 Kelmarsh Hall, Northampton, client , Ferguson and Mann Arch.

AUCTIONS:

2003/2004 Christie’s / John Lennon Bronze & Buddha Prayer Bronze
2003 Cooper Owen John Lennon Bronze
2004 Bonham’s John Lennon Bronze
2005 Christie’s David Seaman plaque
2005 Christie’s Buddha Meditation
2006 Christie’s John Lennon series*1 25/25

EXHIBITIONS:

1993 World Wildlife Fund Competition Exhibition, Nissus Bank London 1993
1996 African Inspirations Handle House Gallery, Devizes 1996.
1995 Podium Bath, 1995
2002 Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath
2003 Beatrice Royal Gallery, Hampshire
2003 The Sanctuary Selling Show, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
2004 Design & Build Bath, May
2004 Stoberry Park, Wells Somerset
2004 Thin Dog Gallery, Cirencester, Glos.
2004 Salisbury Library, Wiltshire

COLLECTORS:

Bernie Ecclestone
Leslie Clarke, wife of Nickie Clarke
Rachael Hunter
Andy Taylor, The Sanctuary Group
Desmond Dermot
Sharon Osbourne
George Ferguson, President of the RIBA 2003-2005

TEACHING: (part time)

Adult Education:   London Adult Institutes 1979-1984
Special Needs:      Hospitals, Community Centres 1979-1987 
Private classes for adults and children 1990’s