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Dawn Conn

This artist accepts commissions

Mediums Used

Bronze Foundry Bronze, Bronze full cast, available in Foundry Bronze,

International figurative, Oxfordshire based sculptor, Dawn CONN merges memory, wonder and joy.
Dawn’s sculpture has its roots in her own life experiences.
For Dawn, her open vulnerability allows her to discover a whole world of honesty and communicating emotion.
Dawn loves telling a story, drawing on her love of figurative expression through a sculpture’s personality and character.
Dawn’s sculptures draw on her love of figurative expression, and the inspiration to create characters that embody love, life, and energy.

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Dawn undertook nearly a decade long journey of academic art education (including art and design studies at the Central St Martin’s college in London). She combined that with an organic and tactile approach to create her own unique artistic style, fusing techniques, mediums, and inspirations.
In 2023 and 2024, Dawn was awarded 5 gold stars for her show garden trade stand launch at the RHS Chelsea flower show.
She is also proud to have won BBC 1 (S2E2) ‘Home is where the art is’.
Her bronze and mixed media sculptures can now be found in private and public collections around the world, (including a permanent display at the RHS Wisley gardens, Surrey, UK).
EDUCATION & MENTORING
2024 Florence academy of art ~ figurative sculpture summer school
2017- 2020 Advanced anatomical sculpture workshop, Devon UK
2016 RADA costume design workshop, London UK
2015 Mentoring by student of master sculptor, Marcello Giorgi, Pietrasanta, Lucca
2014 Visual arts support, Clayfield College
2013 NIDA (Costume Design intensive summer school)
2013 Bath (UK) School of Art & Design (one-on-one artist mentoring)
2013 Mentoring session with Phillip Jackson CV (Queen’s sculptor)
2012 Brisbane Institute of Art (Metal Sculpture)
2012 – 2013 Queensland Art Gallery (Volunteer Tour Guide)
2011 Brisbane Institute of Art (Sculpture II)
2009 Central St Martins College, London (Diploma in Art & Design)
2009 West Dean College, UK (Blacksmithing)
2007 – 2009 Kensington & Chelsea College, UK (Sculpture Diploma)
2001 – 2010 University of Queensland (BA in Art History)

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
2021 Gormleys, ‘Art & sculpture’, Belfast
2017 – 2019 Doorway art gallery, Dublin
2017 ‘Finding wonderment’, pop-up exhibition, Brisbane
2016 – 2017 Feature artist, Sculpture Park, Surrey UK
2015 ‘Backyard Series’, solo exhibition, Brisbane
2014 ‘Echoes of Life’, Graydon gallery, Brisbane
2013 ‘Elements’, Percolator Gallery, Brisbane

EXHIBITIONS
2023 – 2024 RHS Chelsea flower show: awarded 5 gold stars
2022 Society of Women artist annual exhibition, Mall galleries, London
2018 – 2024 Bloom Garden festival, Dublin Ireland
2019 – 2021 Surrey sculpture society outdoor sculpture events
2017 – 2023 Henley Festival feature artist
2017 – 2021 ‘Bloom’ gardening festival, Dublin
2013 – 2015 Brisbane Grammar School, 45th Annual Art Show – (invitation only)
2013 Qld Sculptor Society, “Sculpture for the Senses”, Brisbane
2012 Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, Toowoomba
2012 Qld Sculptor Society Mt Coot-tha Exhibition, Brisbane
2012 – 2014 Mayo Festival, St Margaret’s, Ascot, Brisbane
2009 Spaces and Objects, St Martins College of Art & Design, London
2009 Summer School Show, West Dean, UK

AWARDS & PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS

2022 People’s choice ~ Cotswolds sculpture park
2020 – 2023 RHS Wisley garden permanent display
2020 – 2021 Chewton Glen & spa luxury hotel garden display
2020 Winner Lightbox gallery, Woking Surrey sculpture
2020 Winner BBC1 ‘Home is where the art is’ tv show
2015 Brisbane City Council, Australia: Shorncliffe Pier Renewal Project
2014 Toowoomba Regional Council, Australia: ‘Best in Show’ Art in garden
2013 Nudgee Art Festival, Australia: ‘Highly commended in open 3D category
2012 Brisbane Botanical Gardens: ‘People’s favourite’ Sculpture for the Senses
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Dawn undertook nearly a decade long journey of academic art education (including art and design studies at the Central St Martin’s college in London). She combined that with an organic and tactile approach to create her own unique artistic style, fusing techniques, mediums, and inspirations.
In 2023 and 2024, Dawn was awarded 5 gold stars for her show garden trade stand launch at the RHS Chelsea flower show.
She is also proud to have won BBC 1 (S2E2) ‘Home is where the art is’.
Her bronze and mixed media sculptures can now be found in private and public collections around the world, (including a permanent display at the RHS Wisley gardens, Surrey, UK).
EDUCATION & MENTORING
2024 Florence academy of art ~ figurative sculpture summer school
2017- 2020 Advanced anatomical sculpture workshop, Devon UK
2016 RADA costume design workshop, London UK
2015 Mentoring by student of master sculptor, Marcello Giorgi, Pietrasanta, Lucca
2014 Visual arts support, Clayfield College
2013 NIDA (Costume Design intensive summer school)
2013 Bath (UK) School of Art & Design (one-on-one artist mentoring)
2013 Mentoring session with Phillip Jackson CV (Queen’s sculptor)
2012 Brisbane Institute of Art (Metal Sculpture)
2012 – 2013 Queensland Art Gallery (Volunteer Tour Guide)
2011 Brisbane Institute of Art (Sculpture II)
2009 Central St Martins College, London (Diploma in Art & Design)
2009 West Dean College, UK (Blacksmithing)
2007 – 2009 Kensington & Chelsea College, UK (Sculpture Diploma)
2001 – 2010 University of Queensland (BA in Art History)

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
2021 Gormleys, ‘Art & sculpture’, Belfast
2017 – 2019 Doorway art gallery, Dublin
2017 ‘Finding wonderment’, pop-up exhibition, Brisbane
2016 – 2017 Feature artist, Sculpture Park, Surrey UK
2015 ‘Backyard Series’, solo exhibition, Brisbane
2014 ‘Echoes of Life’, Graydon gallery, Brisbane
2013 ‘Elements’, Percolator Gallery, Brisbane

EXHIBITIONS
2023 – 2024 RHS Chelsea flower show: awarded 5 gold stars
2022 Society of Women artist annual exhibition, Mall galleries, London
2018 – 2024 Bloom Garden festival, Dublin Ireland
2019 – 2021 Surrey sculpture society outdoor sculpture events
2017 – 2023 Henley Festival feature artist
2017 – 2021 ‘Bloom’ gardening festival, Dublin
2013 – 2015 Brisbane Grammar School, 45th Annual Art Show – (invitation only)
2013 Qld Sculptor Society, “Sculpture for the Senses”, Brisbane
2012 Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, Toowoomba
2012 Qld Sculptor Society Mt Coot-tha Exhibition, Brisbane
2012 – 2014 Mayo Festival, St Margaret’s, Ascot, Brisbane
2009 Spaces and Objects, St Martins College of Art & Design, London
2009 Summer School Show, West Dean, UK

AWARDS & PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS

2022 People’s choice ~ Cotswolds sculpture park
2020 – 2023 RHS Wisley garden permanent display
2020 – 2021 Chewton Glen & spa luxury hotel garden display
2020 Winner Lightbox gallery, Woking Surrey sculpture
2020 Winner BBC1 ‘Home is where the art is’ tv show
2015 Brisbane City Council, Australia: Shorncliffe Pier Renewal Project
2014 Toowoomba Regional Council, Australia: ‘Best in Show’ Art in garden
2013 Nudgee Art Festival, Australia: ‘Highly commended in open 3D category
2012 Brisbane Botanical Gardens: ‘People’s favourite’ Sculpture for the Senses
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Dawn’s artistic journey has spanned nearly a decade of academic training, with studies in prestigious institutions such as Central St Martin’s College in London. Her practice blends an organic and tactile approach with a mastery of various techniques and mediums, resulting in a distinctive and personal style. Her sculptures, primarily bronze and mixed media, are inspired by a fusion of art history, contemporary influences, and nature. Dawn has exhibited her work internationally, and her pieces can be found in both private and public collections, including a permanent display at the RHS Wisley Gardens in Surrey, UK. Among her accolades, she is proud to have won BBC 1’s “Home is where the art is” and received recognition at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2023 and 2024, where she was awarded five gold stars for her show garden trade stand.
In addition to her artistic achievements, Dawn is deeply committed to education and mentoring. She has participated in a variety of workshops and mentorship programs, including advanced anatomical sculpture workshops and costume design courses, further honing her skills. Her work has been featured in renowned exhibitions such as the Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London and the Irish garden and gallery exhibitions.
She continues to explore new artistic horizons while contributing to the global art scene through her impactful sculptures and exhibitions.

Sculptures by Dawn Conn

Lily (Bronze Female Blue in Bathing Suit Sculpture)

£12,500

Mr Fox (Bronze Lively Resting Sculpture)

£2,800
Hugo

Hugo (Small Humerous Dronze Polar Bear Sculpture)

£2,875

Flo & Scout

£9,558

Le Papillon (Bronze Girl With Butterfly Sculpture)

£5,000

Running Bare (Bronze Girl in Swimsuit Sculpture)

£4,583

Matilda (Bronze Half Size Girl in Blue Dress Sculpture)

£7,500

Wanda (Standing Female in Swimsuit Sculpture)

£4,583

Ice Cream Girl (BronzeAmusing Sculpture)

£3,583

Diving into the Ocean of Life(Bronze Female Sculpture)

£11,250

Birdfeeder (Topless Girl with Bird Bronze Sculpture)

£6,250

Treading Lightly (Girl in Blue Dress and Balloon Sculpture)

£7,500

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