Jill Tweed is a great favourite in Guernsey, reflecting her popularity elsewhere, was chosen to sculpt a recent Guernsey Lt Governor and winner of numerous competitions. Trained at the Slade, and has created busts of HRII Prince of Wales, HM Queen Mother, etc, etc.
Sculptures by jill tweed
Credentials
Qualifications
Jill Tweed`s Education
Slade School of Art, London BA. sculpture. FRBS.,Jill Tweed`s Education
Slade School of Art, London BA. sculpture. FRBS.Exhibitions
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Awards
Jill Tweed won -Hampshire Sculpture Trust competition - 1st prize -World Wildlife Competition - 1st prize -Dubai U.A.F. prizewinner sculpture competition.
Jill Tweed is a winner of eleven major public commissions in the last few years, Jill`s skill is equally evident in the smaller bronzes. Known for her sensuous and lively surfaces as much as their expressive movement, their simplicity of form, reminiscent in some respects of Henry Moore, is infused with the empathy she feels for the animals and people she portrays. Her talent for isolating and expressing movement and balance is particularly apparent in her various studies of galloping horses.
Jill Tweed has a wide palate and has been influenced by sculptures and the art of:-
Aztec
Cycladic
Epstein
Rodin
Rosso
Germaine Richier.
Jill Tweed`s Public Works
Large PUBLIC SCULPTURES commissioned for:
CAEN, France. to remember D-DAY and the battle of PEGASUS BRIDGE. Sited at the Abbaye aux Dames.
Hampshire County Council
Kent County Council
Ware, Hertfordshire
Oxford City Council
Cirencester, Glos
Khana Rhino Sanctuary, Botswana, Africa.
The Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
