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Teresa Wells MRSS

This artist accepts commissions

Mediums Used

Bronze, Foundry Bronze, Lost Wax Bronze, available in Foundry Bronze, cast bronze, Bronze steel, mixed media,

I obtained a first class honors degree in Fine Art from Nottingham Trent University, 1996, and undertook postgraduate studies at Loughborough University, where my tutors included John Atkin FRBS and Dan Archer FRBS.
I have worked on large-scale sculptures 4 meters high and at a more intimate scale 30 cm in mixed media. Inspiration comes from the dynamic movements and resulting shapes produced by the human body particularly from athletes and dancers. Trained originally as an illustrator, I work in a Baroque style. Influenced by Bernini, Anthony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, Cathy de Monchaux, Leonardo Da Vinci and Grayson Perry. Currently working in bronze I like to place figurative forms in precarious positions using strong geometric steel shapes as supports.
A multi award-winning sculptor, Runner up Blunden Prize 2023, (‘Mind Body Spirit’ International Art – Competition.net, Best in show, APT Deptford 2015, Nominated by Richard Deacon CBE, Silver Gilt Award at Chelsea Flower Show 2022 and Gold at Blenheim 2021), I sell through various gallery platforms in the UK, with pieces sitting in collections
I work to commission with clients including Juliet Sargeant, Blue Peter, BBC1 and Netflix, ‘The Robert T. Webb Sculpture Park’, (permanent collection), Georgia, USA, Stonewater Housing, AK designs, Best and Lloyd Lighting Design Ltd. and various private clients.
Press includes: BBC coverage of Arthur for Blue Peter Garden 2022, The Times Newspaper May 2022, I Weekend June 2021, BBC1 Home is where the Art is. Netflix – Drama series Dracula, Flux review Magazine 2021 and London Live 2018

I am inspired by a moral upbringing and ethical consciousness, fascinated by the question “How do humans behave?”
Through the medium of sculpture I explore the tenuous relationship between our fragile inner self and confident outer persona.
The flaws that are inherent in all of us, and how we survive despite these, intrigue me most. It is after all our whole selves that make us compelling.

Sculptures by Teresa Wells MRSS

Arthur Finds a Worm

£25,000

To The Left, To The Right

£8,462

What if Icarus?

£10,415

The Wish

£8,274

LOSS

£9,964

The Stolen Veil

£6,372

Liberty (Female leaping in expression of freedom)

£16,400

Hashtag Tragedy (Beached Family Sea Accident statues)

£1,834

END (Little nude Man Suspended sculpture)

£0

House of Cards (Little Political Satyr sculptures)

£1,883

Happy Anniversary (Joined and Devided by Technology sculpture)

£3,000

Long Gallery Selfie (How we represent ourselves – through time)

£5,000

Desire and Denial (Small Bronze Nude Female Torso sculpture)

£1,034

Division (Difference between sexes)

£7,846

Gaia (Little Nude Earth Godess Bronze sculpture)

£3,500

Boudica (Contemporary Boudecia Bust Head sculpture)

£2,500

Viktoriya (Bronze Triumph over Adversity Nude sculpture)

£12,770

I Spirit (Nude Naked Woman Lady Bronze sculptures)

£30,870

Narcissus

£15,373

Credentials

Biography

Biography
I obtained a first class honors degree in Fine Art from Nottingham Trent University, 1996, and undertook postgraduate studies at Loughborough University, where my tutors included John Atkin FRBS and Dan Archer FRBS.
I have worked on large-scale sculptures 4 meters high and at a more intimate scale 30 cm in mixed media. Inspiration comes from the dynamic movements and resulting shapes produced by the human body particularly from athletes and dancers. Trained originally as an illustrator, I work in a Baroque style. Influenced by Bernini, Anthony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, Cathy de Monchaux, Leonardo Da Vinci and Grayson Perry. Currently working in bronze I like to place figurative forms in precarious positions using strong geometric steel shapes as supports.
A multi award-winning sculptor, Runner up Blunden Prize 2023, (‘Mind Body Spirit’ International Art – Competition.net, Best in show, APT Deptford 2015, Nominated by Richard Deacon CBE, Silver Gilt Award at Chelsea Flower Show 2022 and Gold at Blenheim 2021), I sell through various gallery platforms in the UK, with pieces sitting in collections
I work to commission with clients including Juliet Sargeant, Blue Peter, BBC1 and Netflix, ‘The Robert T. Webb Sculpture Park’, (permanent collection), Georgia, USA, Stonewater Housing, AK designs, Best and Lloyd Lighting Design Ltd. and various private clients.
Press includes: BBC coverage of Arthur for Blue Peter Garden 2022, The Times Newspaper May 2022, I Weekend June 2021, BBC1 Home is where the Art is. Netflix – Drama series Dracula, Flux review Magazine 2021 and London Live 2018

Influences

Anthony Gormley
Bernini
Phillip King
Anthony Caro
Anish Kapoor

Reviews

"Every person seeks to present the very best of themselves. Hundreds of years ago it was in grand self-portraits and today it's through carefully curated social media profiles. But this isn't who we really are.

Teresa Wells' art recognizes that when we're alone and unsure of ourselves, that's when our true humanity comes through. It's our wholes selves that make us beautiful - complete with frailties, emotions and imperfections. We don't survive in spite of our flaws, but because of them. Her work captures this duality of the inner and outer self that exists in all of us.

Whether it be a body arching backwards or one perched on the edge of a ledge, there's a dynamism and passion in each wonderfully detailed sculpture Wells creates."

Tabish Khan
Art Critic and Visual Arts Editor for The Londonist
www.tabish-khan.com
http://www.londonist.com

Public Works

'Arthur Finds a Worm', Blue Peter Garden, RHS Bridgewater, Manchester.

Teaching Experience
• Sculpture in Schools ART UK LTD to deliver a sculpture in schools program workshop and presentation – Coventry September 2020 (delayed due to COVID19) • Art and Design Technician KINGS NORTON GIRLS SCHOOL - Birmingham – Jul7 2019 to Present • Fine Artist / Sculptor / Tutor TERESA WELLS MRBS - Rugby - July 2007 to Present • Adult and Community Tutor – Arts NORTHAMPTON COUNTY COUNCIL - Northampton - September 2007 to March 2013 • Interior Design Tutor MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE - Milton Keynes - September 2006 to July 2007 • Design Team Leader Interior Design INSIDE RIGHT LTD. - Stoke-on-Trent - January 2005 to October 2005 • Interior Designer CONNECTIONS IN DESIGN LTD. - Birmingham - January 2000 to January 2005
Public Acquisitions
'Narcissus' - Robert T Webb Sculpture Garden, Georgia USA

Categories

This artists work is found in the following categories on site:
Baby Infant Young Child statue sculpture statuette Carefree Exuberant Soaring Joyful Hopeful Sculpture Statues Child Sitting, Resting, Contemplating Thinking sculpture statue Children Child Babies Infants Toddlers Kids sculptures statues statuettes figurines Children Playing sculptures or statues or statuettes Commission and Custom and Bespoke sculpture Statues Contented Happy Relaxed Sculpture or Statue Fun Amusing Comic Animals sculptures Human Figurative Sculptures Humorous Witty Amusing Lighthearted Fun Jolly Whimsical Sculptures Statues statuettes figurines Playground Art Fantasy or Cartoon statues sculptures Portrait sculptures/Commission or Bespoke or Customised sculptures Realistic Representational Lifelike Animal sculpture statue Realistic Representational Sculpture Site Specific Sculptures or Statues Unselfconscious Relaxed Nude sculpture Contemplative, Restful, Thougtful Sculptures Dance Sculptures and Ballet sculptures Male Men Youths Masculine statues sculptures statuettes figurines Nude and Naked Dancers sculpture statue Nude Garden Yard Outdoor Outside sculptures statues Nude sculpture statue statuette Figurine Ornament Nudes/ Male Sculpture sculptures/statues Bronze Little or Small sculpture Bronze statue Females Women Girls Ladies Sculptures Statues statuettes figurines Happiness/Joy/Exuberance/Wild Pleasure sculpture Icarus sculptures statues statuettes Indoors Interior sculptures Interior Indoors Inside Sculpture Lifelike Realistic Coloured Painted sculpture Statue Mythical Legendry Folk Lore Sculptures Nudes, Female Sculptures Indoor Inside Interior Abstract Contemporary Modern Sculptures Inner Turmoil Anguished Soul sculpture statue Statuette Outdoors Garden or Yard sculpture Outside Small/Little Figurative sculpture/statuette/ statuary/ornament/figurine Statues statuettes Stylised Nude statue sculpture statuette ornament Uncatagorized Bronze Garden sculpture Dryads Nymphs Sprites sculptures or statues Triumph of Spirit over Adversity sculptures statues statuettes Assemblages Sculptures, Made from a Variety of Pieces or Bits collected together Conversation Piece, People sitting or Standing Chatting sculpture statue Couples or Group Sculptures Nude or Naked Couples or Lovers sculptures Social Comment sculpture statue statuette Sadness Anxiety Remorse Grief sculptures statues

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Boy Playing sculpture Boy Portrait Playing sculpture Child Portrait sculpture Lifelike Boy Playing Sculpture Playful Child sculpture Playing Child Sculpture Realistic Boy By Sculpture