Joanna Mallin-Davies BA(hons), ARBS, DBS

Joanna Mallin-Davies About Joanna is welsh-born, but has lived and worked in many places in the world, including Asia. Most recently, she lived and worked for some years on the edge of a fjørd in North Denmark, before moving to Firenze, where she currently lives. Her work is touched by the influences of all these diverse cultures. Joanna"s education is in ceramics, a training that instilled in her a belief in ‘truth to material’. Thus, when she developed her work into bronze, she apprenticed with a bronze caster and subsequently worked in a fine art foundry for several years. Now, after almost 20 years of making sculpture, Joanna is returning to the source; immersing herself in the Art of the ‘masters’, in the museums of Paris and Firenze, and working with italian artisan foundaries; where the "lost wax" method of bronze-casting that is used throughout the world today was first developed.

Warrior I, Brockhall Village, Lancs Exhibition History Exhibitions (Abridged) Since 2001 Venue: Thompson"s Gallery. Marylebone. London & Aldeburgh. Details: Gallery Exhibitions & Art Fairs. Since 2001 Venue: Badcock"s Gallery. Newlyn, Cornwall Details: Gallery Exhibitions & Art Fairs. Since 1998 Venue: Broomhill Art Hotel & Sculpture Garden, Barnstaple. Details: Gallery Exhibitions & sculptures in the garden. 2008 - 9 Venue: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. Details: Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk Winner of ‘Best Bronze in Show’. 2008 Venue: Callaghan Fine Art, Shrewsbury, England Details: Gallery Exhibitions & Art Fairs. Venue: Galeri Salling. West Jylland, Denmark Details: ‘Aspects of Time’, A show with a danish painter. 2007 Venue: Danskebilledhuggersamfund Udstilling (Danish Society of Sculptors exhibition) 2006 Venue: Galeri Salling. West Jylland, Denmark Details: ‘Sansning & Sensualitet’ (Sensation & Sensuality). 2004 Venue: Islington Business Design Centre. Details: Art 2004" Art Fair. Venue: First Sight Fine Art. Bath & The Sheraton, Heathrow. : Became Hawkins Fine Art in 2008 2003 Venue: Islington Business Design Centre. Details: Art 2003" Art Fair. Venue: Kirsten Kjærs Museum, Denmark. Details: A show with the painter, Osi Osmond. 2001 Venue: Islington Business Design Centre. Details: Art 2001" Art Fair, Venue: Morsø Bilbilotek & Kunst Galeri. Denmark. Details: A Solo Show. Venue: The White Cube, Lancashire. Details: Show of Architectural models of sites and sculptures Venue: Islington Business Design Centre. Details: Art 2001-2" Art Fair 2000 Venue: Islington Business Design Centre. Details: Art 2000" Art Fair Venue: Kirsten Kjærs Museum, Denmark. Details: A Solo Show. 1999 Venue: Islington Business Design Centre Details: Art 99" Art Fair Venue: Morsø Kunstforening, Morsø, Denmark Details: "Sumptuous & Sublime". Danish exhibition of 3 British Artists 1998 - 2006 Venue: Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh. Details: Gallery Exhibitions & Art Fairs. 1998-2006 Venue: Byard Art, Cambridge Details: Gallery Exhibitions & Art Fairs. 1998 - 2000 Venue: Lamont Gallery. Details: Gallery Exhibitions & Art Fairs. 1997 - 99 Venue: Andres Contemporary Arts, Singapore 1997 - 98 Venue: The Raw Gallery, Soho, New York. 1994 – 2003 Venue: The Mandarin Oriental Fine Arts, Hong Kong (The gallery became Sandra Walters Art Consultancy in 1997) 1990 - 93 Venue: The Hannah Pescher Gallery, Ascot. Venue: Islington Business Design Centre, Olympia & Bath Details: "Art 91", "Art 92" & "Art 93" Art Fairs Tour 1990 Venue: Newport Museum (Alongside Sophie Ryder) Details: Equestrian Sculpture Venue: Manchester Academy of Fine Arts Details: 131st Annual Exhibition Venue: A Welsh Arts Council Exhibition Details: "The First Move" 1989 Venue: Chepstow Details: "The Shape of Things to Come". An exhibition of Ceramic Venue:The Mall Gallery. London Details:Ceramics 22. . An exhibition of Ceramic 1989-1991 Venue:The Jonathon Poole Gallery, Oxfordshire. Commissions 2008 Venue: Holland Park, Singapore. Details: ‘Navigator’ series, as part of a swimming pool development. 2006 Venue: Broomhill Art Hotel & Sculpture Garden, Barnstaple. Details: ‘Graces II’. 2004-5 Venue: Vester Thørup Klitplantage & Kirsten Kjærs Museum Thy. Denmark. Details: ‘Metamorfoser" Symposium of Land Art. 2003 Venue: Højriis Slot og Gods, Morsø. Denmark. Details: Life size sculpture, "Horseman Guardian’. Venue: Brockhall Village Estate, Lancashire. Details: Life size bronze sculpture, "Warrior I". 2002 Venue: Pride of the Valley, Sculpture Garden, Farnham. Details: Life size sculpture "Warrior I". 2001 Venue: Broomhill Art Hotel & Sculpture Garden, Barnstaple, Devon Details: Life size sculpture "Warrior I". Venue: Højriis Slot og Gods, Morsø. Denmark. Details: 1/2 Life size sculpture, "Acrobat I". Associations R.B.S. - The Royal Society of British Sculptors. Dansk Billedhuggersamfundet - The Royal Danish Society of Sculptors.

Installing Guardian Horsemen, Højriis Slot, Denmar Biography / CV Associations R.B.S. - The Royal Society of British Sculptors. Dansk Billedhuggersamfundet - The Royal Danish Society of Sculptors. Employment 1989 – Present - Continuous Self-employed professional Artist. 2004 - continuous Art teacher at Academy of Classical Drawing & School of Animation. Viborg Denmark 2002 – 2004 BSL (British Sign Language) Interpreter/Communicator. 1995 - 1998 Company: Bronze Age. Art bronze foundry, London. Free-lance Foundry worker. 1991 - 1993 Company: Teresa Coleman Fine Arts, Hong Kong. Company: Charles Orchard Art Consultant. Hong Kong 1989 – 1991 Company: C.C.T.A. Foundation Studies Dept. Dyfed. Lecturer of ceramics. 1989 – 1991 Company: The Workshop Gallery, South Wales. Gallery Manager.

Artist Statement Although at its source Joanna"s work is fundamentally classical, it carries the influence of ancient Chinese and Japanese art, Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist symbolism and philosophies, from her having lived in Asia for some years. Whatever the subject, it is essentially concerned with the inner experience; emotions, spirituality, consciousness and inner being. Simple, sensual curves and inflated weightlessness, are the essence of female form and presence. Whether in a state of rapture or serenity, the women she create have an innate self-possession, an inner smile, as if finding a beautiful, abundant garden. They share an inner contentment, living in pleasure with themselves and their surroundings. It is their pleasure. Joanna carries this feeling of purist simplicity and strength into the form of the piece. Smooth simple lines and curves accentuated by only slight details of expression in face and hands, the feeling of peace and balance resonating throughout. Few subjects have had such strong symbolic significance to man, as the horse, and few images other than the nude have been so frequently observed in Art. With the horse and rider; whether male or female, real or mythological, Joanna has found the perfect vehicle, with which to communicate different facets of humanity and our relationship to the world, emotions and ourselves. Femaleness spirituality, consciousness, and sensuality are a contining fascination for Joanna, giving her ever growing insights of the ‘inner’ experience. She avoid laboured titles, preferring people to see her work un-hindered by her personal "philosophy".

Awards and Prizes 2008 Sculpture Walk, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. Details: Winner of ‘Best Bronze in Show’.

Symposiums Artist Symposiums 2008 Venue: Crete. Details: The Rape of Europa" European Sculptors Project 2004 & 2005 Venue: Vester Thorup Klitplantage, Thy, Denmark Details: ‘Metamorfoser’ Landart Symposium. 2000 Venue: Frostrup, Denmark. Details: Traces of the Past" Symposium for Sculpture Trail

Acquisitions / Collections Collections Broomhill Art Hotel & Sculpture Garden, Barnstaple, Devon Vester Thørup Klitplantage, Thy, Denmark Højriis Slot, Morsø. Denmark. Morsø Folkebilbilotek Kunst Galeri. Denmark. Brockhall Village Estate, Lancashire. Pride of the Valley, Sculpture Garden, Farnham. Kirsten Kjærs Museum, Thy, Denmark. Aberystwyth Art Centre. Purchased by the Welsh Arts Council.

Reviews ‘Sculpture Review’ International sculpture publication. ‘Sculpture Parks & Trails of England’ Book by Alison Stace. "The Marylebone Journal" "Morso Folkeblad" "BBC Home & Garden"

Public Works 2008-9 Venue: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. Details: Sculpture Walk. 2008 Venue: Holland Park, Singapore. Details: ‘Navigator’ series, as part of a swimming pool development. 2006 Venue: Broomhill Art Hotel & Sculpture Garden, Barnstaple. Details: ‘Graces II’. 2004-5 Venue: Vester Thørup Klitplantage & Kirsten Kjærs Museum Thy. Denmark. Details: ‘Metamorfoser" Symposium of Land Art. 2003 Venue: Højriis Slot og Gods, Morsø. Denmark. Details: Life size sculpture, "Horseman Guardian’. Venue: Brockhall Village Estate, Lancashire. Details: Life size bronze sculpture, "Warrior I". 2002 Venue: Pride of the Valley, Sculpture Garden, Farnham. Details: Life size sculpture "Warrior I". 2001 Venue: Broomhill Art Hotel & Sculpture Garden, Barnstaple, Devon Details: Life size sculpture "Warrior I". Venue: Højriis Slot og Gods, Morsø. Denmark. Details: 1/2 Life size sculpture, "Acrobat I".

Qualifications / Education 1986 – 1989 BA ( Hons) Ceramic Design South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education. South Wales Associations R.B.S. - The Royal Society of British Sculptors. Dansk Billedhuggersamfundet - The Royal Danish Society of Sculptors.

Publications / Media / Bibliography Publications ‘Sculpture Parks & Trails of England’ Book by Alison Stace. ‘Sculpture Review’ International sculpture publication. "The Encyclopedia of British 20th Century Sculpture". ‘Tenfold’ A book of contemporary figurative sculptors ‘Who’s Who in Art’ "Metamorfoser" A Danish Publication The Royal Society of British Sculptors Calendar 2007 "The Marylebone Journal" "Morso Folkeblad" "BBC Home & Garden" "Crefft" A Welsh Arts Council Publication "The First Move" A Welsh Arts Council Publication

Teaching Experience 2004 - continuous Details of position: Art teacher at Academy of Classical Drawing & School of Animation. Viborg Denmark 1995 - 2004 Peripatetic Art teacher in colleges & education centres throughout London. Teaching: Life drawing, Sculpture, drawing and painting 1994- 2001 Peripatetic Lecturer at Degree level in Art colleges throughout Britain & London Business Training centres. Lecturing on Aspects of Professional Practice for Artists. 1995 - 1997 Company: Arts & Education project. Oxford House. London. & The Globe Centre, London. 1989 – 1991 Company: C.C.T.A. Foundation Studies Dept. Dyfed: Lecturer of Ceramics.

Influences / Inspiration Botticelli, Bronzino, Michaelangelo, Marino Marini. Prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux, George Stubbs, Eugene Delacroix, Degas, Marc Chagall, Franz Marc, and Amedeo Modigliani, Alberto Giaccometti, Odilon Redon, Aubery Beardsley, George Groez, Andre Derain, Honore Daumier, Frank Dobson, Otto Dix, Howard Hodgkin, Mary Cassatt, Marcel Antoine Gimond, Wilem de Kooning, Aristide Maillol, Tamara de Lempicka, Picasso, DaVinci whom I admire, and also influenced my work. The inventor, designer and architect, Buckminster Fuller, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, philosophers Krishna Murti, Thomas Moore, Erich Fromm . Shauffer"s "Equus".

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Listing of artist's works of art Graces II Sculptor: Joanna Mallin-Davies Size:100 x 45 x 45 cm Medium: Cast Bronze. Edition: 8 Price: £15000 Sculpture for Sale Graces IV Sculptor: Joanna Mallin-Davies Size:14 x 5 x 5 in Medium: Cast Bronze. Edition: 12 Price: £2250 Sculpture for Sale The Divine II Sculptor: Joanna Mallin-Davies Size:22 x 14 x 5 in Medium: Cast Bronze. Edition: 12 Price: £2400 Sculpture for Sale Venus II Sculptor: Joanna Mallin-Davies Size:40 x 10 x 10 cm Medium: Cast Bronze Edition: 12 Price: £1965 Sculpture for Sale Venus III Sculptor: Joanna Mallin-Davies Size:40 x 12 x 12 cm Medium: Cast Bronze Edition: 12 Price: £1965 Sculpture for Sale