Biography
Alexandra Harley is a British sculptor best known for her immersive engagement with materials.
Harley studied sculpture at Wimbledon School of Art under Glyn Williams and Robin Greenwood, followed by the Advanced Course at St. Martins School of Art under Tim Scott. Her own teaching career is extensive, commencing with woodcarving in the Sculpture Department at City Lit in 1985 and over the years expanding into bronze, stone and life modelling.
She has been awarded prestigious fellowships in Japan and the USA, and most recently won the the Brian Mercer Fellowship in 2016, spending 3 months in the Mariani Bronze Foundry in Italy. Juried exhibitions for which she has been selected include the ING Discerning Eye, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Royal Society of Sculptors Summer Exhibition, Creekside Open, Cork Street Open and the London Group Open. She has also had public sculptures commissioned in the Caribbean, Europe and the USA.
Harley currently works out of her studio in Stratford, London.
Recent & Upcoming Projects
Three of my sculptures are currently on show with the Open Art Exchange, Schiedam, Netherlands. Exhibition open until 10th May 2021. https://www.openartexchange.com
My sculpture 'Yclept' will be part of Abcrit Gallery's inaugural exhibition Which opens Wednesday 14th – Saturday 22nd May 2021, by appointment only in Bermondsey London.
The London Group have created a collaborative audio visual experiment which can be found at http://www.thelondongroup.com/weaving-in-the-dark/ I contributed the recordings of a breaking piano, enjoy. This will be on show in the crypt of St. Johns Church during the Waterloo Festival, May2nd - 25th June.
I have a sculpture on show in Coming up for Air, an outdoor sculpture exhibition taking place in St Johns Churchyard Waterloo, as part of the Waterloo Festival. May2nd until 25th June
This Stuff Matters has an online show, which you can visit here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTykvXmbeM0&feature=youtu.be
Curated by Jill Gibson. This replaces, for the moment, the gallery show we had planned for Cullercoats.
Wish You/We Were Here/There…
This exhibition, curated by Sumi Perera, illustrates the Power of the Postcard. This is Phase I of a 3 part exhibition, and will be travelling to, The Liechtenstein Cultural Centre in 2021 as soon as can be arranged
http://onlinegallery.thelondongroup.com/
Harley has produced a unique work Shine On, especially for this exhibition.
'The 10g challenge' is a partnership between the Milwyn Foundry and the Royal Society of Sculptors. The exhibition will take place later in 2121. www.milwyn.co.uk
I shall be showing 'Ajija' in the exhibition 'In Plain Sight', a The London Group exhibition at the Thelma Hulbert Gallery. The show will be on later this year when C19 restrictions allow. An element is hidden in each piece of work waiting to be discovered by the viewer.
The d'Artagnan Show will take place at the Jeannie Avent Gallery, London, in November 2020.
This exhibition unites four acclaimed bronze sculptors, who are connected not only by material but through a shared foundry in Hertfordshire. Each sculpture exhibited will be a unique piece, created using the lost wax process.
Harley will present several small unique bronzes. With Terry Jones, Paul Bonomini and Steve Hodgson
This Stuff Matters is a collective of four established women sculptors: Alexandra Harley, Gillian Brent, Sheila Vollmer and Jill Gibson. They first met as a group in 2019, participating in an experimental mixed group show Testing 123..... at Unit 3 in London, curated by John Bunker. They have an exciting program of upcoming events, including an exhibition at the Cullercoats Gallery in Tyne & Wear, and the release of a recorded panel discussion. Please visit This Stuff Matters for further information.
Installation views: Opening Matters, a group exhibition by This Stuff Matters (January 2019). Photography by Peter Griffiths.
