Portrait of Hew Locke
Portrait of Hew Locke
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Hew Locke
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| Born | 13 October 1959 (age 64) |
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Falmouth University; Royal College of Art |
| Known for | Visual artist, sculpture |
| Website | www |
Hew Donald Joseph Locke OBE RA (born 13 October 1959)
A British sculptor and contemporary visual artist based in Brixton, London. In 2000 he won a Paul Hamlyn Award[1]and the EASTinternational Award.[2]
He grew up in Guyana,
In 2010 he was shortlisted for the Fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square, London.[4] In 2015 Prince William, Duke of Cambridge dedicated Locke's public sculpture The Jurors, commissioned to commemorate 800 years since the signing of Magna Carta.[5]
Locke has had several solo exhibitions in the UK and USA, and is regularly included in international exhibitions and Biennales.[6] His works have been acquired by collections such as Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), Florida, The Tate gallery, London[7] and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.[8] In 2016, the National Portrait Galleryin London acquired a portrait of Locke by Nicholas Sinclair.[9] In 2022 he became a member of The Royal Academy of Arts.[10]
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire(OBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to art.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1959, Locke is the eldest son of Guyanese sculptor Donald Locke
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