Edward Allington

Edward Allington (born Edward Thomas Allington on the 24th June, 1951 at Troutbeck Bridge, Westmorland) is an English artist and sculptor.

He studied at Lancaster College of Art 1968–71, the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London 1971–74 and the Royal College of Art 1983–84. He won the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition Prize in 1989, was Gregory Fellow in Sculpture at University of Leeds 1991–93 and Research Fellow in Sculpture at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1993. He received a fine art award to work at the British School at Rome in 1997.

His work was included in the group exhibition 'Objects and Sculpture' at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1981 and 'The Sculpture Show' at The Hayward Gallery 1983. He has exhibited widely in America, Japan and throughout Europe.

Allington's work is influenced by his interest in the classical world of Greece and Rome and often includes references to architectural details and ancient artifacts. He has exhibited in museums and art galleries throughout the world and is represented in major national and international collections. Edward Allington lives and works in London and teaches at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London.

Edward Allington's sculpture "Tilted Vase" in the centre of Ramsbottom

Major collections

• The Tate Gallery
• The Victoria and Albert Museum
• The Irish Museum of Modern Art
• The Nagoya Prefectural Museum, Japan.
• Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds, England.

Public works

• Fallen Pediment (Piano) 1994 Cass Sculpture Foundation, Goodwood, West Sussex, England.
• The Tilted Vase 1998 Ramsbottom Greater Manchester
• Three Doors, One Entrance 1999 Milton Keynes Theatre foyer. Milton Keynes England.
• Cochlea 2000 Jesus College, Cambridge, England.
• The Algorithm 2005 University College Hospital in London

External links

• Artist's website
• Edward Allington at Sculpture.org.uk
• Edward Allington on Artcyclopedia
  • Portfolio