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Mark Firth
Mark Firth
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Born	Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, dayCite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).; Londonderry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Education	University of Birmingham; Camberwell College of Arts; Slade School of Fine Art
Known for	Sculpture
Website	markfirth.co.uk

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Mark Firth (sculptor)- DRAFT

Mark Firth (born 00 Month 1952) is a British sculptor concerned with exploring the intersection of engineering, science and art, with references to our industrialist heritage.

Early life and education

Firth was born in Londonderry, West Midlands. Firth is a descendant of his namesake, the victorian industrialist Mark Firth (industrialist).Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).

Firth attended [[]]

Since the early 1970s, Firth has lived and worked in London, where he moved to study art, first at Camberwell College of Arts and then the Slade School of Fine Art.

Art

Aluminium

Throughout his career, Firth has worked extensively with aluminium.

Paper composites

Emerging as a new media in ...

Career

Firth became known in the 1980s for his geometric or [[]] sculptures.

Public commissions

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Firth's earliest public commissions include the ' at .

Exhibitions

Firth initially began exhibiting as part of New British Sculpture art scene, along with fellow British sculptors Tony Cragg and Richard Deacon.^[1] His first solo exhibition took place at , , in 19.^[2]

In 2022 Firth unveiled a new exhibition at .Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).

Collections

Firth's work is collected worldwide, notably by .Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).

Awards and honours

Artistic accolades

Honorary Doctorate

2006 University of Sheffield

Other

Personal life

Firth lives in South London with his wife, Kate Firth.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).

Notes

References

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External links

Artworks by or after NovaBlueWave/sandbox at the Art UK site

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v t e New British Sculpture
Artists	Edward Allington Stephen Cox Tony Cragg Grenville Davey Richard Deacon Barry Flanagan Antony Gormley Shirazeh Houshiary Anish Kapoor Julian Opie Boyd Webb Richard Wentworth Alison Wilding Bill Woodrow
Influences	Art & Language Conceptual art
Galleries	Lisson Gallery