Rufus Martin
Rufus trained at Wimbledon college of the arts London, though his aptitude for 3D design and sculpture came from a much earlier age. His introduction to sculpture, like with so many people, was through his parents. His mother, Binny, a portrait painter, first showed him the portrait works of Augusta Savage, Jacob Epstein and Augustine Rodin and inspired him to create a bust on Michael Howells, his late mentor. He went on to create sculptures of intriguing individuals, always hoping to capture some element of their past or current struggles and to create something for the good of the community they inhabit and wherever possible for posterity.
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For enquiries, please get in touch with Rufus at:
http://www.rufusmartin.co.uk
EDUCATION
Wimbledon College of Art (2014 – 2017) 1st Class Hons
NOTABLE WORKS, AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS
2023 - Winner of the Royal Bath & West Sculpture Prize 2022 - Winner of the Tiranti Prize at the FACE2022 2021 - Winner of the Signature Art Award.
2023 - FACE2023 Show
2023 - Royal Bath & West
2023 - Chelsea Arts Club show of ‘Amy’
2023 - True Blue Show
2023 - Shortlisted for the RBA Rising Stars Show
2022 - Salmagundi Open Show, New York
2022 - Green & Stone Summer Show
2022 - Chelsea Arts Society Summer Show
2022 - Shortlisted for the Beautiful Bazaar Magazine Prize
2022 - Shortlisted for FACE2022 Portrait Sculpture Award and Show 2022 - Tebbs International Art Award Shortlist
2022 - Shortlisted for the RBA Show 2022 - RBA Rising Stars
2021 - Shortlisted for the Rome Scholarship 2021 - Royal Cambrian Academy Open
2021 - Joint Show - Binny Mathews & Sons. 2021 - Signature Art Award.
2021 - The Next Big Thing.
2021 - Green & Stone Summer Show
2020 - Shortlisted for a QEST Scholarship 2020 - Ashurst Emerging artist.
Chelsea arts club
2020-2021 - Binny Mathews & Sons
2020 - Published in Art Hole Mag
2020 - Short Listed for the ACS Studio Prize 2020 - Featured Artist for the Tebbs Gallery 2020 - Published - Kings House Art Magazine