Biography
Janis Ridley was born in Co. Durham
She studied sculpture at Newcastle upon Tyne School of Art on Foundation course and completed a BA Hons in Fine Art at Exeter College of Art .
She became a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors in 1998.
She has taught part -time at Newcastle upon Tyne school of Art , University of Exeter, and adult master classes.
Since 1996 she has focused on sculpture, making public and private commissions and exhibiting in galleries and London Art Fairs and sculpture parks.
She has been involved in Art in Action in Oxford for the past three years.
Involved in 13 sculptures for South Korea public space in 2017.
Her work is in many private collections in the UK, France Germany Holland Australia Hong Kong the United State and South Korea.
She has received two Arts Council Awards.
commissions sellected
2000 Spirit of youth Topsham millennium sculpture
2001 Stargazer University of Exeter sculpture collection
2004 Isness Matara Centre Gloucestershire
2006 Unfolding Love Exeter Cathedral
2007 The Croft School Stratford upon Avon
Private collections in the UK, France, Australia, Germany Holland Hongkong USA and South Korea
Exhibitions include
Edgar Modern Bath Josie Eastwood Winchester Alan Kluckow Fine Art, Moncrieff-Bray gallery, Mall Galleries London The Sculpture Park Farnham,,The Garden Gallery Hampshire,Guernsey Art Parks, Delamore, Matara Gloucestershire, Atelier gallery University of Exeter, Dartington Hall Beaux Art, Royal Academy, Plumbline Gallery St.Ives.
Art Fairs
Art london, international art fair Royal College of art, London art fair, Affordable art fair, Bath art fair
Films Janis Ridley produced by University of Exeter
Janis Ridley sculpture studio Royal British Society of Sculptors
Wax and wire 3 films 2013 Vimeo
Articles Resurgence Devon Life Devon Today Art in Devon
