Nationality: Irish
Olivia Musgrave was born in Dublin in 1958. Her father is Irish and mother Greek. She studied sculpture a the City & Guilds of London under Allan Sly. Her work is drawn both from life and from the imagination where she draws inspiration from Greek mythology. In artistic terms, Musgrave has been influenced by 20th Century Italian sculptors, including Marini, Martini, Greco and Manzu. Alongside her personal work, she has completed a number of portrait and public commissions in bronze. She is a member of both the Royal Society of British Sculptors and the Society of Portrait Sculptors.
Olivia Musgrave currently lives and works in London and Suffolk.
A short film about Olivia is available to view: http://filmstudiolondon.com/movies/musgrave/
Sculptures listed under Available Work have already been cast and many are available to be viewed either in the gallery or at Olivia Musgrave's studio by advance appointment. If the first cast is no longer available, susequent editions may be ordered from the foundry and hand-finished by Olivia, a process which takes a few weeks to complete. Those sculptures marked with a red dot have been completely sold out. Please don't hesitate to contact us at the gallery if you have a query regarding work availability.
Solo Exhibitions:
Group Exhibitions:
AWARDS
The Rodney Burns Drawing Award
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Boots Plc.
The National Bank of Greece
The National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland
Oxford Business School, Oxford University
Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind
University of Limerick
Olivia Musgrave was born in Dublin in 1958. Her father is Irish and mother Greek. She studied sculpture a the City & Guilds of London under Allan Sly. Her work is drawn both from life and from the imagination where she draws inspiration from Greek mythology. In artistic terms, Musgrave has been influenced by 20th Century Italian sculptors, including Marini, Martini, Greco and Manzu. Alongside her personal work, she has completed a number of portrait and public commissions in bronze. She is a member of both the Royal Society of British Sculptors and the Society of Portrait Sculptors.
Olivia Musgrave currently lives and works in London and Suffolk.
A short film about Olivia is available to view: http://filmstudiolondon.com/movies/musgrave/
Sculptures listed under Available Work have already been cast and many are available to be viewed either in the gallery or at Olivia Musgrave's studio by advance appointment. If the first cast is no longer available, susequent editions may be ordered from the foundry and hand-finished by Olivia, a process which takes a few weeks to complete. Those sculptures marked with a red dot have been completely sold out. Please don't hesitate to contact us at the gallery if you have a query regarding work availability.
Solo Exhibitions:
| 2008 | Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin, Ireland | |
| 2006 | Taking Flight, John Martin Gallery, London | |
| 2004 | Recent Work, John Martin Gallery, Chelsea | |
| 2002 | Sculptures 2000-2002, John Martin of London | |
| Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin, Mixed & Solo Exhibtion | ||
| 1997 | John Martin of London, Solo Exhibition |
Group Exhibitions:
| 2008 | London Art Fair, John Martin Gallery, London | |
| 2007 | Royal Hibernian Academy, Summer Exhibition | |
| 2005 | Summer Exhibition, John Martin Gallery, London | |
| ArtLondon, John Martin Gallery | ||
| 2004 | The Stuff of Magic, John Martin Gallery, London | |
| 2003 | Royal West of England Academy, Bristol | |
| 2002 | The Discerning Eye, The Mall Galleries | |
| Royal Hibernian Academy, Summer Exhibition | ||
| 1997 | Royal Hibernian Academy, Summer Exhibition | |
| Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin, Mixed & Solo Exhibtion | ||
| The Boyle Arts Festival with Melanie le Brocquy | ||
| 1996 | Christopher Hull Gallery, Two-Man Exhibition | |
| Young British Sculptors, Beaux Arts Gallery, Bath | ||
| 1995 | The Discerning Eye, The Mall Galleries | |
| 1994 | Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition | |
| 1992 | Royal Academy Summer Exhibition | |
| Christopher Hull Gallery, Two-Man Exhibition | ||
| 1991 | Sculptor's Drawings, Stephen Bartley Gallery | |
| 1989 | The Discerning Eye, The Mall Galleries |
AWARDS
| 1986 | The Fedora Gleichen Award - royal Society of British Sculptors |
The Rodney Burns Drawing Award
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Boots Plc.
The National Bank of Greece
The National Self-Portrait Collection of Ireland
Oxford Business School, Oxford University
Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind
University of Limerick
Biography