Richard Sweeney was born in Huddersfield, England in 1984. Richard’s practice combines the disciplines of design, photography, craft and sculpture, resulting in a varied output of work including graphic design and public sculpture commissions. Richard seeks to maintain an experimental, hand-on approach, utilising the unique properties of often mundane materials to discover unique sculptural forms.
2003 - 2007 Bachelor of Arts: wood, metal, ceramics & glass.
Manchester Metropolitan University
2002 - 2003 Pre BA Foundation Art & Design.
Batley School of Art and Design
New Designers Swarovski Award 2007
New Designers DKNY Award 2006
2012
March 9th- April 15th: Spatial Shift. The Gallery Project in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Group show of kinetic and tactile works.
March 9th-10th: Leeds 15th International artists book fair 2012. Parkinson Court, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT. Group show of artists books.
2011
February-March: Turned Pages, Februaury 11th - March 11th 2011. Group show of paper artwork in Chicago at the Bridge Gallery of Contemporary Art, 2202 South Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
April 13th- 17th: Wallpaper* Handmade. Milan. In collaboration with Boucheron
April 2nd -June 25th: More Than Floral. Bilston Craft Gallery, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery.
May 3rd - June 30th: Sofia International Art Biennial 2011. Amateras Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria
.September onwards: Block Party: contemporary craft inspired by the art of the tailor. Touring group exhibition with the Crafts Council.
December 2011-January 2012: Folding Neon. Collaborative neon sculptures with Neon Workshops, Wakefield, England.
2010
January: Interiors 2010, NEC Birmingham, England. Furniture in collaboration with Lazerian Studio Manchester and John Hargreaves Cardboard Manufacture, Stalybridge, England.
March: Affordable Art Fair 2010, Battersea Park, London. Represented by Victor Felix Gallery.
June: Cartasia 2010 Biennale d’arte. Outdoor installation, Lucca, Italy.
September: BOX window-gallery installation, Vestergade, Denmark.
December: Angel: Paper Sculpture created for La Rinascente Christmas window display 2010, Piazza Del Duomo, Milan.
2009
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London. Represented by Victor Felix Gallery.
Papershapers, Scion Installation, Culver City. California. Group exhibition of paper artwork.
12x12x122. Group show, BECA gallery, New Orleans, USA.
100% Design London. Collaborative exhibtion with Lazerian studio.
Paper. Peel Gallery, Houston, Texas.
2008
-Mobius: Pleated forms in paper. Selfridges, Orchard Street windows, London.
Crafts Council: New Faces. Canary Wharf Mall.
Small Show Huge Talent. 9 Hillgate Street, Notting Hill Gate, London.
Beta Sheet, paper installation. Somerset House, London for the Origin Craft Fair.
2007
Designers in Residence. Design Museum, London
Cartasia: International Paper Festival. Outdoor installation, Lucca, Italy
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