Portrait Sculpture
My introduction to sculpture; like with so many people, was through my parents. My mother a portrait painter first showed me the portrait works of Augusta Savage, Jacob Epstein and Augustine Rodin and inspired me to create a bust on Michael Howells; My late mentor. Sadly Michael died suddenly and unexpectedly and my first bust was as a response to his passing and then from there I 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.
Rufus has won the Sculpture Portrait Society Tiranti prize for best work by a young sculptor 2 years running. He has also won the prestigious Morris Singer Foundry Prize and the Signature Art Prize. In 2024, he received funding from the Queen Elizabeth Trust Scholarship. His work has also been selected for a show with Bowman Sculpture. He has been shortlisted for many competitions, including the RBA Rising Stars show, The ACS Studio Prize, and Tebbs Contemporary.
Notable works and exhibitions:
2024 - Received funding from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
2024 - Won the Morris Singer Prize at the FACE2024
2023 - Winner of the Tiranti Prize at the FACE2023
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.
2024 - Bowman Sculpture Group Show
2024 - FACE24 Show
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
I accept commissions to sculpt a portrait of yourself or a loved one.
The busts can be cast in bronze or resin and will last forever.
Notable works from life:
Figurative work
Small Figurative Work
