David Worthington
David Worthington graduated from Oxford University in 1984 with a degree in Philosophy and Theology, after becoming interested in sculpture as a teenager.
He had two solo shows at the prestigious London Gallery Alexander Reid and Lefevre and was chosen to be the sculptor invited to the world-renowned Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 2001. He has carried out many public and private commissions and in Europe and USA is work was taken by the Crane Kalman Gallery to Miami Basel in 2002.
In 2001 he completed an MA in Visual Culture and in 2007 finished an MA in Computer Arts at Thames Valley University. He sits on the Council of The Royal British Society of Sculptors and was recently elected a Fellow by his peers.
“Sculpture has been at the core of my cultural life since adolescence when I discovered Arp. Even as a child I spotted a Barbara Hepworth in a history book and asked the art teacher if I could make something like that. Youth is oblivious in its ambition. My love of sculpture and abstract art continues and I remain committed to the object. I see it as having contemporary relevance alongside performance, digital and other art forms. By looking again at the object the sculptor tries to redefine it and find its sculptural essence. This becomes a lodestone in comparison with the multitude of things manufactured by industry. At this stage in my career I have had solo shows, carried out large scale public art commissions and am committed to the profession full time.”