C.V
ALEX RELPH
CURRICULUM VITAEDate of birth. 16/06/1967
Status. Married
Qualifications and Training.
1986-89.Norwich School of Art.. Upper second BA Hons Degree in Fine Art Sculpture.
1985-86.
Middlesex Polytechnic. Foundation in Art and Design.
1980-85.
Bryanston School, Dorset. 3 GCE A levels, 6 GCE O levels.
Since leaving college I have worked for myself producing sculpture, bespoke furniture, architectural and ornamental features for landscape and interior design, as well as props for theatre and television.
Everything is designed and handmade in my Somerset based design studio and workshop.
I work predominantly in mild and stainless steel although I like to incorporate the use of other materials such as glass and wood where applicable.
Exhibitions
2008.The Blue House, Frome Festival.
Bath Society of Artists, Victoria Gallery, Bath.
Showborough House Garden Art.
The Garden Gallery, Hampshire.
Bradford on Avon Festival.
Mount Pleasant Gardens, Cheshire.
2007.
Widcombe Art Trail, Bath.
Bradford on Avon Festival.
The Garden Gallery.
2006.
House and Garden Fair, Olympia.
Rook lane Chapel Arts, Frome.
The Garden Gallery.
2005.
Urban Gardens, Olympia.
Fresh Air .
The Garden Gallery.
2001-04.
The R.H.S Chelsea Flower Show.
The Garden Gallery.
1990- 2004
Other exhibitions include
The Royal Institute of British Architects.
Six Chapel Row. Rye Art Gallery.
Parkfields Gallery. The Candid Gallery.
Crucial Gallery. Smiths Gallery.
Art Connoisseur. Art East.
The Mary Kleinman Gallery.
The Bleinheim Gallery.
Retail stockists have included Janet Fitch, W1. Dizar, Hampstead. Amadeus, Chelsea.
Various pieces have been featured in award winning show gardens at
The Chelsea Flower Show, The Blenheim Palace Flower Show and The Westonbirt Festival of Gardens.
Flibbertigibbet, 1993-96.
Set up and ran this Islington, London based gallery/showroom with fellow artist Orlando Richards exhibiting our own work and that of many successful young British artists and designers.
Pieces from the showroom featured regularly in style publications and the press; and as props in various films.
Through Flibbertigibbet we coordinated the design and fabrication of interior design commissions for both private and corporate clients, including the reception area for London based advertisers B.H.P and a V.I.P lounge for Embargo Nightclub.
Press 1990-2008.
My work has been featured regularly in various editorial press.
Publications including The Telegraph, The Sunday Times, The Evening Standard, Gardens Illustrated, Wallpaper, The English Garden, Elle Deco, Design Week, G.Q.
Commissioned Projects.
As well as pieces sold through exhibitions I have also completed many successful private and public commissions, feature projects include,2008.
Entrance gates for Memorial Park, West Ham, London. Commissioned by MUF Art & Architecture.
Railings with flying birds design, community scheme, East London. Commissioned by New Deal for Communities.
Steel and oak staircase and balustrade, private commission.
2007.
Various pieces for mill conversion including Staircase and Large Wall Relief Sculpture.
Large circular tree bench for private client.
Large curved pergola for private client.
2006.
Rose Garden Pergola for James Dyson.
Railings and Screens for pedestrian railway footbridge, Community Scheme in Plaistow, London.
A range of large decorative planters for private client.
Internal and external Staircase Balustrade.
2005.
Staircase balustrade for house in Chelsea Harbour commissioned by Milan Stamenkovic of Starchitects.
Design and fabrication of decorative fence and gates for Portway Primary School, London E.15
Balustrade panels for staircase and mezzanine of barn conversion in an abstract leaf design.
Railings and gates for a community redevelopment scheme in Newham, East London. Funded by New Deal for Communities and commissioned through consultation with local residents.
2004.
8 large decorative wall panels for exterior walls at Eastlea Community School, East London, made in conjunction with an art project by school pupils.
Large gates and various screens for modern architectural building in Gerrards Cross commissioned by Danielle Davies at Greenscheme.
A variety of furniture for sets designed by Hildegard Bechtler including tables and chairs for “The Goat” at the Almeida Theatre, Islington.
2003.
Design for large sculptural entrance arch in cor-ten and stainless steel for The Loddon Business Park in Basingstoke.
Railings and Pergola for Architects Collett Zarzycki Ltd for house in Cheyne walk London.
Portrait of Chekov in a constructivist style for set design by Tom Hadley at the Cochran Theatre.
1990-2002
A 17ft octagonal lead roofed Gazebo.
2 back lit steel relief bar facades for the Rythmic Jazz Bar.
Steel, beech and sandblasted glass doors and balustrade.
A curved single spine staircase in steel and oak.
Various fittings for Tactical Bar/ bookshop.
Perforated steel and glass console for St Luke’s Advertising.
Lights and other interior features for Belgo’s Beiredrome.
A large sculptural sign for Rapid Eye Photographic.
A 12ft octagonal fruit cage with 8 independent decorative doors and a slanted roof.
Large gates for Azura Multimedia.
An extending steel and oak boardroom table for The London Film Consortium.
Design and refit of shoe shop Rift
Furniture for a contemporary Chinese opera at the Almeida Theatre.
Security grills for Skreba Films.
A 60 ft sculpted rock landscape for Ron Dennis, Mclaren.
Fittings for Low Pressure Surf Shop.