Sir Antony Mark David Gormley
Photo: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Sir Antony Mark David Gormley
Lived in: Born and brought up on Wildwood Road,
Hampstead Garden Suburb (in childhood), and Norfolk
Profession: Sculptor
About his life:
- Attended Ampleforth College in Yorkshire and later studied Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History at Trinity College, Cambridge.
- Earned a Sculpture degree from the Slade School of Fine Art.
- Specialises in public installations; he was awarded the Turner Prize in 1994 for his work ‘Field for the British Isles’.
- Created the famous ‘Angel of the North’ sculpture in 1998 at Gateshead.
- Other works include:
- "Another Place" on Crosby Beach
- "Resolution" in Shoe Lane, City of London
- Tate Gallery Turbine Hall display and other installations around the country
- Was knighted in 2014, and previously received an OBE in 1998.
- Sculpted a statue dedicated to Alan Turing for the University of Cambridge in 2024.
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