Sean Henry, Biography
Born 1965 in Woking, England. Lives and works near Winchester, Hampshire, England.
EDUCATION
1984–1987
▹ BA in Ceramics, Bristol Polytechnic
1983–1984
▹ Farnham School of Art and Design
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
▹ WAITING FOR THE SUN, Osborne Samuel, 23 Dering Street, Mayfair, London W1
2019
▹ Galleri Andersson Sandström, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Osborne Samuel Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK
2017
▹ The Lightbox Gallery & Museum in Woking, Surrey, UK
2016
▹ Osborne Samuel Gallery in Mayfair, London, UK
▹ Kulturzentrum Englische Kirche and Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, DE
▹ LKFF Brussels, BE
2015
▹ Forum Gallery, New York, US
▹ Hessenpark Museum, Neu-Anspach, DE
2014
▹ Sean Henry, Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Sean Henry, LKFF Sculpture Projects, Brussels, Belgium
2013
▹ Sean Henry, Glyndebourne Opera House, Sussex, England
2012
▹ The Way It Is, Osborne Samuel, London, England
2011
▹ Conflux: A Union of the Sacred and the Anonymous Salisbury Cathedral, England
2010
▹ Sean Henry Sculpture, Gallerie Andersson Sandstrom, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Sean Henry Sculpture, Forum Gallery, New York, USA
2009
▹ Sean Henry Sculpture, Royal British Society of Sculptors, London, England
2008
▹ New Sculpture & Drawing, Osborne Samuel, London, England
2007
▹ Presence, Gallerie Andersson Sandstrom, Umea, Sweden
▹ Presence, Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich, Germany
2006
▹ You’re Not the Same, Forum Gallery, New York and Los Angeles, USA
▹ Sean Henry: Sculpture, Cartwright Hall, Bradford, England
2005
▹ Sculpture & Drawings, Kunsthandel Frans Jacobs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2004
▹ Here and Now, Berkeley Square Gallery, London, England
▹ Sculpture in the Workplace, Canary Wharf, London, England
2002
▹ Sculpture & Drawings, Forum Gallery, New York and Los Angeles, USA
2001
▹ Sculpture & Drawings, Berkeley Square Gallery, London, England
1999
▹ A Pilgrimage – The Villiers David Prize, Davies & Tooth, London, England
1998
▹ The Centre of the Universe, Circolo Degli Artisti, Faenza, Italy
▹ Up Against it, Air Gallery, London, England
▹ New Sculpture and Drawings, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, California, USA
▹ The Flip-side of Dominic Hyde, Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney, Australia
▹ Seven Heads, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, California, USA
1988
▹ Inner Visions, Michaelson & Orient Gallery, London, England
GROUP EXHIBITIONS, SELECTION
2022
▹ Forever in the Now, curated by Sean Henry and David Worthington, Lightbox Gallery and Museum, Victoria Place, Woking, UK
2021
▹ Concrete and Tyres, GBS Fine Art, Wells, UK
▹ Shapes and Shadows, Galleri Andersson Sandstrom, Stockholm, Sweden
▹ Small is Beautiful, Flowers Gallery, Cork Street, London, UK
▹ Group Show, LKFF Art and Sculpture projects, Belgium
2020
▹ Galerie von Braunbehrens, Stuttgart, Germany
▹ Small is Beautiful, Flowers Gallery, Cork Street, London, UK
▹ Sculpture Garden, Messums Wiltshire, Tisbury, Wilts, UK
2019
▹ BODY + Soul, Canary Wharf, London, August 25th – October 7th
2018
▹ Revelation of the Head: Messums Gallery, Wiltshire, UK
▹ Gallery Artists, Osborne Samuel Gallery, Mayfair, London
2017
▹ Viva Scultura Viva!, Galleri Andersson/Sandström, Stockholm, Sweden
2016
▹ Human: Messums Gallery, Wiltshire, UK
▹ Visionary Artists of the 21st Century, Forum Gallery, New York
▹ 15/140: Galleri Andersson Sandström, Umea, Sweden
2015
▹ In Kleinen Format, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany
2014
▹ Committed to Paper. Master Drawings and Prints by Sculptors, Frederik Meijer Sculpture Park, USA
▹ Ladies First: Galerie Von Braunbehrens, Munich, Germany
2013
▹ In Kleinen Format, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany
▹ Heavy Metal and Stones, Galleri Andersson Sandstrom, Umea, Sweden
▹ BLICKACHSEN 9, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany
2012
▹ Presence, LKFF Sculpture Projects, Brussels, Belgium
▹ Five Decades of Art & Artists, Forum Gallery, New York
▹ Interesting Times, Harold Martin Botanic Garden, Leicester, England
2011
▹ After Work, Galleri Andersson/Sandstrom, Umea, Sweden.
▹ Vantage Point, Forum Gallery, New York, USA
▹ Modern and Contemporary Art, Osborne Samuel, London, England
2010
▹ Liminality: Toward the Unknown Region, Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, England
▹ Éigse 30 year Visual Arts Retrospective, Carlow, Ireland
▹ British Sculpture, Osborne Samuel, London, England
2009
▹ Heads & Figures, Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich, Germany
2008
▹ Borås International Sculpture Festival, Borås, Sweden
▹ The Secret Garden, Solomon Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2007
▹ An Eye for Detail, Forum Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
▹ New Sculpture, Kunsthandel Frans Jacobs, Paris, France
▹ Gates of Multiplicity, Regents Park, London, England
2006
▹ British Sculpture Osborne Samuel, London, England
▹ Umedalen Skulptur, Gallerie Andersson Sandstrom, Umea, Sweden
2005
▹ The Figurative Impluse, Forum Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
▹ Eigse Carlow Arts Festival, Carlow, Ireland
2004
▹ Sculpture in the Park, Durham, England
▹ Sculpture at Goodwood, Sussex, England
2003
▹ Thinking Big, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
2002
▹ About Face, Croydon Clocktower Museum, London, England
▹ Classicismi Metropolitani, Rome, Italy
1999
▹ Eigse Carlow Arts Festival Carlow, Ireland
▹ Artists of Fame and Promise Beaux Arts, Bath, England
▹ Atlantic Crossings, The Barbican, London, England
1997
▹ Contemporary British Art, The Lefevre Gallery, London, England
▹ Summer sculpture, Blue Gallery, London, England
▹ New Contemporary Figurative Sculpture, Nevada Institute of Art, USA
1996
▹ Artists of Fame and Promise, Beaux Arts, Bath, England
▹ Robert Arneson Tribute Exhibition, John Berggruen, San Francisco, USA
1995
▹ IV Mostra Mercato, Faenza Faience, Faenza, Italy
▹ The Figure, John Natsoulas Gallery, California, USA
1994
▹ Summer Exhibition, Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney, Australia
▹ Gallery Artists, Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1993
▹ Pacific Rim Artists, Honolulu Academy of the Arts, Hawaii, USA
▹ Ceramic Contemporaries, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
1991
▹ Thirty Ceramic Sculptors, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, California, USA
▹ Three Artists, Royal Festival Hall, London, England
▹ Bob Marley, Special Photographers Gallery, London, England
▹ Major Artists/Minor Works, South Mountain Centre for the Arts, Pheonix, USA
▹ Sean Henry & Alan Rodier, The Collection, Brompton Rd, London, England
1990
▹ Portobello Arts Festival, Michaelson & Orient Gallery, London, England
▹ Sean Henry, Gladding McBean & Co, California, USA
1989
▹ State Capitol Building, Sacremento, California, USA
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Arizona State University Museum, Arizona, USA
Borås University, Borås, Sweden
Bad Homburg City Collection, Germany
Cass Sculpture Foundation, Goodwood, England
Colchester City Collection, Essex, England
David Ross Foundation, Leicestershire, England
De Montford University, Leicester, England
Ekebergparken Sculpture Park, Oslo, Norway
Eschborn City Collection, Germany
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Michigan, USA
Holland Park, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London, England
ING Bank, Amsterdam, Holland
Le Meridien Cumberland Hotel, London, England
National Portrait Gallery, London, England
Newbiggin Bay Development, Northumberland, England
Newcastle City Collection, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
Paddington Central, London, England
River and Rowing Museum, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Royal British Legion, Pall Mall, London, England
Seavest Collection, Florida, USA
Scheringa Museum of Realist Art, Spanbroekerweg, Holland
Seven Bridges Collection, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Standard Chartered Bank, London, England
Stockholm City Collection, Stockholm, Sweden
Tower Records Collection, Sacremento, California, USA
The Hills, Queenstown, New Zealand
Umea City Collection, Umea, Sweden
Umedalen Sculpture Park, Umea, Sweden
University of Virginia Art Museum, Charlottesville, VA, USA