The Artist

Ann Carrington studied sculpture at Nottingham Art College where she received a first class degree in Fine Art. In 1985 she was awarded a place at the Royal College of Art, graduating with an M.A. in sculpture.

In 1987 she won the Herbert Read Award, and the Commonwealth Fellowship for Sculpture. Ann Carrington has since exhibited worldwide and fulfilled many private and public commissions from her studio base at Limbo Arts in central Margate.

Collections:
National Trust, Mars, Elton John, Mercury Telephones, Rothschild, Lilly Saffra, Paul Smith, Levi Strauss, David Tang,Clarke's Shoes,Citibank.

Sculptures
The use of discarded and found objects is a fundamental element of Carrington's practice. All objects are saturated with cultural meaning, which as an artist, she seeks to explore, unravel and investigate.

Mundane objects like knives, gloves, shoes, shells and tin cans come with their own ready made histories and associations which can be unraveled and analysed if rearranged, distorted or realigned to give them new meaning as sculpture.

Ann Carrington's sculptures use materials that have no intrinsic value other than their 'new art' value and the ability to reveal stratifications of history and meaning. Materials are merged with form to tell a story through objects which are familiar and approachable.