Barry Flanagan was born in Prestatyn, North Wales. He studied at Birmingham College of Arts and Crafts and in 1964 enrolled at St Martin’s School of Art, London where the course tutor was Anthony Caro. He later taught there from 1967-71. He was elected a Royal Academician in 1991.

Flanagan established his reputation in the 1960s with a group of exploratory sculptures made with materials such as sand, hessian, flax and rope. This work began at St Martin’s School of Art and was in part a reaction to the metal sculpture which was dominant in the school at that time. Cloth shapes were filled with sand or some other dry material, giving the resulting work a soft, organic form and a lightness of touch, combined with a keen sense of wit and feel for materials, which are the hallmarks of Flanagan’s work.

Throughout the 1970s he worked with more traditional materials such as stone, marble and steel. In 1979 he began using bronze in which he made a long series of works, often using animals, in particular the hare.

Flanagan had his first solo exhibition at the Rowan Gallery, London in 1966, his work was shown at the XL Venice Biennale 1982, and in 1993 a major retrospective exhibition of his work was organised by Fundacion la Caixa, Madrid, in collaboration with the British Council.

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Much of Flanagan’s sculpture has been installed in public spaces, including Baby Elephant and Hare on Bell, installed at Equitable Life Tower West, New York (1984), Nine Foot Hare, a bronze sculpture installed in the atrium of the Victoria Plaza, London (1984) and Kouros Horse in the town of Santa Eulalia, Ibiza (1992).

Among Flanagan’s commissions are an outdoor sculpture for Sint Pietersplein, commissioned by the City of Ghent, Belgium (1980), the sculpture Camdonian commissioned by Camden Borough Council for Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London (1980) and two bronze Leaping Hare sculptures, commissioned by Kawakyo Company, Osaka for the main entrance to a hotel on the Japanese coast.

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In 1995 Flanagan won the Wollaston Award for the most distinguished work in the Royal Academy of Arts’ Summer Exhibition with his bronze entitled The Cricketer (1989) which has since been donated to Jesus College, Cambridge.

He died in 2009.

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Glossary

• Bronze

  A metal alloy made from copper with up to two-thirds tin, often with other small amounts of other metals. Commonly used in casting. A work cast in bronze is sometimes referred to as 'a bronze'.

• Metal

  Metal is a medium frequently used by artists to make art works - from sculpture to printmaking. Surfaces can display an array of colours and textures, and are capable of being polished to a high gloss; metal can be melted, cast, or fused, hammered into thin sheets, or drawn into wire.

• Sculpture

  A three-dimensional work of art. Such works may be carved, modelled, constructed, or cast. Sculptures can also be described as assemblage, in the round, relief, and made in a huge variety of media. Contemporary practice also includes live elements, as in Gilbert & George 'Living Sculpture' as well as broadcast work, radio or sound sculpture.

Past Exhibitions

• THE THINKING LINE

  2012
  • UK, Canterbury, Sidney Cooper Gallery

• BARRY FLANAGAN EARLY WORKS 1965-1982

  2011
  • UK, London, Tate Britain

• REMEMBERING FLANAGAN

  2011
  • UK, Cambridge, Jesus College

• ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS

  2010
  • Ukraine, Kyiv, Bottega Gallery
  • Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijani Academy Of Fine Arts
  • Georgia, Academy Of Arts
  • Armenia, Yerevan, Fine Arts Academy

• LONG DISTANCE INFORMATION

  2008
  • Kazakhstan, Almaty, State Museum Of Fine Arts
  • Pakistan, Islamabad, PCNA - National Art Gallery
  • Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bengal Gallery Of Fine Arts

• BARRY FLANAGAN SCULPTURE 1965-2005

  2006
  • Ireland, Dublin, Irish Museum Of Modern Art

• FIELD DAY SCULPTURE FROM BRITAIN

  2001
  • Taiwan, Taipei, Taipei Fine Arts Museum

• 160 ANS DE PHOTOGRAPHIE

  2001
  • France, Gravelines, Musee Du Dessin Et D'estample Originale

• DRAWING DISTINCTIONS

  2003
  • Poland, Lodz, Museum Sztuki
  2001
  • UK, Nottingham, Castle Museum And Art Gallery
  • UK, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Gallery
  • Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Museum Of Fine Arts
  • Russia, Moscow, Pushkin Museum Of Fine Arts
  2000
  • Russia, St Petersburg, The Hermitage
  • Canada, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Arts Centre
  • Canada, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Prairie Art Gallery
  • Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winnipeg Art Gallery
  1999
  • Canada, Timmins, Timmins Museum And N E C
  • Canada, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Acadia University Art Gallery
  1998
  • Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, National Art Gallery
  • Malaysia, Penang, Penang State Museum And Art Gallery
  1997
  • USA, Tempe, Arizona, Arizona State University Art Museum
  • USA, Berkeley, University Art Museum

• LE MUSEE A L'HEURE ANGLAISE

  1999
  • France, Valenciennes, Musee Des Beaux Arts

• A CHANGED WORLD

  2000
  • Malta, Valletta, St James Cavalier Centre For Creativity
  • Cyprus, Nicosia, Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre
  1998
  • Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, National Gallery Of Zimbabwe In Bulawayo
  • South Africa, Cape Town, South African National Gallery
  • South Africa, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Art Gallery
  • Zimbabwe, Harare, National Gallery Of Zimbabwe
  1997
  • Pakistan, Lahore, The Old Fort
  • Pakistan, Karachi, Hindu Gymkhana

• TREASURE ISLAND

  1997
  • Portugal, Lisbon, Gulbenkian Foundation

• VOYAGES SANS PASSEPORT

  1996
  • France, Calais, Le Channel, Galerie De L'Ancienne Poste

• BARRY FLANAGAN ESTAMPES

  1996
  • France, Caen, Musee Des Beaux Arts
  • France, Paris, Bibliotheque Nationale De France

• A CHANGING WORLD 50 YEARS OF SCULPTURE FROM THE BRITISH COUNCIL COLLECTION

  1996
  • Germany, Essen, Folkwang Museum
  • Morocco, Casablanca, Espace Wafabank
  1995
  • Czech Republic, Prague, Riding Hall, Prague Castle
  • Russia, Moscow, New Tretyakov Museum
  1994
  • Russia, St Petersburg, The Russian Museum

• FOR A WIDER WORLD

  1991
  • Argentina, Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes
  • Bulgaria, Sofia, SS Cyril and Methodius International Foundation
  • Luxembourg, Musee National D'histoire Et D'art
  1990
  • USSR, Kyiv, Ukrainian Museum of Fine Arts

• CONTEMPORARY BRITISH DRAWINGS 1961-1975

  1989
  • Thailand, Chiangmai University Gallery
  • Thailand, Bangkok, Chulalongkorn University Art Centre
  1988
  • Singapore, National Museum Art Gallery
  1983
  • Australia, Australia
  1982
  • Serbia, Belgrade, Museum Of Contemporary Art
  1981
  • Greece, Athens, Athens
  1978
  • Germany, West Germany
  1977
  • Venezuela, Caracas, Museo De Bellas Artes
  1976
  • Mexico, Mexico City, Galeria Jose Clemente Orozio
  • Colombia, Bogota, Museo De Arte Moderno
  • Argentina, Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes
  1975
  • Brazil, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Bienal

• BARRY FLANAGAN A VISUAL INVITATION SCULPTURE 1967-1987

  1988
  • Slovenia, Ljubljana, Moderna Galerija
  1987
  • Yugoslavia, Zagreb, Zagreb City Art Gallery
  • Yugoslavia, Belgrade, Museum Of Contemporary Art
  • UK, Newcastle, Laing Art Gallery

• FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS

  1986
  • Wales, Rhyl, Rhyl Library Arts Centre

• THE BRITISH SHOW

  1985
  • New Zealand, Wellington, National Art Gallery
  • Australia, Melbourne, Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building
  • Australia, Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery
  • Australia, Sydney, Art Gallery Of New South Wales
  • Australia, Perth, Art Gallery Of Western Australia

• SCULPTORS' DRAWINGS

  1984
  • Japan, Yokohama, Yokohama

• HOME AND ABROAD AN EXHIBITON OF RECENT ACQUISITIONS FOR THE ARTS COUNCIL AND THE BRITISH COUNCIL COLLECTIONS

  1984
  • UK, London, Serpentine Gallery

• PETER MOORES LIVERPOOL PROJECT 7 AS OF NOW

  1983
  • UK, Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery

• BARRY FLANAGAN SCULPTURES

  1983
  • France, Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou

• XL VENICE BIENNALE

  1983
  • UK, London, Whitechapel Art Gallery
  1982
  • Germany, Krefeld, Museum Haus Esters
  • Italy, Venice, British Pavilion

• ART ANGLAIS D'AUJOURD'HUI

  1980
  • Switzerland, Geneva, Musee Rath

• 11 ENGLISCHE ZEICHNER

  1973
  • Belgium, Antwerp, Koninklijk Museum Voor Schone Kunsten
  • Germany, Bremen, Kunsthalle
  • Germany, Baden Baden, Kunsthalle

• 1971 SAO PAULO BIENAL - ROAD SHOW: A NEW ENGLISH ENQUIRY

  1973
  • Mexico, Mexico City, Museo De Arte Moderno
  1972
  • Chile, Santiago, Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes
  • Argentina, Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes
  • Montevideo, Museo De Artes Visuales
  1971
  • Brazil, Sao Paulo, Museu De Arte Moderna
  • Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Museu De Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (MAC)