Richard Foulds

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Biography

My art career started in the arts and craft industry where I practiced in stained glass and hot glass work then moved on to Midland TAFE’s Diploma of Environmental Art and Design course. This course instilled in me the desire to pursue an arts practice. After 3 years of this creative course I enrolled in an arts degree at Curtin University in 2007, completing it in 2008. Since finishing my degree I have been in numerous group shows and art prizes along with assisting other artists in their practices, notably Kevin Draper and Gary Aitkin in their public art practices and with Peter Dailey on some of his larger scale gallery pieces. At present I spend time as an installation technician at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, UWA. My practice is based in sculpture, mainly using mild steel construction but I have created artworks in many materials such as timber, ceramics, resin, cast metals etc.

Group Exhibitions

2015
'POD'
MOORES BUILDING

2015
'PORTALS: PAST PRESENT FUTURE'
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MARITIME MUSEUM

2015
'COLLECTED'
HEATHCOTE MUSEUM & GALLERY

2014
'BLENDING PAST & PRESENT'
MOORES BUILDING

2014
'OF SPEARS & PRUNING HOOKS'
SPECTRUM GALLERY

2011
‘YOUNG GUNS’
THE OATS FACTORY

2011
‘MELVILLE SCULPTURE WALK’
KADIDJINY PARK MELVILLE

2011
'MAKE YOUR MARK'
THE OATS FACTORY

2011
'STAFFROOM'
MOORES BUILDING

2011
'MINE OWN EXECUTIONER'
MUNDARING ART CENTRE

2011
'OF SPEARS & PRUNING HOOKS'
JUNCTION GALLERY

2011
'CHRISTMAS P-ARTY'
THE OATS FACTORY

2010
‘STAFFROOM’
MOORES BUILDING

2010
‘CITY OF SWAN ART AWARDS’
MIDLAND JUNCTION ARTS CENTRE

2009
‘FAUX GATEAUX’
RISEBOROUGH ART GALLERY

2009
‘FIELD DAY 2’
THE GALLERY ELLENBROOK

2009
‘CONTINUUM’
JUNCTION GALLERY

2008
‘FIELD DAY’
BALLIDU

2008
‘SCULPTURE SURVEY’
GOMBOK GALLERY

2008
‘INCREMENT’
THE GALLERY ELLENBROOK

Awards

2009
'FOWL PLAY'
CITY OF MELVILLE ART AWARDS-SCULPTURE/3D WINNER

Collections

'MASQUERADE'

'HOUSE BIRD'

'STEPS IN TIME'

Richard Foulds
Sculpture, Glass, Ceramics

Artist Statement

I deal with social commentary. No specific subject, but items that have caught my attention at a particular time. The art I create follows a pattern of being light-hearted in its visual sense but asks deeper questions on social issues. I’m sure I don’t have the answers to such questions, but hope to stimulate the viewer on a subject matter.