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Brenda Burgess was
born on Merseyside in 1961. She studied at both Kent Institute
of Art and Design and University College, Christ Church,
Canterbury. After graduation she took up the post of Artist and
Sculptor in Residence at the Museum of Kent Life , where she
stayed until the beginning of 2003. Brenda has also held the
post of Travelling Artist for Schools for Kent County Council
for the last five years, providing Kent's schools with quality
arts workshops.
From spring 2007
Brenda Burgess workshops will be available for school and
group visitors to Leeds Castle .
Visit their website www.leeds-castle.co.uk
She combines
these roles with her own commission works. Her oil
paintings are often very textural and she has developed a
light , limited pallet. These works have a restful and calming
quality about them . The careful use of colour and the shadow
producing texture also means that different lights produce
different moods.
Brenda also
produces portrait sculpture. She believes in using a kind
but honest eye. She believes that capturing someone's likeness
is not just about what the person looks like, it is also about
putting a little of the soul on show. Her works are
produced in either bronze or clay .
Brenda is married
with two sons and lives in Kent. |
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Exhibitions
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2007
Mall Galleries (SWA) SW1
The piece is a portrait
sculpture called Rainforest Girl .Admission is free .
2007
Hadlow
Gardens Kent
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2007
Dover
Cruise terminal 2
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2006 Harveys
Cranbrook
2006
Bentleys
Aylesford.
2006 County
Show
Detling.
2004/05 Do You
Believe In..... Marlowe Theatre
2003
Crafted Bodies
Bentlieff Gallery
2001
Summer Exhibition The Royal
Academy, London.
2001
One Over The Eight Jonnie Art Warehouse
1998
Newcomers
Ayers Gallery, London.
1998
Graduates
Powerhouse , Canterbury.
1997
Oil, Water and Stone Gallery on the Green .
1995
Summer
Gallery on the Green.
Events
Brenda is
featured in the March 2008 Kent Life Magazine
From spring
2007 Brenda's workshops will be available for school and group
visitors to Leeds Castle .
Visit their website www.leeds-castle.co.uk
Brenda will once
again be taking part in Kent Festival for Schools on behalf of
Kent County Council.
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