Victoria Atkinson
 AuroraJesmonite, edition of 8, 174 x 43 x 30cm, £4,990 |  HalcyonJesmonite, edition of 8, 174 x 54 x 28cm, each figure £3,990 |  Shadow KeeperJesmonite, edition of 8, 172 x 38 x 23cm, £3,990 Also available in bronze, £9,600 |
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 Ceramic AngelsCeramic stoneware, 36 x 12 x 12cm, £420 each Also available in bronze, £2,100 each |  VitaBronze, edition of 8, 150 x 36 x 36cm, (including base), 44kg, £7,500 |  ConcordiaBronze, edition 1 of 8, 52 x 22 x 22cm, £3,400 |
 Shadow Keeper (no words)Jesmonite, edition of 8, 172 x 38 x 23cm, £3,990 |  DyadBronze, 38 x 15 x 12cm, edition 6 of 8, £1,450 |  GabrielBronze, 25 x 9 x 9cm, edition 5 of 8, £845 |
 ConstanceJesmonite, edition 1 of 8, 165 x 45 x 45cm, £5,990 Also available in bronze, £12,800 |  VitaJesmonite, edition of 8, 110 x 30 x 30cm, £4,390 |  Ceramic AngelsCeramic, 32 x 10 x 10cm, £350 |
 CoralSOLD OUT OF EDITION! - Jesmonite, 104 x 30 x 30cm, edition 5 of 5, £3,990 Also available in bronze, £7,500 |  Halcyon (in situ at a client’s house)Jesmonite, edition of 8, 174 x 54 x 28cm, each figure £3,990 |  Halcyon |
 Halcyon |  Halcyon MaleJesmonite, edition 3 of 8, 174 x 54 x 28cm, £3,990 Also available in bronze, £9,600 |  Halcyon FemaleJesmonite, edition 3 of 8, 174 x 54 x 28cm, £3,990 Also available in bronze, £9,600 |
 Shadow KeeperJesmonite, edition of 8, 172 x 38 x 23cm, £3,990 |  Shadow Keeper |  Shadow KeeperJesmonite, edition of 8, 172 x 38 x 23cm, £3,990 |
 The Whisper (in situ at client’s house)Jesmonite, 2 x angels, 2 x tall oak bases, 140 x 60 x 40cm, edition of 8, £5,990 |  The WhisperSOLD OUT Jesmonite, 2 x angels on 80 x 60 x 30cm base, 140 x 60 x 40cm, edition of 8 |  The WhisperSOLD OUT Jesmonite, 2 x angels on 80 x 60 x 30cm base, 140 x 60 x 40cm, edition of 8 |
 The WhisperSOLD OUT Jesmonite, 2 x angels, 2 x tall oak bases, 140 x 60 x 40cm, edition of 8 |  Vita (close-up)Jesmonite, edition of 8, 110 x 30 x 30cm, £4,390 |  Shadow TalkSOLD bronze resin, 51 x 49 x 22cm, £1,100 |
Victoria was born in 1961.
Focusing on posture, Victoria’s androgynous figures are captured at the edge of movement with a gentle reminiscent humour present in their body language.
Using wet clay or plaster, she gains a fluidity that condenses a pose to its bare essentials. Through this connection with the land she conjures up a sense of coming from the earth and being part of the natural life cycle. Monoliths and stone circles are evident, a sense of perpetual time and the feeling that something so still can evoke so much power. Although the poses of her sculptures are often static, their stillness has a presence.
“I’m always intrigued by shadows or ghost images of somebody. When you close your eyes, features of a face or posture often don’t emerge but the ‘essence/soul’ of somebody does.”
Victoria took her sculpture degree at City and Guilds of London Art School in the late 1980s where the emphasis was on a classical training in life drawing and sculpture. She has also completed several commissioned bronze portraits.
Victoria was commissioned to produce a life size bronze statue of Rudyard Kipling for Burwash High Street, which was unveiled in February 2019.
Group exhibitions include:
Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries
ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries
Society of Portrait Sculptors, FACE
Towner Art Gallery, Sussex Open
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea