Hew Locke

Hew Locke
OBE RA
Locke in 2019
Born (1959-10-13) 13 October 1959 (age 64)
Edinburgh, Scotland
EducationFalmouth University;
Royal College of Art
Known forVisual artist, sculpture
Websitewww.hewlocke.net

Hew Donald Joseph Locke OBE RA (born 13 October 1959) is a British sculptor and contemporary visual artist based in Brixton, London. In 2000 he won a Paul Hamlyn Award[1] and the EASTinternational Award.[2] He grew up in Guyana, but lived most of his adult life in London.[3]

In 2010 he was shortlisted for the Fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square, London.[4] In 2015 Prince William, Duke of Cambridge dedicated Locke's public sculpture The Jurors, commissioned to commemorate 800 years since the signing of Magna Carta.[5]

The Jurors art installation at Runnymede
Locke beside his artwork "Saturn" from his series of photographs How Do You Want Me? (portrait by Pam Winfield, 2008)

Locke has had several solo exhibitions in the UK and USA, and is regularly included in international exhibitions and Biennales.[6] His works have been acquired by collections such as Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), Florida, The Tate gallery, London[7] and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.[8] In 2016, the National Portrait Gallery in London acquired a portrait of Locke by Nicholas Sinclair.[9] In 2022 he became a member of The Royal Academy of Arts.[10]

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to art.[11][12]

  1. ^ Jonathan Jones, "Five Card Trick", The Guardian Weekend, 30 September 2000.
  2. ^ "Hew Locke", Artnet.
  3. ^ "Hew Locke: In Conversation With Jarrett Earnest". The Miami Rail. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. ^ Anita Singh, "Fourth Plinth contenders", The Daily Telegraph, 19 August 2010. Retrieved 2018.
  5. ^ Eleanor Davis, "Magna Carta: Prince William unveils Hew Locke's new artwork The Jurors at Runnymede", Get Surrey, 16 June 2015. Retrieved 2018.
  6. ^ Hew Locke website/CV. Retrieved 2018.
  7. ^ "The Tate collection online". Retrieved 2018.
  8. ^ "The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection online". Retrieved 2018.
  9. ^ "The National Portrait Gallery online". Retrieved 2018.
  10. ^ "royalacademy.org". Retrieved 2022.
  11. ^ "No. 64082". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2023. p. B13.
  12. ^ "Gov.uk". Retrieved 2023.