About

Edgar Ward is a London-based sculptor working with clay, stone and digital modelling. He was born to British/Australian parents in Horsham, Australia in 1995 and spent most of his childhood in New Delhi, India and Paris, France.

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Education 

• MA Ceramics, Royal College of Art, 2019-2021 

• Diploma Architectural Stone Carving, City and Guilds of London Art School, 2015-2018 

• Art Foundation Diploma, City and Guilds of London Art School, 2015 

 

Selected Exhibitions

• 'Slipping The Veil' , Curated by Elena Unger and James Freeman Gallery, St Bartholomew the Great, London. May-June 2025

• ‘Formed with Future Heritage', Chelsea Harbour Design Centre, London. October 2023

• ‘Young Masters'. Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Exhibitionist Hotel, South Kensington, November 2022-January 2023

• ‘Thrown Contemporary at 51 Southwark Street', London Bridge, October 2021

• ‘3D Clay Printing’. London Design Festival, Brompton Design District, September 2021

• ‘The Power of Material: From Virtual to Physical’. Design Museum, July 2021

• ‘Sketch'. 11 Avenue Studios Sydney Mews, South Kensington, July 2021

• ‘MOUTH'. Wells Projects Battersea, London, June 2019

• 'Clyde and Co. Art Award'. St Botolph Building, London, September 2018 - September 2019 

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Selected Projects​

• 'Moda Hove: The Trail' . Public art trail of 14 permanent installations carved in stone. In collaboration with George Griffiths. 2023-present

• 'Nick Cave: The Devil - A Life'. Working with Australian singer Nick Cave to produce a series of ceramic sculptures. 2020 - present. 'WE': Thomas Houseago, Nick Cave, Brad Pitt at the Sara Hildén Museum, Tampere, Finland. September 2022 

• 'Cornouia Tropicus'. Design of two ceramic relief sculptures for a new façade in collaboration with architects Charlotte Moore and Maria Saeki. St Austell Townscape Heritage Scheme, Cornwall. May 2022-February 2023 

• 'The Texel Stone'. Carving of limestone sculpture in collaboration with Katie Lennard. Roof garden, Texel Finance Ltd, City of London. September 2019

• 'World War 1 Memorial'. Design and carving of sandstone relief sculpture, unveiled on Armistice Day Centenary. Worshipful Company of Haberdashers Hall, London. September-November 2018

• 'Southwark Cathedral: PC Wayne Marques Corbel'. Proposed, designed and carved sandstone portrait on corbel stone to recognise the bravery of police officer during the London Bridge terrorist attacks. Unveiled at anniversary service and installed on the façade of Southwark Cathedral. June 2018 

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Residencies

• 'La Napoule Art Foundation', Chateau de La Napoule, France. October 2023

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Awards and Press​

• 'Carved Ambitions' . Artist feature by Corinne Julius. Ceramic Review. Issue 324. November/December 2023

• 'Art I go back to'. Interview in 'The North' magazine, Poetry Business. Issue 68. August 2022

• 'Artist Feature'. Crafts magazine #290. September-October 2021

• 'The Experts Edit: 7 graduates set to shine'. Crafts magazine. July 2021 https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/stories/the-experts-edit-7-craft-graduates-set-to-shine

• 'Charlotte Fraser Prize' for Exceptional Work in Ceramics, Royal College of Art. February 2021

• 'City and Guilds of London Art School Scholarship'. July 2015​​

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Edgar Ward Studio, Unit 2DE, Vanguard Court, 36-38 Peckham Road, SE5 8QT

 

Get in touch at 

ward.edgarj@gmail.com 

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https://www.instagram.com/edgarward_/

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