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BIO

Robyn Neild (b.1968 Cheshire, UK) is an artist working in Bronze depicting fluidity of movement and delicacy of form.  Traditionally solid, static and masculine, the heavy metal becomes an ethereal, complex and feminine material, evolving into a new potentiality. Her work explores the human conditions of loss, decay, resistance, hope, and the search for sanctuary, drawing inspiration from the Kent marshlands and the stark beauty of Dungeness. 

 

Neild captures nature’s tipping point, where the transformation of decay is more beautiful than the symmetry of bloom. Bronze, with its strength and permanence contrasts with the delicate, tenuous forms she creates, fusing the tension between frailty and resilience. The unique and ephemeral quality of each piece connects with a life lived, with grief, and with perseverance in tribute to the unpredictable spontaneity of all living forms.

 

Pushing the limits of the 'lost wax' technique, Neild forces the molten metal into increasingly fine and fragile forms, so it will halter, leaving gaps and pauses, which are as important as the solid structure. Using foraged botanicals, and through experimentation with wax, fabric and paper, her process is intuitive as she creates her intricate forms.

 

Neild gained a BA in Fashion Design from Middlesex University which led to an international career as a fashion illustrator. Over time, her 2D expertise grew into a passion for 3D experience, which led her to undertake an apprenticeship at a foundry where she went on to acquire the skills needed to cast work from her costal studio.

EXHIBITIONS

She has exhibited at galleries across the UK including ‘Wells Contemporary Open’, Somerset, John Ruskin Prize, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, ‘The Society of Women Artists’, Mall Galleries, London, RWA Annual Open, Bristol, R.H.A Open, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin. 

Recent exhibitions include ’Story of Place’, Jaggedart, London, (collaborative three artist show 2024), ‘Chanel & Schiaparelli - The Milliner & The Italian’, Cromwell Place, London (solo show 2023). 

Winner of the sculpture prize Wales Contemporary (2020) and The Bruce Munro Studio award (2022).

 

Neild has curated group and solo exhibitions at her communal studio gallery in Folkestone since 2017. One of her sculptures is also part of the permanent collection in Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage, a place of personal connection and enduring inspiration for the artist. 

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