John Mills (sculptor)

John William Mills PPRBS ARCA FRSA (born 4 March 1933, London) is an English sculptor.

He studied at Hammersmith School of Art, 1947–54, and at the Royal College of Art, 1956–60. He was a resident at Digswell House 1962–66, and currently lives at Hinxworth Place in Hertfordshire.

Teaching
Various part-time teaching posts in UK from 1958 to 1962:
 * Full-time at St. Albans School of Art and Hertfordshire College of Art and Design, 1962–77
 * Visiting Associate Professor in Printmaking and Sculpture, Eastern Michigan University, 1970–71
 * Visiting lecturer Detroit School of Creative Arts, 1970–71
 * Visiting Professor and Artist in Residence University of Michigan, 1980.

Awards

 * Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, 1982
 * Otto Beit medal, Royal British Society of Sculptors, 1983 (for the sculpture 'Curved Neck Grace')
 * President of the Society, 1986, and again in 1997
 * Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, 1993
 * Honorary Master of Arts, University College Northampton, 2000

Work in public places

 * William Blake Memorial (Blake House, London)
 * Blitz the National Firefighters Memorial (South side of St. Paul's Cathedral, London)
 * London River Man (Isle of Dogs, London)
 * John Jorrocks (Croydon, London)
 * Family Outing (Thames Centre, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England)
 * Brothers (University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA)
 * Swimmers (Cambridge swimming pool, Cambridge, England)
 * Diver (Eastern Michigan University, USA)
 * St George (Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, USA)
 * Degas Dancing (La Cabaña Restaurant, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
 * Thoughtful Girl (Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
 * The Thrower (Ernest Bevin School, Tooting, London)
 * Boy With Cat (Highfields, Hemel Hempstead, England)
 * Lion (Ward Freeman School, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, England)
 * The Unicorn and Wellcome Wellcome Foundation, Beckenham, Kent, England)
 * Road Research (Road Research Laboratories, Crowthorne, England)
 * The Risen Christ, St Mary's Church, Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England)
 * Sir Thomas Sopwith (Brooklands Museum, Brooklands, England)
 * Sir Lawrence Bragg, (The Royal Institution, London)
 * Jackie Milburn Memorial (Ashington, Northumberland, England)
 * The Meeting, Harpur Square, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
 * Chinese Reference, Harlow, Essex, England (Tesco Site)
 * Quadriga, fountain Charleston Place Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
 * Time, Cavendish Hotel (Chatsworth House Estate) Derbyshire, England
 * The Risen Christ, Church of Great St Mary, Sawbridgeworth, Essex, England
 * Campus Thoughts, University College Northampton, England
 * Memorial to Alan Turing, University of Surrey, Guildford, England
 * Lion and the Unicorn and Digitalis, William Harvey Centre, Charterhouse Square, London
 * Monument to the Women of World War II Whitehall, London

Competitions

 * Winner of the design competition for 'The Topham Trophy' 1961 and 1962.
 * Winner of the RBS silver medal in 1991 for 'Blitz'.
 * Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the 'D-Day fifty pence coin 1993'.
 * Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the 'VE Day two pound coin 1994'.
 * Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the Euro Cup two pound coin 1995.
 * Winner of the Coin of the Year award (Krause Publications) for the D-Day fifty pence 1994.
 * Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the Euro Cent, British entry for the European Competition 1996.
 * Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the 25th anniversary of the our entry into the Common Market fifty pence coin 1997.
 * Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the 50th anniversary of DNA Double helix two pound coin.

Published works

 * Sculpture in Ciment Fondu, 1958 (Contractors Record, London).
 * The Technique of Sculpture 1962 (B.T.Batsford, London).
 * Sculpture in Concrete, 1966 (McClaren, London ).
 * The Technique of Casting for Sculpture 1968 (B.T.Batsford, London).
 * Studio Bronze Casting 1969 (McClaren, London), this book was written in collaboration with Michael Gillespie ARBS.
 * Modelling the Figure and Head 1978 (B.T.Batsford, London).
 * Encyclopaedia of Sculpture Techniques 1989 (B.T.Batsford, London).
 * Catalogue contribution for Chelsea Harbour 93 (RBS) 1993.
 * Sculpture 108, Contributed article 'What I didn't learn at Art School' Spring issue 1997
 * Sculpting the Human Figure 2006 (Crowood Press)