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Mark Firth (sculptor)- DRAFT

Mark Firth (born 00 Month 1952) is a British sculptor concerned with exploring the intersection of engineering, science and art, with references to our industrialist heritage.

Early life and education
Firth was born in Londonderry, West Midlands. Firth is a descendant of his namesake, the victorian industrialist Mark Firth (industrialist).

Firth attended

Since the early 1970s, Firth has lived and worked in London, where he moved to study art, first at Camberwell College of Arts and then the Slade School of Fine Art.

Aluminium
Throughout his career, Firth has worked extensively with aluminium.

Paper composites
Emerging as a new media in ...

Career
Firth became known in the 1980s for his geometric or sculptures.

Public commissions


Firth's earliest public commissions include the  at.

Exhibitions
Firth initially began exhibiting as part of New British Sculpture art scene, along with fellow British sculptors Tony Cragg and Richard Deacon. His first solo exhibition took place at, , in 19.

In 2022 Firth unveiled a new exhibition at.

Collections
Firth's work is collected worldwide, notably by.

Awards and honours
Artistic accolades

Honorary Doctorate
 * 2006 University of Sheffield

Other

Personal life
Firth lives in South London with his wife, Kate Firth.