Hazel Reeves

Hazel Reeves, MRSS SWA FRSA is a British sculptor based in Sussex, England, who specialises in figure and portrait commissions in bronze. Her work has been shown widely across England and Wales.[2] Public commissions can be found in Carlisle,[3] London[4] and Manchester.[5]

Hazel Reeves

MRSS SWA FRSA
Reeves at (her) Emmeline Pankhurst statue unveiling
Born
Croydon, Surrey, UK
NationalityBritish
Education
Known forSculpture
Websitehttps://www.hazelreeves.com

Early life and education

Reeves was born in Croydon, Surrey and now lives in Brighton, East Sussex. She attended Imberhorne School in East Grinstead, West Sussex, Kingston Business School[6] and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to study international development and gender equality MSc (Econ).[7] In 2003 she studied sculpture with Sylvia MacRae Brown at the University of Sussex, at Heatherley School of Fine Art (London)[8] and in 2009 at the Florence Academy of Art, Italy.[9]

Statue of Sir Nigel Gresley by Hazel Reeves, King's Cross Station, London

Career

Reeves first major commission was a statue of Sir Nigel Gresley, designer of steam locomotives Flying Scotsman and Mallard. Her original design had included a mallard duck but it was removed after objections from two relatives who thought it was demeaning. The statue was unveiled at London King's Cross railway station on 6 April 2016, the 75th anniversary of his death.[4][10]

The 'Cracker Packers' bronze statue by Hazel Reeves, Carlisle, 2018

On International Women's Day, 8 March 2018, Reeves' Cracker Packers statue was unveiled in Caldewgate, Carlisle, close to the pladis factory, where Carr's Table Water Biscuits are manufactured.[3] The statue celebrates the lives of women biscuit factory workers from the Carr's factory in Carlisle.[11] Based on former and current Cracker Packers the statue is of two women factory workers, one from the past and one from the present, standing atop a giant Carr's Table Water Biscuit. The statue was commissioned by Carlisle City Council and was one of hundreds that were nominated for Historic England's "Immortalised" season in 2018.[12] Efforts to redress the lack of representation of women in Britain's statuary have involved some of her work.[13][14][15]

'Rise Up, Women' bronze statue of Emmeline Pankhurst by Hazel Reeves, Manchester, 2018

In 2017, Reeves' winning design – Rise up, women – was selected from a shortlist of six designs for a bronze statue of Emmeline Pankhurst, by winning the public vote and being the unanimous choice of the WoManchester Statue Project selection panel.[16] The statue of Emmeline Pankhurst was unveiled in St Peter's Square, Manchester (her hometown) on 14 December 2018.

Reeves was elected to the Society of Women Artists (SWA) in 2009, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) in 2010 and elected a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors (MRSS) in 2017. She teaches portrait sculpture workshops at the Sussex Sculpture Studios in Billingshurst, Phoenix Brighton, Morley College (London) and Masterclasses at the Art Academy (London).[1]

References
  1. "Artist Hazel Reeves talks to The Art Academy ahead of her Portrait Sculpture Masterclass that starts in less than one month's time". Art Academy London. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. "Hazel Reeves, SWA FRSA". Society of Women Artists. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. "Cracker Packers statue". Carlisle City Council. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. "'Demeaning' duck absent from Sir Nigel Gresley statue". BBC News. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. "Statue of Emmeline Pankhurst unveiled in Manchester today". Government of the United Kingdom. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. "Graduate Blogs". Kingston University London. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. "Putting Gender on the Map" (PDF). London School of Economics. 29 July 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  8. "Hazel Reeves and Hilary Daltry visit Emmeline Pankhurst's Grave". Heatherleys. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. "Biography". hazelreeves.com. 24 January 2016.
  10. "Sir Nigel Gresley at King's Cross". 3rd Dimension (PMSA). 20 March 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  11. "Cracker Packer statue unveiled in Carlisle". ITV News. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  12. "Carlisle's Cracker Packers statue to be celebrated in special London exhibition". News & Star with The Cumberland News. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  13. Hurst, Carmen (October 2018). "Hazel Reeves and the Representation of Women in Public Art". ARTICULATE. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  14. McIntosh, Anthony (11 December 2018). "Deeds Not Words: commemorating the women's suffrage movement through statues". Art UK. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  15. Grace, Deborah (January 2019). "Making a Stand". Open Up South Manchester. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  16. "Hazel Reeves wins Emmeline Pankhurst Statue Commission". The Womanchester Statue Project. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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