Rosie Leventon

Leventon studied Chinese Language & Archaeology for a year from 1974-75 at London University, before going on to complete her Bachelor degree in Fine Art from Croydon College of Art in 1976-79. She then studied a Post Graduate in Advanced Sculpture at Central St Martins School of Art from 1979-80.[3]

'Ring' Artwork in King's Wood - geograph.org.uk - 1543432

Leventon has produced two sculptures through commissions by Stour Valley Creative Partnership. The two large earthworks are situated in Kings Wood in the Stour Valley, Kent, and form part of the Stour Valley Creative Sculpture Trail alongside other artworks.[4] Ring, made in 2003, is a concave circle made into the land itself, inspired by Anglo-Saxon barrow fields and prehistoric earthworks found in the local area in Kent.[5] Often filled with water, it also acts as a water source for deer in the forest.[6] Leventon's second work in Kings Wood made in 2006 is B52, a clearing in sweet chestnut trees cut into the shape of a B52 American bomber plane.[7] She chose to use the shape of the very destructive bomber plane to create a positive change in the natural landscape, as the cleared woodland created more biodiversity, wildlife habitat and sunlight into the site.[5]

In 2012 Leventon was commissioned by the Woodland Trust to make an Earthwork for the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Woods situated in Normanton le Heath, Leicestershire, UK.[8] She was inspired by the history of the site and the form of this artwork is influence of prehistoric archaeology.[9] Taking on the theme of time the work consists of a large corkscrew spiral structure which visitors can interact with by walking along the spiral path to the sunken centre, with Oak trees surrounding its outer circle.[10]

Responding to a commission from the Dorset based arts organization b-side in 2018 Leventon produced the installation Endangered Dust for the courtyard of the Portland Museum.[11] Park of a number of Leventon's works at the time to be influenced by vernacular architecture, the form of Endangered Dust was inspired by prehistoric stone chambers cut into the rock in the Isle of Portland known as Beehive Chambers.[12] Leventon's sculptural work was constructed from layers of hand cut plywood pieces stacked to create the conical beehive forms, lit from the inside.[13]

Mark Tanner Sculpture Award, 2001/2[14][15]

Unfold, Nettie Horn, London, 2009[16]

Undercurrent, Fabrica, Brighton, 2004[17]

Wake, Chisenhale Gallery, London, 1988[18]

Forensic Evidence, Serpentine Gallery, London, 1987[19]