Kathy Prest

The most interesting landscape on the earth is the human body and how the soft curves change by slightly altering a position. I am particularly fascinated by the shapes created when capturing the fleeting magic of a dancer caught in a moment of time.

When creating in plaster for contemporary pieces, the medium dictates using tools so the form is simplified with no detail to make it timeless. In contrast when the sculpture is asking for detail, I use clay for the suppleness and delicacy and its willingness to be transformed into classical figures that come alive. Both plaster and clay sculptures are usually cast in bronze.
I was born in London and live in Hertfordshire, UK.

As a sculptor I am self taught and was awarded full membership of the Society of Women Artists in 2006. I have been teaching sculpture modelling in clay for over twelve years. I really enjoy passing on inspiration and knowledge I have gained. I believe the fundamental skill is seeing shapes, light and form and anatomy. My skills are adaptable as students cover a vast range of subjects which forever expand my abilities which I find extremely exciting.

Singulart, Paris
Carina Haslam Gallery, Chenies Manor, Rickmansworth
The Society of Women Artists, The Mall Galleries, London The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London Arkley Fine Art, Hitchin, Hertfordshire Hemsley Gallery, Hemsley, Yorkshire Red Rag Gallery, Stow on the Wold, Gloucester. Farnham & Lake, Aynhoe Park, Oxfordshire
Ballon Rouge Art Gallery, Thame, Oxfordshire. Edinburgh Art Fair, Edinburgh. ...