Sue Nunn

Born 1950 in the Kent countryside, before the motorways came. I have been involved in image-making most of my life,completing a Fine Art/Sculpture degree in 1971. I now live and work in Brighton, Sussex, England. I have been woodcarving since the hurricane of 1987 tore through Sussex, leaving unwanted timber on the streets of Brighton. In carving, it is good to feel part of a tradition that spans the centuries and cultures.There is life already present in the wood, a sense of reverence and endurance. I work primarily in oak, our hardest native wood, carving entirely by hand.My work is figurative, the images often metaphorical. In recent years I have worked on large scale public commissions. Involving research into local history, the sculptures stand like silent storytellers in the landscape.I hope people find them relevant to their own experiences of life.

Education1967-68 Fine Art Foundation, Folkestone School of Art, Kent.
1968-71 BA Fine Art/Sculpture, Gloucestershire College of Art & Design 1971-72.
Travelling1972-73
P.G.C.E. adult/secondary school art teacher, Brighton University
1973-75Art Teacher, Brune Park Comprehensive, Gosport, Hants.
1976-78 Art Teacher, A.S.Neill's Summerhill School, Leiston, Suffolk
1978-80 Part Time Adult Education Tutor, Portsmouth Area

EXHIBITIONS AND COMMISSIONS
April 1985 Exhibited in Lewes Festival, co formed Brighton Women Artists.
May 1986 Brighton Women Artists group exhibition, Mandela Hall, Sussex University.
Nov 1987 Maze Installation, Red Herring Studios, Brighton.
May 1988 Testing the Means, Gloucestershire Museum.
June 1988 Rosary Summer Sculpture Trail, Norwich, Mar 1988 Waving, not drowning, Red Herring Studios, Brighton.
Oct 1990 Visible Women, The Grange, Rottingdean.
Oct 1991 Doors of the Earth, Stanmer House Gardens, Brighton.
June 1992 New Works, Eye Level gallery, Brighton.
April 1993 Exhibition of Anti-Racist Art, The Edge Gallery, London.
May 1994 Sculpture in Stanmer Park, four month open air exhibition, Stanmer.
Oct 1995 A Woman of Substance four month solo show, Worthing Museum.
May 1998 The Secret Garden solo show, Brighton Festival.
May 1999 Big Heads at Burstows, Brighton Festival.
2000 Spirit of the Village, the Chiddingly Millenium Sculpture. Arts Council funded. A substantial five-piece carving now permanently sited in the Millenium garden, Chiddingly, East Sussex
May 2001 One Step Beyond, Brighton
Sept 2003 Noahs Rest, oak carving commissioned by the Robertsbrid...