Exhibitions 1977 – 1988

Before the Gallery in the Forest was created in 1988 there seems to have been exhibitions held at Grizedale. There were also exhibitions held elsewhere that involved the sculptures at the time. It is hard to find much information about these but what I have found is listed here.

Exhibitions around the Country

The Grizedale Exhibition: A Sense of Place – 1984

A Sense of Place was held at Sunderland Arts Centre between November & December 1984 before going on tour.

It was described as “A major exhibition on Grizedale Sculpture opened at Sunderland Arts Centre by Sir David Montgomery, Chairman of the Forestry Commission last November. This exhibition is touring nationally and will finally form part of a permanent exhibition at Grizedale”. – The Slasher article 1984

“The exhibition documents the seven years, to date, of [the sculpture] project. ‘A Sense of Place’ includes a specially commissioned photographic portrait of the forest sculptures by leading photographer Mark Prior, plus drawings, maquettes and related pieces of sculpture covering most of the 40 pieces installed since 1977.” – Arts North Dec/Jan 1984/5

The article below from November 1984 explains how photographs of the works in the article were included in the exhibition.

 

Contributing Artists:

  • Richard Harris
  • David Nash
  • David Kemp
  • Robert Koenig
  • Ken Turnell
  • Alan Grimwood
  • David Evison
  • Donald Rankin
  • Andy Goldsworthy
  • Michael Winstone

Accompanying Book:

A Sense of Place Sculpture In Landscape 1984 – Edited by Peter Davies & Tony Knipe

asenseofplacefront.jpeg

“Ceolith Press has marked the exhibition launch by publishing a 178 page book of the same title which includes over 200 illustrations and essays.” – Arts North Dec/Jan 1984/5

Presences of Nature: Words and Images of the Lake District – 1982

The exhibition was created for Carlisle Museum and Art Gallery. Several artists that also created work for Grizedale (some subsequently) were part of this exhibition including:

  • Richard Harris
  • David Nash
  • David Kemp
  • Andy Goldsworthy
  • Charles Bray

Richard Harris’ work for the exhibition were photographs of his Grizedale sculptures. David Nash produced new work unrelated to the sculpture trail but made in Grizedale. David Kemp made new works one of which seems to have been displayed at Grizedale around this time (see below).

A Meeting of Ways – Grizedale – 1981

Consisting of a Stone Stove, fire, and smoke, air sited near two streams, water, a footpath, earth, “reflecting the beauty and variety of this Cumbrian Landscape” – Neil Hanson

 

Accompanying Book:

Presences of Nature, Words and Images of the Lake District 1982 Edited by Neil Hanson

presences-of-natureweb

Exhibitions at Grizedale

The Chariot

David Kemp – ? – 1980

chariot 2

From Open Air Sculpture in Britain 1984 – “Made from old wheels, agricultural machinery. It was exhibited for a time in Grizedale Forest where the sculptor became a sculptor in residence in 1982”.

Artist’s other work in Grizedale:

Scale Green Birdman – 1981

The Heron – 1981

Rook Crossing – 1981

Deer Hunter – 1982

Forest Fugue – 1984

Wood Winders – 1984

Ancient Forester 1 – 1987

Ancient Forester 2  – 1995