Biography

  • Raphael Daden
  • Born - 1972
  • Taunton, Somerset, England
  • Lives and works in Nottingham, UK
  • DATE EDUCATION
  • 1999- Present Founder Of Light Source, Organising Spectrum, Exhibition of Light
    1997-1998 Postgraduate-Contemporary Arts
    1994 -1997 BA (HONS), Fine Art-Sculpture Loughborough College of Art and Design UK
  • DATE COMMISSIONS - IN PROGRESS
  • 2009 - 10 Sea Patterns, Courtyard Commission, Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Belfast
    2009 Artpoint, Steel/Light Sculpture for 'Paradise Square Gardens' Oxford, UK
    2009 Citi Arts, 'Wachovia Cultural Campus' Charlotte North Carolina, USA
    2009 Four light based commissions working with Dyer Architects for Gloucester Quays
    2009 Broomfield Hospital Art Project, Essex, 5 Light Works For Level 3
  • DATE SELECTED - COMMISSIONS
  • 2007 Sculpture based on The Woollen Industry, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
    2006 Wave, Brighton Marina, Brighton and Hove
    2006 Circle, Voluntary Action Building, Sheffield
    2006 The Approach II, Geldards Law Firm, Nottingham
    2006 Lightwaves, Barking, London
    2005 Light Columns, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
    2005 Light Wall, Yeovil Hospital, Somerset
    2005 Million Years Under The Sea, Dudley, Birmingham
    2004 Light At The End Of The Tunnel, Andover, Hampshire
    2004 Text Tower, Glastonbury Festival
    2003 Continuous Flow, Leeds City Centre
    2003 Interactive, Making Sense Exhibition, 20/21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe
    2001 Brighton Cones, Brighton & Hove
    2001 Light Forms, Festive Illuminations for Derby City
    2001 Beneath The Tide, Crescent Arts Gallery, Scarborough
    1998 Stone Carving, Suntrans Cycle Network, Leicester
  • DATE AWARDS
  • 2007 Arts Council of England Grant to create a Catalogue
    2006 Research and Development Grant, Arts Council England
    1999 Awards For All, National Lottery Grant
    1998 Royal Society of British Sculptors Bursary
    1997 East Midlands Arts, Start Up Award
  • DATE SELECTED - EXHIBITIONS
  • 2007 Festival Of Light, Blackpool, UK
    2007 Exhibition Of International Artists, Nottingham
    2006 Drawing With Light, Solo Show, Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford
    2005 Nottingham Open, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
    2003/4 Spectrum 03, Exhibition of Light, Touring to Q Arts, Derby
    2003/4 The Brew House Gallery, Taunton, Worcester, Museum and Art Gallery
    2003/4 Making Sense, 20/21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe
    2002 Sea, Solo Show Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton
    2002 Art From The Studio, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
    2002 Spectrum 02, Exhibition Of Light, Heathcote Arts, Nottingham
    2001 Art X3, Group Show of UK Artists, Hattingen Gallery, Germany
    2001 A New Light, Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery, Cambridgeshire
    2000 Spectrum 01, Exhibition Of Light, Turtle Arts Gallery, Nottingham
    2000 Mix 2000, The Regional Museum, Xanten, Germany
    2000 Landmarks, Solo Show Crescent Arts, Scarborough
    1999 Sculpture By The Sea, Bondi Sydney, Australia
    1999 Eleven 99, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery
    1998 Viewpoints, Art-Sway Gallery, Hampshire
    1998 Rented Rooms, Mezzanine Gallery, Nottingham
    1998 Light, On Sight Gallery, Northampton
    1998 Visual Arts Week, Leicester City Art Gallery
    1995 Somerset Arts Week
  • DATE SELECTED - WORKSHOPS & LECTURES
  • 2007 Bauhaus Gallery in Birmingham, UK
    2004 School of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham
    2004 Lead Artist for Top Valley School, Nottingham
    2003/4 Lead Artist for Creative Partnerships, Nottingham
    2002 Artist for APT based in The Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham
    2002/4 Workshop in Schools for Nottingham Council, working alongside Teachers
    2001 Working with people with impaired vision, Royal Society For The Blind
  • DATE SELECTED - PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS
  • 2007 Arts Council Of England Grant to create a Catalogue
    2007 Sculpture Magazine, Washington USA
    2007 Artist News Letter, Review UK
    2007 Online Resource, dedicated to Public Art www.art-public.com
    2006 Light Magazine, review
    2005 Artist News Letter, covering Light At The End of the Tunnel, Andover
    2002 Artist News Letter, covering Spectrum Exhibition Of Light
    2001 Artist News Letter, covering The Brighton Cones Commission
    2001 The Guardian, covering The Brighton Cones Commission
    2001 Weekend Argus, covering The Brighton Cones Commission
    2001 The Express, covering Light Forms Commission, Derby
    2000 The Guardian Exhibitions Guide, covering Spectrum Show
    2000 Yorkshire Post, covering Landmarks Show
    1998 The Encyclopaedia Of Sculpting Techniques, by John Plowman