Discipline
Abstract
Conceptual
Installation / Land / Site-specific
Material
Bronze
Found Objects
Granite/Marble/Stone
Metal (other)
Mixed media
Region
London
South West
Biography
Alice Cunningham is a visual artist with a diverse practice working with a breadth of materials from stone carving, painting, earth works, site-specific installations to community led design projects. She has exhibited widely throughout the UK and internationally (incl. the Tate, Paul Mellon Centre and the Royal West of England Academy). These creative experiences have propelled her to delve deeper into the intersection of art, society, and the environment, resulting in the creation of several impactful pieces where concept and materiality have an equal focus.
Alice's portfolio includes a myriad of significant commissions, from site-specific artworks in Amiens (France), Vittorio Veneto (Italy), Weston Super Mare and Stoke on Trent, (UK) to permanent sculptures in Trinity Arts Centre, Bristol and a new commission alongside Richard Long for the RWA’s recent Earth: Digging Deep in British Art 1781-2022. Each commission reflects a narrative interwoven with personal experience, site response and environmental consciousness. The curator of the Hermitage in Russia commissioned Alice to represent the UK in creating a permanent public artwork in Italy. This allowed her to explore her artistic vision with global perspectives, amplifying the discourse on art's transformative power across borders.
Collaboration lies at the heart of Alice's practice and include engagements with the Royal Society of Sculptors, University of Bristol, and the Bank of England. Awards include the Outstanding Prize at the Royal West of England Academy and the Leonardo Da Vinci Scholarship in Seville.
Through teaching engagements, workshops, and lectures at prestigious institutions like the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts & Sciences, she's shared her expertise and remained open to learning and evolving as an artist.
"My fascination with people and our material engagement with the world around us makes me endeavor to create work that is as inclusive as possible. I am interested in ways of communicating, the ways we interact with and understand our surroundings”