Hamish Horsley
Born and raised in Whanganui, Hamish headed overseas after studies at Ilam School of Art, returning briefly in the late 1960's to coordinate Whanganui's successful "Serenity Arts Festival" before leaving for further travels in SE Asia and India. Resuming his fine art studies in London in 1976, he graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1986, with a Master's Degree in Sculpture.
Based in London for the past 30 years working as a professional artist and teacher, Hamish has built an impressive reputation with many significant and often monumental public art commissions and private projects.
His work is found throughout the UK, Northern Europe, the Middle East and more recently India, Vietnam and Thailand (where he teaches art and creative practice at Walailak University).
An extensive traveller, Hamish's frequent visits to Tibet and his deep empathy for that country's culture and faith, resulted in the commissioning of one of his most iconic works, 'The Tibetan Peace Garden'. Situated beside the Imperial War Museum in central London, it was opened in 1999 by the Dalai Lama.
These links also reached Whanganui when in 1996 his exhibition of photographs titled, "Near to Heaven, Travels through Tibet", was shown at the Sarjeant Gallery. As part of the exhibition, Hamish brought three Tibetan monks to make a Sand Mandela under the Sarjeant's dome. An astonishing success, the event drew upwards of 15,000 visitors in 10 days. The photographic works now form part of the Sarjeant's collection.
After rediscovering New Zealand's magical landscapes during recent visits, Hamish made the decision to move back here permanently. He packed the entire contents of his London home and sculptor's studio and shipped it all to New Zealand, and is currently living in the Coromandel. Although Hamish has yet to find a permanent home for his studio he has begun work on a new collection of painting and sculpture that integrate his past and present with the landscape and culture of Aotearoa.
Based in London for the past 30 years working as a professional artist and teacher, Hamish has built an impressive reputation with many significant and often monumental public art commissions and private projects.
His work is found throughout the UK, Northern Europe, the Middle East and more recently India, Vietnam and Thailand (where he teaches art and creative practice at Walailak University).
An extensive traveller, Hamish's frequent visits to Tibet and his deep empathy for that country's culture and faith, resulted in the commissioning of one of his most iconic works, 'The Tibetan Peace Garden'. Situated beside the Imperial War Museum in central London, it was opened in 1999 by the Dalai Lama.
These links also reached Whanganui when in 1996 his exhibition of photographs titled, "Near to Heaven, Travels through Tibet", was shown at the Sarjeant Gallery. As part of the exhibition, Hamish brought three Tibetan monks to make a Sand Mandela under the Sarjeant's dome. An astonishing success, the event drew upwards of 15,000 visitors in 10 days. The photographic works now form part of the Sarjeant's collection.
After rediscovering New Zealand's magical landscapes during recent visits, Hamish made the decision to move back here permanently. He packed the entire contents of his London home and sculptor's studio and shipped it all to New Zealand, and is currently living in the Coromandel. Although Hamish has yet to find a permanent home for his studio he has begun work on a new collection of painting and sculpture that integrate his past and present with the landscape and culture of Aotearoa.
ARTISTS IN STOCK INCLUDE:
Laurence Aberhart | Gretchen Albrecht | Joanna Auld | Russell Brown | Kate Buckley | Emma Camden
Garry Currin | Roger Donaldson | Don Driver | Matt Dutton | Gail Edmonds | Simon Edwards | Joan Grehan Estate
Paul Hartigan | Lance Hayes | Hamish Horsley | Raewyne Johnson | Tony Lane | Catherine Macdonald
John McDermott | Scott McFarlane | Fiona McGowan | Sara McIntyre | Warwick McLeod | Leigh Mitchell-Anyon
Ross Mitchell-Anyon | David Murray | Simon Ogden | Prakash Patel | Ben Pearce | Paul Rayner | John Reynolds
James Robinson | James Ross | John Roy | Anna Rutherford | David Sarich | Carmen Simmonds | Eion Stevens
Ahu Te Ua | Jeff Thomson | David Traub | Marti Vreede | Denys Watkins | Lorraine Webb | Stuart Welch | Richard Wotton
Laurence Aberhart | Gretchen Albrecht | Joanna Auld | Russell Brown | Kate Buckley | Emma Camden
Garry Currin | Roger Donaldson | Don Driver | Matt Dutton | Gail Edmonds | Simon Edwards | Joan Grehan Estate
Paul Hartigan | Lance Hayes | Hamish Horsley | Raewyne Johnson | Tony Lane | Catherine Macdonald
John McDermott | Scott McFarlane | Fiona McGowan | Sara McIntyre | Warwick McLeod | Leigh Mitchell-Anyon
Ross Mitchell-Anyon | David Murray | Simon Ogden | Prakash Patel | Ben Pearce | Paul Rayner | John Reynolds
James Robinson | James Ross | John Roy | Anna Rutherford | David Sarich | Carmen Simmonds | Eion Stevens
Ahu Te Ua | Jeff Thomson | David Traub | Marti Vreede | Denys Watkins | Lorraine Webb | Stuart Welch | Richard Wotton
