Graeme Mitcheson

{{short description|British sculptor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Use British English|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox artist | name = Graeme Mitcheson | image = | caption = Graeme Mitcheson | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1973|04|16}} | birth_place = Ashington, Northumberland, England | death_date = | death_place = | field = Sculpture | works = | training = Loughborough University | spouse = | awards = | website = {{url|https://www.chisel-it.co.uk}} }}

'''Graeme Mitcheson''' (b. 16 April 1973) is a British sculptor working mainly on large-scale public artworks. Several of his pieces are at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

==Work== After graduating in 1995 with a degree in fine arts from Loughborough College of Art, Mitcheson moved to Oakthorpe in Leicestershire where he established a studio.<ref>{{cite news |date=1996-10-08 |work=Burton Daily Mail |author=GenevraJones |title=Graeme carves out a living from limestone |url= https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003793/19960126/010/0010|page=10 |location=Burton, England }}</ref> His inspirations include Henri Rousseau, Eric Gill and Henry Moore.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/interview-sculptor-graeme-mitcheson/ |title=An interview with Graeme Mitcheson |author= |website= southdowns.gov.uk |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> His preferred medium is limestone, but he has expanded to work in other mediums. He was elected an associate member of the Royal Society of Sculptors (MRSS) in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sculptors.org.uk/artists/graeme-mitcheson |title=Graeme Mitcheson MRSS |author= |website= sculptors.org.uk |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center |+A selection of works by Graeme Mitcheson ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Work ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Material ! scope="col" | Image |- | 1996 | ''Vista'' the ninth of ten River Eden benchmarks<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.edenbenchmarks.org.uk/sculptures.html |title=Sculptures along the River Eden |author= |website= edenbenchmarks.org.uk |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | Cumbria | St. Bees sandstone | 100px |- | 2004 | ''Celebrating Bedworth’s Heritage''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/celebrating-bedworths-heritage-322717 |title=Celebrating Bedworth's heritage |author= |website= artuk.org |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | Rye Piece Ringway, Bedworth | Mixed sandstones | 100px |- | 2005 | ''Sundial''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/71032 |title=SJ3146: Sculpture sundial by Graeme Mitcheson atop the Hafod Bing |author= |website= geograph.org.uk |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | Hafod Bing, Rhosllannerchrugog | Sandstone | 100px |- | 2007 | ''Mytilus Edilus''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/alumni/news/2021/november/alumni-sculptures-mark-remembrance/ |title=Alumni sculptures mark remembrance |author= |website= lboro.ac.uk |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | Conwy, North Wales | Kilkenny limestone | 100px |- | rowspan="4"|2009 | ''Tranquillity Seats'' | De Montfort Square, Leicester | Cornish granite | 100px |- | ''The Family''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northardenheritagetrail.co.uk |title=Welcome to the North Arden Heritage Trail |author= |website= lboro.ac.uk |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | Fillongley, Warwickshire | Sandstone | 100px |- | ''Tom''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1888697 |title= SP2991: Carved stone sculpture, Birmingham Road, Ansley |author=John Brightly |website= geography.org.hk |access-date=2023-09-09}}</ref> | Ansley village green, Warwickshire | Sandstone | 100px |- | ''Sculptural mooring posts''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/alumni/news/2021/november/alumni-sculptures-mark-remembrance/ |title=Alumni sculptures mark remembrance |author= |website= lboro.ac.uk |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | Loughborough Canal Basin | Corncockle sandstone | 100px |- | 2011 | ''Sir Bobby Robson Memorial''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newcastleart.org/st-james-park-art/bobby-robson-memorial-garden-graeme-mitcheson-2011/ |title=Bobby Robson memorial garden |author= |website= newcastleart.org |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | Newscastle-Upon-Tyne | Portland limestone | 100px |- | 2013 | ''Bevin Boys'' memorial<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/64364 |title=Bevin Boys |author= |website= iwm.org.uk |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire | Kilkenny quarry stones | 100px |- | 2014 | ''Naval Service memorial''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/75874 |title=Naval Service |author= |website= iwm.org.uk |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-27857004 |title= National naval memorial unveiled in Staffordshire |author= Caroline Wyatt |website= bbc.com |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire | Coloured glass, granite, Kilkenny limestone | 100px |- | 2015 | ''Muntjac Deer''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/muntjac-deer-i-296378 |title=Muntjac Deer I |author= |website= artuk.org |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | Quorn, Leicestershire | Mountsorrel granite | 100px |- | 2018 | ''Milk Churn Man''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/farmer-304711 |title=Farmer I |author= |website= artuk.org |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | Nestlé Factory, Hatton, Derby | Sandstone | 100px |- | rowspan="2"|2019 | ''The Best of Times During the Worst of Times'' 10th Battalion Memorial<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-england-nottinghamshire-45368876/page/2 |title=New war memorial planned for village |author= |website= bbc.com |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire | Woodwork sandstone | 100px |- | ''Heathlands Sculpture Trail''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/south-downs-national-park-sculptures-inspire-a-walk-on-the-wild-side-2969300 |title=South Downs National Park sculptures inspires a walk on the wild side |author=Chris Broom |website= portsmouth.co.uk |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | Pulborough Brooks RSPB Nature Reserve, West Sussex | Woodkirk sandstone | 100px |- |2021 | ''Leighton Buzzard Light Railway (LBLR) Memorial''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.stonewater.org/news/press-releases/public-art-takes-centre-stage-at-new-affordable-homes-in-leighton-buzzard/ |title=Public art takes centre stage at new affordable homes in Leighton Buzzard |author=John Brightly |website= stonewater.org |access-date=2023-10-09}}</ref> | Leighton Buzzard | Sandstone | 100px |- | rowspan="2"|2023 | ''Everglow''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://yourdistrict.wakefield.gov.uk/new-artwork-celebrates-the-natural-environment-in-and-around-city-fields/ |title=New artwork celebrates the natural environment in and around City Fields |author= |website= yourdistrict.wakefield.gov.uk |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | City Field, Wakefield | Coloured glass and concrete | |- | ''Mesothelioma Memorial''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hippocraticpost.com/cancer/memorial-sculpture-honouring-mesothelioma-patients-in-the-armed-forces-unveiled/ |title=Memorial sculpture honouring the mesolothioma patients in the Armed Forces unmveiled |author= |website= hippocraticpost.com |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> | National Memorial Arboretum | Clipsham limestone | 100px |- |}

===Collaborations=== *1996 - Mitcheson worked with David Haigh on a public sculpture for Batley *1997 - Mitcheson assisted Richard Perry on ''Six Figures'' at Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery

==Awards and nominations== * 2012 - ''Lord Mayor's Award for Landscape Design'' for the Sir Bobby Robson Memorial * 2014 - Honorary member of the Royal Naval Association for work on the memorial * 2016 - ''Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture'' - shortlisted * 2018 - ''Keith Hayman Award for Public Art'' – shortlisted for The Railwaymen

==External links== *[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/search/actor:mitcheson-graeme-b-1973-9824707/page/2 Art UK]

==References== {{Portal|Biography}} {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitcheson, Graeme}} Category:National Memorial Arboretum Category:1973 births Category:20th-century English sculptors Category:English male sculptors Category:Alumni of Loughborough University Category:Living people Category:People from Ashington Category:20th-century English male artists Category:21st-century English sculptors Category:21st-century English male artists Category:Artists from Northumberland