About Holly Bennett
Links
Education
2017 - 2020
University of the West of England
1997 - 1998
The City and Guilds of London Art School
1992 - 1995
Wimbledon School of Art
1991 - 1992
Wimbledon School of Art
Awards
2121
Creative Bath Awards Finalist
"The Creative Bath Awards showcase Bath’s brilliant creative and tech businesses and individuals. Our Awards are tightly contested and greatly prized. Winning a Creative Bath Award is a powerful accolade.
This is the most high profile, prominent Awards event, promoting the regional creative
tech and cultural sector. It’s our creative playground, nature’s blank canvas to colour as we wish."
2020
Try It Award
2020
University of the West of England Enterprise Summer Scholarship
2018
University of the West of England Pitching Competition
There are no upcoming events
Show previous events Hide previous events
Previous events
Event: The Affordable Art Fair Hampstead
Dates: 11 May 2023 - 14 May 2023
The Affordable Art Fair Hampstead has over 100 galleries from the UK and around the world, brand new installations, amazing programme partners and curated edits.
I am showing with the fantastic Hayloft Gallery.
Event: Bath Society of Artists' Annual Exhibition
Dates: 26 Apr 2023 - 24 Jun 2023
This exhibition showcases the best of the region’s artistic talent and is a must for art lovers and collectors alike, with all works for sale.
The annual exhibition is also open to non-members and attracts up to 1,000 entries, with sales doubling in the last few years. The prizes on offer total more than £3,000. During the exhibition members of the public can vote for their favourite artwork; the winner receiving the Public Choice Prize.
Event: Royal West of England Academy Artist Network Members’ show.
Dates: 25 Apr 2023 - 19 May 2023
Group exhibition featuring work by members of the RWA Artist Network, which consists of nearly 100 practising visual artists from Bristol and the South West.
This exhibition showcases the breadth of talent amongst the Artist Network members, and presents a unique snapshot of contemporary visual art by local artists, and will be the first Artist Network exhibition since the RWA capital project.
The exhibition will take place in the Youngwood Room, Link space and corridor which are located on the lower ground floor at the RWA.
Event: Group show
Dates: 20 Oct 2022 - 23 Oct 2022
Exhibiting with the Hayloft Gallery at The Affordable Art Fair in Battersea in London.
https://affordableartfair.com/fairs/london-battersea-autumn/
https://thehayloftgallery.co.uk/artists/holly-bennett/
Event: London UWE Alumni exhibition
Dates: 23 Jun 2022 - 26 Jun 2022
Free Range takes over a cluster of warehouse spaces at the Truman Brewery for emerging artists to plan, curate and build their own group exhibitions
Event: Mixed Show
Dates: 20 May 2022 - 20 Aug 2022
In the gallery we stock a wide range of affordable art and crafts, including original work, limited edition prints (framed or mounted), ceramics, bronzes, glass and more… plus cards and gifts for all occasions.
We aim to showcase the work of local and regional artists in particular, and much of what we offer is made by artists and craftspeople from Bristol and the south-west.
Event: Bath Society of Artists' Annual Exhibition
Dates: 14 May 2022 - 2 Jul 2022
This exhibition showcases the best of the region’s artistic talent and is a must for art lovers and collectors alike, with all works for sale.
The annual exhibition is also open to non-members and attracts up to 1,000 entries, with sales doubling in the last few years. The prizes on offer total more than £3,000. During the exhibition members of the public can vote for their favourite artwork; the winner receiving the Public Choice Prize.
Event: Bath Society of Artists’ Annual Exhibition.
Dates: 1 Oct 2021 - 20 Nov 2021
Now in its 116th year, this hugely popular exhibition showcases the best of the region’s artistic talent.
Any artist aged 18 or over can submit work for possible selection, and all of the artworks are for sale. The exhibits include paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints and mixed media.
Bath Society of Artists was founded in 1904 with 26 members. It has grown over the years to a membership of about 120 diverse artists. Many distinguished 20th-century painters have exhibited with the Society.
Event: Graduate Showcase Exhibition
Dates: 16 Jun 2021 - 27 Jun 2021
Celebrating the achievements of 2020 graduating students with a physical show. Each graduate is invited to include a digital image for the poster exhibition.
Though no substitute for the Degree Show – an annual highlight for the city of Bristol and the creative sector – the Graduate Showcase Exhibition celebrates the exceptional talents of our students during an extraordinary year.
Our Graduate Showcase Exhibition will be held at the UWE Bristol Studios at Spike Island, running for 10 days, starting on 16 June 2021. Please note: the exhibition is not open Monday or Tuesday (days when Spike Island is closed).
16-17 June 2021, 10:00-17:00
18-20 and 23-27 June 2021, 12:00-16:00
More Information: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/events/degree-shows/creative-industries-showcase
To Book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/graduate-showcase-exhibition-tickets-154711481205
Event: Royal West of England Open Submission Exhibition
Dates: 5 Dec 2020 - 9 May 2021
Dec 2020: Exhibited and sold 1 of the edition of new work at the Royal West of England’s Open Submission Exhibition in Bristol. Starting online and aiming to open physically in the New Year.
Event: Future Edit
Dates: 3 Dec 2020 - 20 Feb 2021
Future Edit is a selling showcase of the best craft and design graduate talent from 2020. Future Edit will introduce you to some of the next generation of makers who have been selected for their creative flair, thoughtful design and skilled execution.
All the work was made by graduates during the final stages of their MA and BA courses. Many items are one-off, handmade pieces whilst other display the tenacity of makers to implement experimental techniques against the challenging backdrop of 2020.
Event: Bath Society of Artists’ Annual Exhibition.
Dates: 2 Nov 2020 - 3 Jan 2021
Bath Society of Artists’ 115th Annual Open Submission Exhibition. Online in 2020.
Event: Online Showcase
Dates: 31 Oct 2020 - 31 Oct 2021
"New talent, New ways of working."
A digital showcase featuring the work of students from 25 of UWE Bristol’s creative programmes across art, design, animation, fashion, media, performance, photography and filmmaking.
https://showcase.uwe.ac.uk/2020/design-ma/holly-bennett-307/
Event: Members' Exhibition
Dates: 7 Oct 2020 - 14 Jan 2021
An Exhibition of work from Bath Society of Artists Members at “Art at the Heart” at the RUH in Bath.
Event: Broadway Arts Festival
Dates: 29 May 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
Online Arts Festival and selling Exhibition in the Cotswolds, UK.
https://broadwayartsfestival.com/art-competition/
Event: International Sculpture Day
Dates: 25 Apr 2020 - 25 Apr 2020
April 2020: International Sculpture Day: Studio Show “Riding the Curve.”
Event: Riding the Curve
Dates: 3 Apr 2020 - 3 May 2020
April 2020: Solo Show, “Riding the Curve,” at The Drawing Rooms in Bath.
- Postponed due to lockdown.
Event: Royal West of England Open Submission Exhibition
Dates: 4 Oct 2019 - 20 Dec 2019
Nov 2019: Exhibited and sold 5 of the edition of new work at the Royal West of England’s Open Submission Exhibition in Bristol.
Event: Bath Society of Artists’ Annual Exhibition
Dates: 21 Jun 2019 - 22 Nov 2019
June 2019: Exhibited and sold new work at Bath Society of Artists’ Summer Show at Victoria Art Gallery, Bath.
Event: Resident Maker
Dates: 8 Aug 2018 - 8 Aug 2018
Aug 2018: Exhibited waxes at the “Make Space” at Bristol Museum, alongside the “Woman’s Hour Craft Prize” touring exhibition.
Biography
I make sculpture of people, animals and unusual creatures that I use as metaphors to tell an internal narrative. I work with great consideration, integrity and humour, and I communicate through direct visual impact and shared emotive response. I aim to create sculpture that is exciting and moving, and which speaks to an audience who is interested in engaging with areas of deeper significance within our lives.
I feel driven to make sculpture out of a need to express experiences, feelings and emotions that I encounter as part of life. Paradoxically I find that I can communicate more accurately through a slightly more obscure subject matter, and I am not making an illustration so much as a prompt to deeper shared understandings. I am inspired by every-day subtleties that I find around me, and my creative process comes out of discovering physical forms that express human experience.
I model the original sculptures in wax onto a wire armature, and then I cast them as limited editions into a vibrant British-made eco-resin. I originated this innovative casting technique which creates an aesthetic that keeps the beautiful translucent qualities of the wax while remaining accessible to a wide audience.
I am an Executive Committee Member of Bath Society of Artists, and an Artist Network Member of the Royal West of England Academy.
