“I work in metal, directly with the material…I like sculpture to look as if it happened naturally and to express an idea as simply as possible. I believe that an artist reveals more of himself in the way that he works than by stating his intentions or his ideas on art.”

ARTHUR ASHBY 
SCULPTSMITH

Biography

Born in New York City
Studied metal sculpting at the School of Visual Arts, New York
Lived and worked in Rome, Italy from 1972 to 1992
Currently living in New York City

Solo Exhibitions
1973  Gallery 88, Rome
1976  Gallery Orly, Basel
1977  Heritage Gallery
1978  The Studio Gallery, Rome
1979  La Zecca Privata di Roma
1981  The Studio Gallery, Rome
1988  Coventry, Sydney
1989  de Gruchy Gallery, Melbourne
1992  School of Architecture, University of Melbourne
1997  Coventry, Sydney

Selected Group Exhibitions
1972  Gallery Insieme, Spoleto
1974  Gallery USIS, Rome
1980  La Gallerie Contemporaine, Geneva
1988  Studio S Gallery, Rome
1990  Coventry, Sydney
1995  Coventry “Obsession” Touring Exhibition
1996  Coventry “Obsession” Touring Exhibition
1997  Studio 4 West, Piermont, New York
1998  Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney

Collections
Peggy Guggenheim Gallery, Venice
Hilton Hotel, Rome
La Trobe University, Melbourne
Mildura Regional Art Gallery
I.M. Pei, New York
Perumal Partners, Sydney
University of Melbourne
Valentino, Rome

Private Collections Include
Art Incorporate, Sydney
Federico Fellini, Rome
Ferdinand Finn, Norway
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, New York
Giuliano Vismara, Rome

AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Publications
New Art Five (Profiles in Contemporary Australian Art)