Andy Scott (sculptor)

Andy Scott
Andy Scott
Born	1964 (age 59–60)
Alma mater	Glasgow School of Art
Known for	Sculpture
Notable work	Beacon of Hope; The Kelpies;
Website	www.andyscottsculptor.com

Andy Scott (born 1964) is a Scottish figurative sculptor, working in galvanised steel and bronze. His works frequently feature both animal and human subjects, with a particular emphasis on horses as a mainstay of his portfolio.

Biography

Andy Scott graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts (with honours) in Fine Art Sculpture, and in 1987 with a diploma in Postgraduate Studies.^{[citation needed]}

Andy Scott is a Los Angeles–based figurative sculptor who works internationally on public and private artworks. His works combine traditional draftsmanship with contemporary fabrication techniques and currently range from 10 to 100 feet (3.0 to 30.5 metres) in height.

Scott was awarded an honorary degree from the Open University Scotland in 2017.^[1]

Notable works

Andy Scott is well known for The Kelpies

"Lulla-Bye" in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, UK

The Kelpies, monumental horses heads completed on 27 November 2013 Falkirk, Scotland^[2]^[3]
"Lulla-Bye", Edinburgh, Scotland
Arria, Cumbernauld, Scotland
Poised, Marischal Square, Aberdeen^[4]
Rise, Glasgow Harbour, Scotland^[5]
COB, Bexley, London
Arabesque, Queensland, Australia
Argestes Aqua, Victoria, Australia
River Spirit, Stride, Foxboy, I Can See For Miles, Journeys End, Lifeline: all Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Beacon of Hope, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Ibrox Disaster Memorial, Glasgow, Scotland
Heavy Horse, on M8 Edinburgh to Glasgow motorway^[2]
Equus Altüs^[6] and The Briggate Minerva,^[7] Trinity Leeds shopping centre, Leeds, England
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Glasgow, statue unveiled on the 90th anniversary of his death on 10 December 2018.
The DunBear, DunBear Park in Dunbar, statue unveiled on 2019 in honour of Dunbar-born naturalist John Muir.^[8]
Statues of Vincent Kompany, David Silva, and Sergio Agüero, City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester^[9]
Loon, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA ^[10]

Gallery

Arria, Cumbernauld, Scotland
COB, Bexley, London
Rise, Glasgow Harbour, Glasgow, Scotland
Thanksgiving Square Beacon, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Argestes Aqua, Byron Bay, Australia
Ibrox Disaster Memorial (John Greig), memorial to the 1971 Ibrox disaster, Glasgow, Scotland
The Briggate Minerva, Briggate, Leeds, England, outside the Trinity Leeds centre
Equus Altus, inside Trinity Leeds, Leeds, England