Shelley Anderson is a Cornish sculptor and metalworker whose practice grows directly from the landscape and coastline of West Cornwall. Working with metals and recycled materials, he creates sculptures that are deliberately free and organic in character, allowing the material itself to guide the form rather than imposing rigid structure upon it. His work ranges from intimate hand-held pieces
to large-scale bronze resin panel commissions, all sharing the same rootedness in place and a deep understanding of metal as a living, responsive medium. He is also known for his cast bronze work, which reflects both his technical mastery and his instinct for giving objects a sense of weight and quiet presence.
His achievements include recognition for restoration work from the York Conservation Society and a scholarship from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, one of the most prestigious awards in British craft. He spent eight years at the Copper Works in Newlyn before establishing his own independent practice, and his large-scale commissions include work for the Montol festival in Penzance, where he is an active member of the local creative community.
Anderson trained in Silversmithing and Metal Fabrication at Falmouth College of Art, having first discovered metalworking in his father's garage in West Cornwall.
He now works from his studio in Penzance.
