Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon CBE (born 15 August 1949) is a British abstract sculptor, and a winner of the Turner Prize

Richard Deacon was born in Bangor, Wales, and educated at Plymouth College He then studied at the Somerset College of Art, Taunton, at St Martin's School of Art, London, and at the Royal College of Art, also in London He left the Royal College in 1977, and went on to study part-time at the Chelsea School of Art Deacon's first one-person show came in 1978 in Brixton

Deacon's work is abstract, but often alludes to anatomical functions His works are often constructed from everyday materials such as laminated plywood, and he calls himself a "fabricator" rather than a "sculptor" His early pieces are typically made up of sleek curved forms, with later works sometimes more bulky

Deacon's body of work includes small-scale works suitable for showing in art galleries, as well as much larger pieces shown in sculpture gardens and objects made for specific events, such as dance performances

Deacon won the Turner Prize in 1987 (nominated for his touring show For Those Who Have Eyes) having previously been nominated in 1984

Deacon was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1999 New Year Honours List In 2007, he represented Wales at the Venice Biennale He was one of the five artists shortlisted for the Angel of the South project in January 2008

He is represented by Lisson Gallery, London and Milan; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York City; Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin; Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg and Paris; and LA Louver Gallery, Los Angeles

Tate held a retrospective show of his work in 2014
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