Andy Scott (sculptor)

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.

Andy Scott
Born	1964 (age 60–61)
Alma mater	Glasgow School of Art
Known for	Sculpture
Notable work	Beacon of Hope The Kelpies
Website	www.andyscottsculptor.com

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

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

See also

• Water-horse
• Falkirk Helix
• List of sculptors