Faye Toogood is a British artist and designer working at the boundary between functional object and sculpture.
Her practice is rooted in the shapes and materials of the English countryside, from gnarled oak trees to ancient standing stones. It resists categorization and is driven by contradictions: soft and hard, practical and poetic, handmade and industrial.
Toogood begins with a hands-on process. Humble materials such as cardboard and clay are used to test and rework form, before being scaled up to the point of abstraction. Whether making a chair, a large-scale installation or a piece of public art, the result carries a sense of play and a directness of touch.
Her work is held in museum collections worldwide, including Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA, US, Dallas Museum of Art, TX, US, High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA, US, Corning Museum of Glass, NY, US, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, US, Denver Museum of Art, CO, US, Columbus Museum of Art, OH, US and Fabergé Museum, St Petersburg, Russia. She has exhibited internationally at the V&A, London, UK, Triennale di Milano, Italy, D Museum, Seoul, South Korea, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, National Theatre, Doha, Qatar and Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, UK.
Toogood lives in Hampshire and works in London, UK.
