About Keziah
Born in Hertfordshire in 1981, Keziah is a mother of two and military wife. Having worked as a Secondary Art school teacher whilst raising her family, in September 2022 she became a full time sculptor. Currently working from her home studio in Bristol, Keziah specialises in portraiture and figurative sculpture. Balancing private and public commissions alongside her own sculptural practice.
'“Portraiture for me is the practice of storytelling. We carry our life experiences in the expressions on our faces. It is always a joyful experience to sculpt from life. The bonus is that it is such a collaborative process, there is a lot of talking and laughter during a sitting. It is much more relaxed and informal than people anticipate. I observe my sitters, not as an austere critic but as a child with a hundred enthusiastic questions.
I feel very honoured to become the part of a family’s story. A sculpture sitting is such a once in a lifetime experience. I record just a moment in a persons life time and keep them safe in clay or Bronze for generations to come.
A sculpture sitting feels a little like a dance, I move around them, study, play with the clay and observe. The delightful rhythm of our conversations is the music I move to. ”
- KGB
Sculpting King Charles III in the studio.
The Hepworth Wakefield ‘If Not Now, Then When?’ 2023
Jubilee Artist Residency at the National Army Museum 2022
The Society of Portrait Sculptors London 2022
Ashburner Prize Exhibition Devon 2022
Bath Society of Arts 2022
Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries 2021
The Society of Portrait Sculptors London 2021
Finalist for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust award 2019.
Short listed for the Society of Portrait artist’s Masterclass prize in 2019
First class Degree and Masters in Fine Art at LUSAD
“The result, always a likeness, but searching for something more, something intangible of their spirit rendered into raw clay. A truth captured for eternity in fired earth or bronze. ”
For every single commission and sale of my art work I donate a portion of my profit to invest in the conservation work of the Wildlife trust or by planting saplings the National Forest. The future is undoubtedly Green so I am doing everything I can to reduce the environmental impact of creating my work.