EXHIBITIONS — LAURA FORD

2025

'Art For Your Oceans', Sotheby's, London, May

'Art For Your Oceans', Sotheby's, London, May

'Cure 3', Bonhams, London, March

'Cure 3', Bonhams, London, March

'Expedientes X.' DA2, Salamanca, February

'Expedientes X.' DA2, Salamanca, February

2024

'Under this roof', Bo Lee and Workman, July - September

'Under this roof', Bo Lee and Workman, July - September

Nature Sculpture Culture, Pilane, May - September

Nature Sculpture Culture, Pilane, May - September

Künstlerverein Walkmühle, Germany, August - November

Künstlerverein Walkmühle, Germany, August - November

'Material Matters', AGBI Exhibition, London, October – December

'Material Matters', AGBI Exhibition, London, October – December

The Guts and the Glory, Bo Lee and Workman, 19 January - 2 March 2024

The Guts and the Glory, Bo Lee and Workman, 19 January - 2 March 2024

Little Lords, Liminal Gallery, 2 - 30 March 2024

Little Lords, Liminal Gallery, 2 - 30 March 2024

Little Fire Demon, Salon 2, Liminal Gallery, Margate, October - November

Little Fire Demon, Salon 2, Liminal Gallery, Margate, October - November

Seeing Red, Phillips London, 16 - 24 March 2024

Seeing Red, Phillips London, 16 - 24 March 2024

Summer Show, Royal Academy, London, June - August

Summer Show, Royal Academy, London, June - August

2023

'Im kleinen Format/In Small Format', Galerie Scheffel, Germany, November-February

'Im kleinen Format/In Small Format', Galerie Scheffel, Germany, November-February

14 (Winter), Gallery TEN. Cardiff, December

14 (Winter), Gallery TEN. Cardiff, December

2022

'Reveal and Conceal', East Quay, Somerset, September-January

'Reveal and Conceal', East Quay, Somerset, September-January

Royal Academy of Arts Summer Show, London, June-August

Royal Academy of Arts Summer Show, London, June-August

'Flock', Bo Lee Workman, Bruton, Somerset, May-June

'Flock', Bo Lee Workman, Bruton, Somerset, May-June

'Sculpture Forever in the Now', The Lightbox, Surrey, March-May

'Sculpture Forever in the Now', The Lightbox, Surrey, March-May

2021

'Castles of Sand', Anima Mundi, St Ives, Cornwall, October

'Castles of Sand', Anima Mundi, St Ives, Cornwall, October

'Household Name, Elysium Gallery, Swansea

'Household Name, Elysium Gallery, Swansea

'Eutopia', Queensrollahouse, London

'Eutopia', Queensrollahouse, London

'Gravity is my friend', Gallery Scheffel, Hamburg, Germany

'Gravity is my friend', Gallery Scheffel, Hamburg, Germany

'Thank you, and I mean that very very sincerely', 303 Projects, Suffolk, July-August

'Thank you, and I mean that very very sincerely', 303 Projects, Suffolk, July-August

2020

'the other side of the coin', New Arts Centre, Wiltshire, Sept-Jan

'the other side of the coin', New Arts Centre, Wiltshire, Sept-Jan

'Playing real pretend', Howick Place Victoria, London

'Playing real pretend', Howick Place Victoria, London

'Beast', Tonbridge School, Kent

'Beast', Tonbridge School, Kent

'Household Name', Bomb Factory, London (POSTPONED)

'Household Name', Bomb Factory, London (POSTPONED)

'The Line', The Royal Docks, London

'The Line', The Royal Docks, London

'Animals in Art', ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art, Denmark (Photo: David Stjernholm)

'Animals in Art', ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art, Denmark (Photo: David Stjernholm)

2019

‘Squatters’, Gallery TEN. Castell Coch, Cardiff, March - May

‘Squatters’, Gallery TEN. Castell Coch, Cardiff, March - May

‘Parallel Lines: Drawing & Sculpture’, Dora House, Royal Society of Sculptors, London, May - July

‘Parallel Lines: Drawing & Sculpture’, Dora House, Royal Society of Sculptors, London, May - July

Kensington and Chelsea Arts Festival, Napoleon Gardens, London

Kensington and Chelsea Arts Festival, Napoleon Gardens, London

2018

'Coal Forest', Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland, October 2018 - April 2019

'Coal Forest', Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland, October 2018 - April 2019

'21st Century Women', Unit London, October - November

'21st Century Women', Unit London, October - November

' The Stories we Tell ourselves', Museum im Kleihues-Bau, Stuttgart, Germany, September

' The Stories we Tell ourselves', Museum im Kleihues-Bau, Stuttgart, Germany, September

'Animals and Us', Turner Contemporary, Margate, May - Sep

'Animals and Us', Turner Contemporary, Margate, May - Sep

'Criminal Ornamentation: Yinka Shonibare CBE Curates the Arts Council Collection', Touring Exhibition

'Criminal Ornamentation: Yinka Shonibare CBE Curates the Arts Council Collection', Touring Exhibition

Three Bears at Pilane Sculpture Park, Sweden, May - Sept

Three Bears at Pilane Sculpture Park, Sweden, May - Sept

Emisary Cats at Bad Homburg, Gustavsgarten, Germany

Emisary Cats at Bad Homburg, Gustavsgarten, Germany

'Burns Unbroke', Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, January - March

'Burns Unbroke', Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, January - March

2017

‘Double Agent’, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, November 2017 - April 2018

‘Double Agent’, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, November 2017 - April 2018

'A King’s Appetite', Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, House Biennial, September - November

'A King’s Appetite', Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, House Biennial, September - November

Oslo International Sculpture Exhibition, Norway, June - October

Oslo International Sculpture Exhibition, Norway, June - October

'New Truth to Materials: Wood', Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft, September - January

'New Truth to Materials: Wood', Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft, September - January

‘A Foot in Each World’, Schwetzingen Palace, Germany, June 2017

‘A Foot in Each World’, Schwetzingen Palace, Germany, June 2017

'The Beauty of the Beast', D'Ursel Castle, Belgium, May - October

'The Beauty of the Beast', D'Ursel Castle, Belgium, May - October

Blickachsen 11, Bad Homburg, May - October

Blickachsen 11, Bad Homburg, May - October

‘Entangled: Threads & Making’, Turner Contemporary, Margate, January - May

‘Entangled: Threads & Making’, Turner Contemporary, Margate, January - May

2016

Oslo International Sculpture Exhibition, Norway, June - March

Oslo International Sculpture Exhibition, Norway, June - March

'Laura Ford', Villa Wessel, Iserlohn, Germany, November - January

'Laura Ford', Villa Wessel, Iserlohn, Germany, November - January

'Fire Works', Gallery SO, November - December

'Fire Works', Gallery SO, November - December

'Keepers of the Wall', Cardiff Contemporary, October - November

'Keepers of the Wall', Cardiff Contemporary, October - November

'Life. Death. Whatever.', Sutton House, London, October

'Life. Death. Whatever.', Sutton House, London, October

'Laura Ford: Sculptures and Drawings', Kunst Galerie Fürth, September - November

'Laura Ford: Sculptures and Drawings', Kunst Galerie Fürth, September - November

'Laura Ford: Beauty in the Beast', Pallant House, Chichester, July - October

'Laura Ford: Beauty in the Beast', Pallant House, Chichester, July - October

Opening Exhibition at Jakobs Hallen, Galerie Scheffel, June - October

Opening Exhibition at Jakobs Hallen, Galerie Scheffel, June - October

FOUND by Cornelia Parker, The Foundling Museum, London, May-September

FOUND by Cornelia Parker, The Foundling Museum, London, May-September

'Spring Exhibition', Gallery Ten, Cardiff, March - April

'Spring Exhibition', Gallery Ten, Cardiff, March - April

'Laura Ford: Fight or Flight', Galerie Scheffel, Germany, March - May

'Laura Ford: Fight or Flight', Galerie Scheffel, Germany, March - May

'Laura Ford: Seen and Unseen', Abbot Hall & Blackwell House, March - June

'Laura Ford: Seen and Unseen', Abbot Hall & Blackwell House, March - June

2015

Major Any the wiser at Pilane Sculpture Park, Sweden

Major Any the wiser at Pilane Sculpture Park, Sweden

Sculpture in the City 2015, Days of Judgement Cats in the City of London

Sculpture in the City 2015, Days of Judgement Cats in the City of London

'Laura Ford', Strawberry Hill, June -  November

'Laura Ford', Strawberry Hill, June - November

'Laura Ford at Villa Wessel', Iserlohn, Germany, April - June

'Laura Ford at Villa Wessel', Iserlohn, Germany, April - June

The Azerbaijan Pavillion, The 56th Biennale di Venezia, May - November

The Azerbaijan Pavillion, The 56th Biennale di Venezia, May - November

2014

'Days of Judgement Cats', Baltic Triangle, Liverpool, December

'Days of Judgement Cats', Baltic Triangle, Liverpool, December

'The Summer Exhibition' at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw, Wales

'The Summer Exhibition' at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw, Wales

Donaugalerie 2014, Sculpture Project Tuttlingen, Germany

Donaugalerie 2014, Sculpture Project Tuttlingen, Germany

Sculpture at Eberbach monastery, Germany, Summer

Sculpture at Eberbach monastery, Germany, Summer

'Days of Judgement', Sculpture in Pliane, Sweden

'Days of Judgement', Sculpture in Pliane, Sweden

2013

'Laura Ford at Schaetzlerpalais', Augsburg, Germany

'Laura Ford at Schaetzlerpalais', Augsburg, Germany

'Emissary Cats', Blickachsen Frankfurt

'Emissary Cats', Blickachsen Frankfurt

2012

'Days of judgement' at New Art Centre, Salisbury & Kulturzentrum Englische Kirche und Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany

'Days of judgement' at New Art Centre, Salisbury & Kulturzentrum Englische Kirche und Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany

'Sculpture at Kloster Eberbach Foundation', organised by Galerie Scheffel, Germany

'Sculpture at Kloster Eberbach Foundation', organised by Galerie Scheffel, Germany

2011

'New works and Beast', Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea, Wales

'New works and Beast', Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea, Wales

'Laura Ford - Abakanowicz', Landesmuseum fur Industriekultur, TextilWerk Bocholt, Germany

'Laura Ford - Abakanowicz', Landesmuseum fur Industriekultur, TextilWerk Bocholt, Germany

LOCWS, Swansea

Laura Ford, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, USA

Laura Ford, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, USA

2010

'Skulptur I', Pilane, Sweden

'Skulptur I', Pilane, Sweden

2009

Blickachsen 7, Kurpark, Bad Homburg, Germany

Blickachsen 7, Kurpark, Bad Homburg, Germany

2008

Laura Ford: Rag and Bone, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany

Laura Ford: Rag and Bone, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany

2007

'Rag and Bone', Turner Contemporary Margate, UK

'Rag and Bone', Turner Contemporary Margate, UK

Blickachsen 6, Bad Homburg, Germany

Blickachsen 6, Bad Homburg, Germany

2006

'Armour Boys', New Art Centre, Roche Court & Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

'Armour Boys', New Art Centre, Roche Court & Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

'Beast', Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea

'Beast', Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea

2005

'SomeWhere Else', Welsh Pavilion, 51st Venice Biennale

'SomeWhere Else', Welsh Pavilion, 51st Venice Biennale

Sleepwalkers, 'Child's Play', Rohkunstbau 12, Germany

Sleepwalkers, 'Child's Play', Rohkunstbau 12, Germany

2004

'Wreckers', Beaconsfield, London & Houldsworth Gallery, London

'Wreckers', Beaconsfield, London & Houldsworth Gallery, London

'Disguise', Manchester City Art Gallery

'Disguise', Manchester City Art Gallery

2003

'Headthinkers', Touring: Holdsworth Gallery, London, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno and Glynn Vivian, Swansea

'Headthinkers', Touring: Holdsworth Gallery, London, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno and Glynn Vivian, Swansea

2002

‘The Great Indoors’: Touring: De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, Salamanca Centre of Contemporary Art, Spain, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, 2002-3

‘The Great Indoors’: Touring: De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, Salamanca Centre of Contemporary Art, Spain, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, 2002-3

1998

'A Stranger Here Myself', Camden Art Centre, Collaboration with Jacqueline Poncelet

'A Stranger Here Myself', Camden Art Centre, Collaboration with Jacqueline Poncelet

1996

'Not Just A Pretty Face', Spacex, Exeter

'Not Just A Pretty Face', Spacex, Exeter

1985

'New Work by Laura Ford and Andrew Sabin', Islington, London

'New Work by Laura Ford and Andrew Sabin', Islington, London