Agnes Jones is a sculptor based in Glasgow who draws in steel to make linear pieces full of character. Translating pen drawings into steel, her work changes this very solid material into something that looks like it has been sketched in the air. From large public art sculptures to garden and homeware commissions, her work can be seen across the UK.
"I have worked as an art blacksmith for ten years now, and have always been led by drawing. Working with line drawing allows me to create pieces that are full of character, movement and narrative, and allows a structural material to seem like I have quickly sketched it in mid-air. I have been exploring how to use line more sparingly and simply, leaving the viewer to fill in form on their own. The location and area around each piece is important as the work is forced to interact with the shapes, movement and feel of a site."
Art Societies and Prizes
Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths
Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
Shortlisted for Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque Prize
Exhibitions
Hard Lines - Pipe Factory Glasgow, 2023
Royal Scottish Academy Summer Show, 2023
For the Love of the Master, Casino Marino Dublin, 2022
Alight - Visual Arts Scotland 2020
Leaving Home - CAA - Contemporary Applied Arts London
Uppark - Unravelling the Trust Sussex
Natural Flux Bonsai - Brick Lane
Cafe KussKuss - Berlin
Commissions
Mural for Alloa housing association
Hugh MacDiarmid Mural for Langholm art trail
Public art gate commission for St Clement’s Housing Development - Mile End
Sculptures for the National Trust's Unravelling the Trust at Uppark
Sculpture for The Wright Brothers Oyster bar in Spitalfields
Benches and railings in Little Hollows development, Chelmsford
Staircases in London and Glasgow
Architectural work for the ‘Little Library’ in London Bridge Gibbons Rent
Press and Publications
Woman’s Hour interview Radio 4
‘Rial Talk podcast on Steel
Homes and Interiors Scotland
Article in Artist Blacksmith Magazine on Blacksmithing in Mali
Dalstonist - ‘Upstart’ Iron Lady
Gardens Illustrated
Quotations
"The Little White Rose gives a dose of happiness every time I see it and I think it's an emotive and lovely Creation" - Rose, Langholm
“Agnes Jones has a wonderful illustration style that looks, at first glance loose and whimsical, but is in fact immensely detailed” Art-o-mart
“Best blacksmith in London. Lovely designs” Baroness Glenys Thornton
Education
Glasgow School of Art - Master of Research Creative Practices
Hothouse - Crafts Council and New Creative Markets - Cockpit Arts
University of Brighton BA - Wood, Metal, Ceramics and Plastics 2.1
