Details
| First Name | Marianne |
| Last Name | Le Gallo |
| Username | marianne-le-gallo |
| Disciplines | Ceramics, Drawing, Photography, Sculpture |
Statement
| Statement | I grew up in a Parisian suburb, spending my summer holidays with my Granny in rural Galloway. Perhaps because of this dual heritage, I am predisposed to question boundaries and neat categorisations. My work sits somewhere on the art & craft spectrum and fluctuates between figuration and abstraction. I am interested in the connection between intellectual & manual activity & societal values (often hierarchical) placed on those activities. I am also interested in historical (frequently gendered) demarcations between sensory (embodied) and intellectual (disembodied) responses to the human condition. I question boundaries between art/craft/design. Context & functionality often determines an object’s place. Mostly to do with functionality/lack thereof, materials used and presentational space. Objects can straddle traditional object type boundaries. There is a significant amount of waste in the production of fine art objects, using environmentally unfriendly materials. I tend to use materials which can be recycled/reused/repurposed (glass, bronze, wool, pre-made objects). Failing that, I think about the shelf life of the objects I produce. |
Biography
| Biography | Marianne Le Gallo is a Scottish/French (Breton) sculptor, who grew up in a Parisian suburb, spending her summer holidays with her Granny in rural Galloway. Perhaps because of this dual heritage, she is predisposed to question boundaries and neat categorisations. Her work sits somewhere on the art & craft spectrum and fluctuates between figuration and abstraction. She is interested in the connection between intellectual & manual activity & societal values (often hierarchical) placed on those activities. She is also interested in historical (frequently gendered) demarcations between sensory (embodied) and intellectual (disembodied) responses to the human condition. Marianne studied fine art and graduated with distinction from DJCAD, she was then offered an ECA UK/EU Masters Scholarship to study Glass at ECA. In 2025, Marianne received an early career VACMA award which has enabled her to produce a new body of work.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS 2021 Edinburgh College of Art Glass MFA Merit 2018 DJCAD Fine Art BA Distinction 1998 University College London BA (Hons) History of Art 2:1 1994 London Guildhall University BTEC Diploma Art &Design
AWARDS Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop Members DIY Bursary 2026 VACMA 2025 early career bursary 2018 ECA UK/EU Masters Scholarship May 2018.
EXHIBITIONS 2026 Annual Summerhall Arts Group Show, Edinburgh 2026 Now & Then, Creative Stranraer 2021 Edinburgh College of Art Graduate Show – Design – Glass 2020 100 Days Project Scotland 2019 Material Fluidity Exhibition
MEMBERSHIPS – Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop – Upland
WORKSHOPS 2020 & 2021 Heart of Glass Workshops. Member of ECA’s Glass Collective, a student led & University funded collective. Delivering workshops introducing glass processes to other UoE students.
COMMISSONS 2020 – College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences The University of Edinburgh – 10 staff awards
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