Canwood Gallery – Heather Jansch

Leading contemporary sculptor Heather Jansch has established a Worldwide reputation for life-size driftwood bronze horses.

From the beginning her passions were drawing, horses and Leonardo da Vinci. Hating the confines of school and dropping out of Goldsmith’s Heather pursued her dream of becoming an artist, living in wooded foothills with clear flowing water at her doorstep and horses grazing all around. With breath-taking vision, determination and luck with generous supporters Heather’s work has gained the international recognition it deserves.

In 1987 Courcoux and Courcoux promoted her work at the London Contemporary Arts Fair to critical acclaim and unprecedented public appeal. Exhibiting at The National Trust’s Saltram House, her solo show’s life-size mare and foal made national headlines; she was the only British artist working with driftwood and she flourished. In 2000 she exhibited in ‘The Shape of The Century’ – 100 years of sculpture in Britain at Canary Wharf, alongside leading British sculptors, Moore, Frink, Hepworth, Caro et al. Jansch’s horses had achieved worldwide recognition and Tim Smit, KBE, bought one for The Eden Project, where it was voted the best loved exhibit becoming known simply as The Eden Horse.  Heather now has her own Devon gallery which opens for charity every spring and autumn.

Her life-size pieces are cast in bronze editions of five, the originals are reserved for interiors and summer exhibition.

View Heather Jansch’s work at Canwood Gallery from 10th-18th September 2016

Canwood Gallery (CG) is delighted to be launching for H.Art on Saturday 10th September 2016 with an exceptional mixture of internationally-renowned and local artists. Visitors will enjoy the opportunity to see the inspiring work of Carl Andre, and Angela Conner, and also exclusive photographs by the late, great Peter Sellers. Herefordshire’s most exciting talent will be on show including Walenty Pytel, Ed Elliot, Angela Holden, Rob Parkin, Walter Van Straaten, Simon Meiklejohn, Mark Houghton, Caro Burberry, Ben Esthop, Simon Probyn and Will Carr.  Together with sublime sculpture by Heather Jansch, Dominic Welsh, Jonathan Loxley and paintings by Deborah Roberts.