Thom Puckey

Thomas William (Thom) Puckey (Bexleyheath, England, 23 May 1948) is a British sculptor living in Amsterdam and Tuscany. He was awarded a master's degree in 1975 at the Royal College of Art, after studying fine art at Croydon College of Art. He moved to the Netherlands in 1979.

In 1990 he had a solo exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, where several of his works are in the permanent collection. He has shown his work in solo exhibitions at various well-known galleries and museums in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Italy.

He has taught art at several art academies in the Netherlands, including the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (1987 -1995) as a sculpture tutor, and AKV St. Joost (1997 - 2013) as a fine art tutor. In recent years, he has been a guest professor at various art academies and universities in China. His works are included in numerous international private and museum collections, and commissioned public sculptures are prominent in several cities in the Netherlands. In 2017 he completed a monument to Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, placed opposite the parliament buildings in The Hague.

In 2013 he designed a 5 euro commemorative coin in the Netherlands with the Peace Palace as subject.

In 1986 Puckey was awarded the Sandberg Prize (Netherlands) for Fine Art by the city of Amsterdam. Provided by Wikipedia