Toni Davey
Toni Davey studied BA Fine Art at Hornsey College of Art, 1966-69, and MA sculpture at Chelsea College of Art, 1970-71. She continued to work in London as an Artist and college lecturer. During this period her experience as an architectural model maker had a decisive influence on her thinking about sculpture, especially in relation to materials and scale. Toni has lived and worked in Somerset since 1984. In 2014 she was elected to be a Royal West of England Academician.
Selected Exhibitions
'Design for Life: Art and Architecture- Part 1', Hestercombe Gallery, 2023
'Scratch the Surface', CLOSE Ltd, 2021
'Fire: Flashes to Ashes in British Art 1692-2019' and
'The RWA Open Sculpture Exhibition' The RWA Bristol, 2019
'Quartet' JGM Gallery, London, 2019
'Taking Control' Retrospective of 40 years of drawing, The Atkinson Gallery, 2015
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ICARUS, 2016View more details -
FAN, 2016View more details
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GLASS CEILING, 2023View more details
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HOPE, 2023View more details
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GOLD SCREEN , 2019View more details
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LIBERTY 1, 2022View more details
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LIBERTY 2, 2022View more details
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3 ANGELS, 2020View more details
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PROSPERO’S BOOKS, 2019View more details
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GLOBAL DIPTYCH, 2020View more details
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MAROC, 2019View more details
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FRISSON 2, 2015View more details
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VERSE 1, 2015View more details
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VERSE 2, 2015View more details
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FALL, 2012-21View more details
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GYRE, 2012-21View more details
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ICON, 2012-21View more details
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SPIN, 2012-21View more details
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REACH, 2015-19View more details
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CHANT 1,2,3, 2012-18View more details
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GRAPH 16, 2011View more details
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GRID 1, 2023View more details
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GRID 2, 2023View more details
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GRID 3, 2023View more details
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GRID 4, 2023View more details
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SALISBURY 6 (6), 2009View more details
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SALISBURY 6 (5), 2009View more details
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SALISBURY 6 (4), 2009View more details
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SALISBURY 6 (3), 2009View more details
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SALISBURY 6 (2), 2009View more details
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SALISBURY 6 (1), 2009View more details
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VIA, 2022View more details
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TRIPTYCH, 2023View more details
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SCREEN 2 , 2021View more details
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SCREEN 1, 2021View more details
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PILASTER, 2023View more details
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HENGE 3, 2022View more details
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HENGE 2 , 2022View more details
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A.M. , 2021View more details
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FOOTPRINT, 2022View more details
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SPHERE , 2016View more details
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GOLD
A Group Exhibition 2 Dec 2023 - 20 Jan 2024Open By APPOINTMENT: 2-22 Dec 2023 & 4-20 Jan 2024 Opening event: 1-3pm, Saturday 2 December 2023 Join us in an investigation of gold’s historical and iconographic use in the...Read more -
Scratch the Surface
Toni & Andrew Davey 18 Sep - 12 Nov 2021Close Ltd are delighted to present the work of Toni and Andrew Davey for Somerset Open Studios this year. Toni and Andy together have raised three children, each of them...Read more
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RWA Gates Designed by Toni Davey are Installed
21 Aug 2023We're so pleased to say that the beautiful new gates of The Royal Academy of the West of England, designed by Toni Davey, have now...Read more -
New Hestercombe Art Gallery show featuring work by Toni Davey
24 Mar 2023Toni Davey is currently showing a beautifully curated series of work in ‘Design for Life: Art and Architecture- Part 1’, until 2nd July 2023 at...Read more -
Coming soon: Scratch the Surface | 18 Sept - 12 Nov, 2021
10 Aug 2021Close Ltd are pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition: 'Scratch the Surface', opening Saturday 18th September 2021. Toni Davey and Andy Davey have lived...Read more -
Happy International Women's Day
8 Mar 2021In celebration of International Women's Day 2021 we want to share our respect and gratitude to the female artists we represent. They inspire us every...Read more
Toni Davey studied BA Fine Art at Hornsey College of Art, 1966-69, and MA sculpture at Chelsea College of Art, 1970-71. She continued to work in London as an Artist and college lecturer. During this period her experience as an architectural model maker had a decisive influence on her thinking about sculpture, especially in relation to materials and scale. Toni has lived and worked in Somerset since 1984. In 2014 she was elected to be a Royal West of England Academician.
Selected Exhibitions
'Design for Life: Art and Architecture- Part 1', Hestercombe Gallery, 2023
'Scratch the Surface', CLOSE Ltd, 2021
'Fire: Flashes to Ashes in British Art 1692-2019' and
'The RWA Open Sculpture Exhibition' The RWA Bristol, 2019
'Quartet' JGM Gallery, London, 2019
'Taking Control' Retrospective of 40 years of drawing, The Atkinson Gallery, 2015