Amanda Sumpter

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previously shown in

stillness 2024

land marked 2024

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material and maker 2026

 

Amanda's​ practice is rooted in a direct and intuitive engagement with her material. Although each carving begins with a drawing, it is through the act of carving that the work finds direction, shaped through touch and the changing relationships between the curves and planes that are created as she works. Stone always reveals itself slowly. Whether it is surface change and texture or the inevitable resistance that comes with this beautiful but often stubborn material, it feels like an active collaborator in the process. The resulting forms evoke organic, fluid shapes that feel familiar. They have a tactile quality, inviting touch and hinting at an energy laying just beneath the surface. Each piece explores balance and fragility and, when placed together, reflect

moments of exchange and connection.

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Amanda Sumpter is a contemporary stone carver living and working in East Sussex. She completed an MA in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and worked as an installation and performance artist until a chance encounter with stone carving in

2004 introduced her to this ‘immersive, protracted but endlessly addictive process’.

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Working predominantly with Alabaster and African Serpentine, her work explores themes of fragility and transformation. Her sculptures evoke organic, fluid forms that appear familiar yet remain elusive, inviting touch and interaction. Each piece begins

with a drawing but quickly evolves as the act of carving reveals unexpected marks, curves, and relationships. This dynamic process is at the heart of her practice, where accidental elements and intuitive responses to the stone guide the creation of forms that suggest an energy lying just beneath the surface.

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