Steven Gregory

Born in South Africa in 1952, lives and works in London. In 1970 Gregory entered St Martin's School of Art, where he disliked its teaching so much that he left after two years. Gregory's determination to engage with tools and to learn traditional skills led him to become an apprentice stonemason, in which capacity he worked on Westminster Abbey…

Born in South Africa in 1952, lives and works in London. In 1970 Gregory entered St Martin's School of Art, where he disliked its teaching so much that he left after two years. Gregory's determination to engage with tools and to learn traditional skills led him to become an apprentice stonemason, in which capacity he worked on Westminster Abbey and Hampton Court. After winning the Worshipful Company of Masons Prize in 1977, Gregory felt he could re-engage with St Martin's on his own terms, so returned and completed his BA.

Gregory is a sculptor with a slightly wicked sense of humour who relishes the idea of being up to no good, of looking at things with a mischievous glint in his eye.

Since 2002, the central theme of Gregory's work features human bones and skulls as a celebration of both life and death. Combining a variety of materials, from electronic parts to semi-precious stones, he manages to be moving and wryly amusing at the same time. His unique decorated skulls are intricately crafted and beautiful to look at. In Gregory's acclaimed solo exhibition Skulduggery, at the Cass Sculpture Foundation, London 2005-6 he extended and continued the theme. Gregory has a longstanding connection with the Cass Sculpture Foundation where several sculptures are currently on view.

Gregory has contributed to group exhibitions including Sterling Stuff, Works in Silver: Sigurjon Olafsson Museum Reykjavik, Iceland (2003), Thinking Big, 21st Century British Sculpture, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (2002- 2003), Animal Fantastique, Les Amis du Doujon de Vez, Paris (2002). He is also a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibitions in London.