Sophie Ryder

Sophie Ryder was born in London in 1963. She studied at Kingston Polytechnic (1980-81) and the Royal Academy Schools, London (1981-84).

Individual animals and groups of them, fashioned in wire and in bronze, some realistic and some fantastical, have featured in Sophie Ryder's sculpture and colourful collages since her student days. Her technique of manipulating and winding metal wire to ...