Anna Reading

Anna Reading (b. 1987) is a sculptor based in London. She holds an MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art and a BA from Central St Martins. Reading is the winner of the Mark Tanner Sculpture Award (2018-19). Her work has been exhibited in shows including These Mad Hybrids (2025) and The Amber Rooms at Matts Gallery (2023). She has held residencies in Hong Kong and Denmark. Her work is included in publications such as Thinking Is Making: Objects In a Space. She recently unveiled the public sculpture Street Waders for Lewisham High Street.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Exhibitions: 'Street Waders', Public Sculpture, Lewisham High Street, 2025; 'These Mad Hybrids', Millenium Galleries, Sheffield, 2025 and RWA, Bristol, 2024; 'The Amber Rooms', Matts Gallery, London, 2023; 'Brute', Kristian Day, 2022; 'Still Here', APT Gallery, London, 2023; 'The Auguries', Informality Gallery, Henley-On-Thames, 2021; 'The Plot', Contemporary Sculpture Fulmer, 2021; MTSA solo show 'The Pothole' touring Standpoint Gallery, London, 2019, Cross Lane Projects, Kendal, 2019, and Bury Art Museum, 2020.); Press Coverage: Interview with Tate Curator Joseph Morgan Schofield for QX Magazine (2024); Feature in ArtVerge Magazine; Events: Solo Performance, Institute of Contemporary Art (London), 2022