Gillian Brent

Gillian Brent (b. 1959, Bedfordshire) is a sculptor based in Sheffield. She studied at Wimbledon School of Art and St Martin’s School of Art. Brent is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors and a founding member of Talking Sculpture Making. She has exhibited extensively in galleries throughout Britain, including Tate Gallery, London, and Hypha Studios, Stratford.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Exhibitions: Royal Society of Sculptors Summer Show, London, 2025; ‘Still Here’, A.P.T. Gallery, London, 2023; ‘What is the Matter? Materials, Commodities, Narratives, Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield, 2019; ‘Surface Tension’, Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Notts, 2004, ‘Standing Ground’, Wysing Arts, Cambridgeshire, 2001; Solo show, Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax, 1994; 'Have you Seen Sculpture from the Body?’, Tate Gallery, 1984