John Mills (sculptor)
John William Mills is an English sculptor.
He studied at Hammersmith School of Art, 1947–54, and at the Royal College of Art, 1956–60. He was a resident at Digswell House 1962–66, and currently lives at Hinxworth Place in Hertfordshire.Teaching
Various part-time teaching posts in UK from 1958 to 1962:
- Full-time at St. Albans School of Art and Hertfordshire College of Art and Design, 1962–77
- Visiting Associate Professor in Printmaking and Sculpture, Eastern Michigan University, 1970–71
- Visiting lecturer Detroit School of Creative Arts, 1970–71
- Visiting Professor and Artist in Residence University of Michigan, 1980.
Awards
- Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, 1982
- Otto Beit medal, Royal British Society of Sculptors, 1983
- President of the Society, 1986, and again in 1997
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, 1993
- Honorary Master of Arts, University College Northampton, 2000
- William Blake Memorial
- Blitz the National Firefighters Memorial
- London River Man
- John Jorrocks
- Family Outing
- Brothers
- Swimmers
- Diver
- St George
- Degas Dancing
- Thoughtful Girl
- The Thrower
- Boy With Cat
- Lion
- The Unicorn and Wellcome Wellcome Foundation, Beckenham, Kent, England)
- Road Research
- The Risen Christ, St Mary's Church, Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England)
- Sir Thomas Sopwith
- Sir Lawrence Bragg,
- Jackie Milburn Memorial
- The Meeting, Harpur Square, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
- Chinese Reference, Harlow, Essex, England
- Quadriga, fountain Charleston Place Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Time, Cavendish Hotel Derbyshire, England
- The Risen Christ, Church of Great St Mary, Sawbridgeworth, Essex, England
- Campus Thoughts, University College Northampton, England
- Memorial to Alan Turing, University of Surrey, Guildford, England
- Lion and the Unicorn and Digitalis, William Harvey Centre, Charterhouse Square, London
- Monument to the Women of World War II Whitehall, London
Competitions
- Winner of the design competition for 'The Topham Trophy' 1961 and 1962.
- Winner of the RBS silver medal in 1991 for 'Blitz'.
- Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the 'D-Day fifty pence coin 1993'.
- Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the 'VE Day two pound coin 1994'.
- Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the Euro Cup two pound coin 1995.
- Winner of the Coin of the Year award for the D-Day fifty pence 1994.
- Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the Euro Cent, British entry for the European Competition 1996.
- Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the 25th anniversary of the our entry into the Common Market fifty pence coin 1997.
- Winner of the Royal Mint design competition for the 50th anniversary of DNA Double helix two pound coin.
Published works
- Sculpture in Ciment Fondu, 1958.
- The Technique of Sculpture 1962.
- Sculpture in Concrete, 1966.
- The Technique of Casting for Sculpture 1968.
- Studio Bronze Casting 1969, this book was written in collaboration with Michael Gillespie ARBS.
- Modelling the Figure and Head 1978.
- Encyclopaedia of Sculpture Techniques 1989.
- Catalogue contribution for Chelsea Harbour 93 1993.
- Sculpture 108, Contributed article 'What I didn't learn at Art School' Spring issue 1997
- Sculpting the Human Figure 2006