Sally Arnup interprets her direct studies based on the final material, most often modelling for her chosen medium of lost-wax cast bronze. Sally's grasp of the medium enables her to investigate the bronze differences between fur and feathers.  Her animal world is the familiar one of human and animal interaction, which she views and exposes with truthfulness and wit.

Sally Arnup FRBS ARCA, 1930-2015

Born in Surrey, Sally Arnup told her parents at the age of five that she wanted to be a sculptor and was allowed to use a shed in the garden as a studio. She went to Kingston Art College at the age of 13 and later studied at the Royal College of Art where she met Mick Arnup, whom she married in 1953. In 1957, the Arnups moved to York where both took up teaching jobs at York Art School, Sally becoming head of sculpture. She is best known for her animal sculptures in bronze, created from live subjects - a variety of animals often shared the family home in Holtby, Yorkshire. She is regarded as one of the country’s leading animal sculptors.