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Graeme Mitcheson (b. 16 April 1973) is a British sculptor working mainly on large-scale public artworks. Several of his pieces are at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

Work

After graduating in 1995 with a degree in fine arts from Loughborough College of Art, Mitcheson moved to Oakthorpe in Leicestershire where he established a studio. His inspirations include Henri Rousseau, Eric Gill and Henry Moore. His preferred medium is limestone, but he has expanded to work in other mediums. He was elected an associate member of the Royal Society of Sculptors (MRSS) in 2008.

A selection of works by Graeme Mitcheson

Year	Work	Location	Material	Image
1996	Vista the ninth of ten River Eden benchmarks	Cumbria	St. Bees sandstone
2004	Celebrating Bedworth’s Heritage	Rye Piece Ringway, Bedworth	Mixed sandstones
2005	Sundial	Hafod Bing, Rhosllannerchrugog	Sandstone
2007	Mytilus Edilus	Conwy, North Wales	Kilkenny limestone
2009	Tranquillity Seats	De Montfort Square, Leicester	Cornish granite
	The Family	Fillongley, Warwickshire	Sandstone
	Tom	Ansley village green, Warwickshire	Sandstone
	Sculptural mooring posts	Loughborough Canal Basin	Corncockle sandstone
2011	Sir Bobby Robson Memorial	Newscastle-Upon-Tyne	Portland limestone
2013	Bevin Boys memorial	National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire	Kilkenny quarry stones
2014	Naval Service memorial	National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire	Coloured glass, granite, Kilkenny limestone
2015	Muntjac Deer	Quorn, Leicestershire	Mountsorrel granite
2018	Milk Churn Man	Nestlé Factory, Hatton, Derby	Sandstone
2019	The Best of Times During the Worst of Times 10th Battalion Memorial	Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire	Woodwork sandstone
	Heathlands Sculpture Trail	Pulborough Brooks RSPB Nature Reserve, West Sussex	Woodkirk sandstone
2021	Leighton Buzzard Light Railway (LBLR) Memorial	Leighton Buzzard	Sandstone
2023	Everglow	City Field, Wakefield	Coloured glass and concrete
	Mesothelioma Memorial	National Memorial Arboretum	Clipsham limestone

Collaborations

• 1996 - Mitcheson worked with David Haigh on a public sculpture for Batley
• 1997 - Mitcheson assisted Richard Perry on Six Figures at Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Awards and nominations

• 2012 - Lord Mayor's Award for Landscape Design for the Sir Bobby Robson Memorial
• 2014 - Honorary member of the Royal Naval Association for work on the memorial
• 2016 - Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture - shortlisted
• 2018 - Keith Hayman Award for Public Art – shortlisted for The Railwaymen

External links

• Art UK

References

1. GenevraJones (8 October 1996). "Graeme carves out a living from limestone". Burton Daily Mail. Burton, England. p. 10.
2. "An interview with Graeme Mitcheson". southdowns.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
3. "Graeme Mitcheson MRSS". sculptors.org.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
4. "Sculptures along the River Eden". edenbenchmarks.org.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
5. "Celebrating Bedworth's heritage". artuk.org. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
6. "SJ3146: Sculpture sundial by Graeme Mitcheson atop the Hafod Bing". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
7. "Alumni sculptures mark remembrance". lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
8. "Welcome to the North Arden Heritage Trail". lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
9. John Brightly. "SP2991: Carved stone sculpture, Birmingham Road, Ansley". geography.org.hk. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
10. "Alumni sculptures mark remembrance". lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
11. "Bobby Robson memorial garden". newcastleart.org. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
12. "Bevin Boys". iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
13. "Naval Service". iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
14. Caroline Wyatt. "National naval memorial unveiled in Staffordshire". bbc.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
15. "Muntjac Deer I". artuk.org. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
16. "Farmer I". artuk.org. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
17. "New war memorial planned for village". bbc.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
18. Chris Broom. "South Downs National Park sculptures inspires a walk on the wild side". portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
19. John Brightly. "Public art takes centre stage at new affordable homes in Leighton Buzzard". stonewater.org. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
20. "New artwork celebrates the natural environment in and around City Fields". yourdistrict.wakefield.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
21. "Memorial sculpture honouring the mesolothioma patients in the Armed Forces unmveiled". hippocraticpost.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

• National Memorial Arboretum
• 1973 births
• English sculptors
• English male sculptors
• Alumni of Loughborough University
• Living people
• People from Ashington