1. David Williams-Ellis was born on 1959 and is a British sculptor whose primary subject matter is the human figure.
13 Facts About David Williams-Ellis
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David Williams-Ellis's cousin was Susan Williams-Ellis, a pottery designer best known for co-founding Portmeirion Pottery.
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David Williams-Ellis was heavily influenced by the early and high Renaissance and Italian art in general, as well as the architecture and visual excitement of Italy.
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In 1993 Williams-Ellis was elected as a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art.
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David Williams-Ellis' exhibition, entitled Elemental, was held at the Portland Gallery in December 2014.
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In 2021, David Williams-Ellis was commissioned by Manchester City Football Club to create a sculpture celebrating Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee and the major influence they had on the club in their 'Golden Era' of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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David Williams-Ellis was commissioned by the Normandy Memorial Trust to create the D-Day sculpture to commemorate the 22,443 British and Commonwealth soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who died during the landings and thereafter.
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David Williams-Ellis was selected by Aberdeen City Council to create a sculpture to commemorate and celebrate all the men and women who have served in the city's fishing industry.
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In 2016 David Williams-Ellis was commissioned by the Eden Rivers Trust to sculpt two, over life-size, bronzes of a cock and hen salmon.
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In 2013 Williams-Ellis was commissioned to sculpt an over life size bronze of T E Lawrence to commemorate the 80th anniversary of his death to be displayed at Snowdon Lodge, Lawrence's birthplace.
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David Williams-Ellis was married to the interior designer Serena David Williams-Ellis, and they have three children together, Hugo, Phoebe, and Jack.
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David Williams-Ellis is the mother of Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, the husband of Princess Beatrice of York, by her first marriage to Alex Mapelli-Mozzi, a former British Olympian.
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David Williams-Ellis's wife was awarded an MBE for political service as part of the 2016 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours.