THE WEY GALLERY |  Bill Prickett

Bill Prickett Bill is a gifted sculptor who is regarded as amongst the most talented carvers in the UK. He has won several awards and prizes and his work has been exhibited at various galleries including the Mall Galleries, London - at the SWLA (Society of Wild Life Artists) annual exhibition - and Pensthorpe National Wildlife Carving and Sculpture Exhibitions where he has twice won the peoples choice award. Both BASC and GWCT have commissioned trophies from Bill, as have various other bodies including the Norwegian Air Force. His work has sold at Christies and Sothebys and is held in collections worldwide. Bill has that rare combination - exceptional technical talent and the imagination of an artist. Works such as "Swimming Otter" or "Diving Otter" show his ability to design pieces of beauty and simplicity; whereas"Peregrine Preening"or"Flushed Woodcock" show his extensive carving skill and his ability to transfer a creature's form into a three dimensional carving. This mixture is one of the things that makes Bills work so special. Bill is an unusual mixture of interests and life experiences. Born in 1965 in Kent, UK, Bill was intent on working with animals and at 17 he started work as a dolphin trainer at Windsor Safari Park. His work took him all over the world and encompassed a variety of activities from working with killer whales and sea lions to expeditions in Australia, Congo and Borneo. He has also volunteered in Hawaii studying humpback whales, and in Scotland helping with research on echo location in dolphins. We are delighted to announce that Bill was the winner of the Sculpture Prize at the Festival of Falconry held in Abu Dhabi Dec 10 - 17 2011. His sculpture "Preening Peregrine" was picked from a shortlist of top international artists whose work was exhibited at the show. The festival was a gathering of falconers from all over the world.