July 2005
WINNER OF THE MARK TANNER SCULPTURE AWARD 2005

Kevin has recently been chosen for the Mark Tanner Sculpture Award 2005. The annual award is intended to subsidise a sculptors time, facilities or materials necessary for the production of a new body of work, culminating in a solo exhibition. Kevin’s new work will be shown at the Standpoint Gallery, Hoxton, London, during September and October 2006.

The Mark Tanner Award is an initiative set up by a private charitable trust to keep alive the memory of the artist Mark Tanner, who died in 1998 after a long illness. Information about the award can be found by visiting the Standpoint website.

June 2005
ARRIVAL OF MIRO HARVEY OSMOND

Kevin and his partner, Justine Harvey, became the proud parents of a baby boy, Miro Harvey Osmond, born on 17 June 2005 at St. Thomas' Hospital, London.

April 2005
NEW COMMISSION TO DESIGN LONDON PR OFFICE INTERIOR

Kevin has recently been commissioned to design the interior office refurbishment of Cow PR, situated in London EC2, near Old Street.

The 86sq.m. space will be transformed into with an eclectic mix of contemporary and traditional English styling, utilising warm berry shades, dark natural woods, and monochromatic features. Kevin has designed bespoke furniture and artworks for the space, which will be split into three multi-functional zones:

• The client zone incorporates reception and seating, product display gallery and a meeting room.
• The library zone includes an informal meeting/brainstorming area and a library/ research centre for staff.
• An entertainment zone features a café/bar area, catering for informal meetings, and parties for both staff and clients.

A flexible made-to-measure display area along the length of the space will link the zones and provides a valuable area to display the company’s products. A selection of Kevin’s wall-based artworks will be positioned throughout the zones.

January 2005
SHORTLISTED FOR AMBITIOUS PUBLIC ART PROJECT

'In a lifetime we each produce around 52 tonnes of waste.’

Kevin has been shortlisted for Project 52 – an ambitious initiative to create a unique contemporary public art experience along a sculpture trail in West Cumbria. He has been selected, alongside a number of international artists, to produce a series of temporary and permanent external artworks that are connected with recycling and waste.

Project 52’s aim is to draw attention to the problems of waste and to encourage a wider support for waste minimisation. 20 sites are proposed for the art installations and ten for a main programme of commissions. In addition , an educational programme aims to increase recycling activities, as well as to raise awareness.

A feasibility study is now complete, in which five public art project management companies expressed an interest. Working pArts, in collaboration with Commissions in the Environment, were appointed. The commissioning process for artworks has commenced.

August 2004
DISPOSABLE UNIVERSE SHOW A GREAT SUCCESS

Kevin’s solo exhibition of sculpture and drawing, entitled Disposable universe, was a big success. His third solo show explored the organic potential of disposable products, whereby consumables such as paperclips, tile spaces, takeaway containers and insulation foam are rescued from their intended throwaway function and transformed into intricate artworks.

Kevin’s cosmic and organic constructions injected radiant new life into disposable consumer culture.

Held at a up-and-coming contemporary gallery called Space Station Sixty-five, in East Dulwich, London, the show attracted over 1000 visitors and a number of sales during its June/July 2004 duration. This was a record for the gallery.

On viewing the exhibition, both by day and when lit up at night, visitors were enticed into the front space of the gallery to negotiate an eclectic path through Untitled - an installation of 18 kinetic allium-like forms. Many people were struck by the tranquility of the space and by the structures, which moved gently in response to wind and movement. One visitor said of Untitled that it made her feel extremely peaceful: “It’s like you’ve captured a piece of heaven.”

On the walls, throughout the three rooms of the gallery, were seven large and medium-scale drawings from Kevin’s Doodlemass series.

In the middle space were two kinetic hanging sculptures from Constellation series, and a display of Disposable cloud sculptures, which proved extremely popular – over 200 were sold during the show.

In the smaller back room sat Tabletop sculpture - a colourful investigation into the endless limits of the paperclip.

Many viewers stated that the artworks changed their perception of everyday objects, that they could see natural references in the work and they felt connected with it.