Edward Allington (1951 – 2017) was a British artist and sculptor who is well-known for his experimental practices, which often centre on a meditation between what is real, authentic or true. Using familiar motifs, many of which are inspired by the classical works of ancient Greece, Allington stimulates lines of imaginative association that are equally individual among different viewers. By constantly addressing the relationship between memory and recognisability, Allington strives to highlight how the interest in forms throughout history remain present in contemporary culture, whilst also informing the future.

Allington studied at the Lancaster School of Art, Central School of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art. He was later Professor and Head of Graduate Studies at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London from 2000 until 2017. Throughout his career, Allington received several honours, including being a Sargant Fellow at the British School at Rome in 1997 and a Gregory Fellow in Sculpture, 1991-93. His work is represented in major national and international collections, including Tate Modern and the Dallas Museum of Art. He completed major public commissions in the United Kingdom, Germany and France, and has shown internationally in both solo and group exhibitions.

Allington’s most recent exhibition was at the British Museum named Edward Allington: making poetry with solid objects which ran from 23 September 2025 to 25 January 2026. Other recent solo exhibitions include Edward Allington: Things Unsaid at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds in 2019/2020 and Edward Allington: In Pursuit of Sculpture at UCL Art Museum, London in 2019.

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