Tim Harrisson
1952 - 2025
Tim Harrisson’s work, as currently installed in his studio barn. Photo © Emma Lewis.
We are celebrating the life and work of Tim Harrisson (1952–2025), sculptor, draughtsman, and printmaker, who died on 4 July. A long-standing exhibitor at Roche Court, Harrisson made a significant contribution to the landscape of contemporary British sculpture.
Tim Harrisson’s practice was rooted in a deep engagement with geology. Exploring the formation and character of stone, he worked with a wide range of material, from locally sourced Chicksgrove limestone, Ham stone and Portland stone to Carrara marble, Portuguese granite, and Cornish slate.
Born in Essex, Harrisson studied at Hammersmith College of Art (1969–70), Norwich School of Art (1970–73), and later Byam Shaw School of Art, from which he graduated in 1975. Alongside his artistic development, he worked as a woodsman and welder, both skills influencing much of his early practice. In 1988, he was appointed Sculptor in Residence at the Red House Museum, Christchurch, and in 2013 he was elected a Royal Academician at the Royal West of England Academy. For many years, his studio was located in a disused stone barn in the open Wiltshire countryside near Tisbury.
Harrisson’s public commissions include Granite Sculpture II for BAA Southampton Airport (1995); Horizon at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth (1995); Reflection at Epsom College, Surrey (2000); and Pegasus for Chatsworth House, Derbyshire (2002). His works on paper have been acquired by major public collections including the British Museum (2013) and Creswell Heritage Trust in partnership with the Art Fund and the Victoria and Albert Museum (2014). He exhibited widely throughout his career.
Sculpture by Tim Harrisson can be seen in the sculpture park at Roche Court. A wider group of works can be viewed by appointment at his former studio in Wiltshire. For all enquiries; or to arrange a viewing of the studio- please email nac@sculpture.uk.com or click the link below: