Tom Waugh

- Present

Tom Waugh makes sculptures from stone and marble that depict discarded, mass-produced objects. Plastic bags, cardboard boxes, and tin cans are squashed, crushed, and wrinkled, documenting the casual imprints of human use. Using the processes and techniques of classical marble carving, and paying close attention to form and surface detail, He achieves a high level of realism in his work.

Based in Somerset, Waugh studied Architectural Stone Carving at the City and Guilds of London Art School where he gained a scholarship from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust. In 2018 he became an elected member of the Royal Society of Sculptors and in the same year, he won the Rise Art Prize for Sculpture. In 2006 he was awarded the Ballardie Travel prize to study in India with the temple carver Raja Sacaren.

In 2002 he started work as an Apprentice Stonemason at St Paul’s Church in Bristol. He went on to work on some of the county’s most Iconic buildings including St Pauls Cathedral and St Pancras Station. Through the transition from Stonemasonry and Architectural Carving to Contemporary Sculpture, Waugh has developed a unique set of skills and a deep understanding of the materials he works with.