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Biography
Peter Eugene Ball (19 March 1943) is an English sculptor. He is best known for his religious work which can be seen in churches and cathedrals throughout Britain. He also produces secular sculpture using predominantly driftwood and found objects.
Biography
Born on 19 March 1943 in Coventry, Warwickshire, Peter Eugene Ball attended Coventry College of Art from 1957 until 1962 where he obtained the National Diploma of Design. By 1963 his sculptures were already included in mixed exhibitions in the Midlands and at the Marjorie Parr Gallery, London, where he had his first one-man exhibition in 1967. However, it wasn't until 1968 that making sculpture became his full-time occupation, and since that time he has devoted himself to producing both religious work for churches and cathedrals throughout the country and exhibiting and selling his secular work in galleries across Europe and in America.
Religious commissions
| Sculpture | Location | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Christus | Victor Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Oadby, Leicestershire | 1992 |
| Saint John the Baptist | Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Baginton, Warwickshire | 1992 |
| High Altar Crucifix | Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Catherine, Nottingham | 1992 |
| Crucifix | Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Catherine, Nottingham | 1992 |
| Pietà | The Cathedral and Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Southwell Minster), Nottinghamshire | 1993 |
| Crib | St Peter's Church, London (Eaton Square) | 1994 |
| Crib | Christchurch, London (Chelsea) | 1994 |
| Saints and Bishops | Portsmouth Cathedral | 1994 |
| Christus | Monmouth School Chapel | 1995 |
| Altar Table and Saint | Winchester Cathedral | 1996 |
| Crucifixion | St Andrew's Church, Chilcomb, Hampshire | 1996 |
| Christus Rex | The Cathedral and Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Southwell Minster), Nottinghamshire | 1997 |
| Ecce Homo | The Cathedral and Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Southwell Minster), Nottinghamshire | 1997 |
| Hope | Hope Centre, Church of St Martha the Housewife, Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire | 1997 |
| Christus Rex | St Michael's Church, Basingstoke, Hampshire | 1997 |
| Madonna and Child | Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh, Suffolk | 1997 |
| Madonna and Child | St Swithun's School Chapel, Winchester | 1998 |
| Christ | Rowner, Hampshire | 1999 |
| Madonna and Child | St Mary's, Chesterfield | 1999 |
| Christus & Mother & Child | Chelmsford Cathedral | 2000 |
| Mother and Child | Clifton Brighouse | 2000 |
| Christ | St Mary's, Silchester | 2001 |
| Christus | St Alban's, Romford | 2001 |
| Christ | Lichfield Cathedral | 2002 |
| John the Baptist | St John's, Penistone | 2002 |
| Virgin of the Sea | St Andrew's, Deal | 2002 |
| Christus | Ely St Francis, Ely, Cardiff | 2003 |
| Christus | St Mary's, Gomersal, York | 2004 |
| Christus | St Tielo's, Whitchurch, Cardiff | 2004 |
| font | St Tielo's, Whitchurch, Cardiff | 2004 |
| St Nicholas | Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire | 2005 |
| Virgin and Child | St Giles', Nottingham | 2005 |
| Small Crucifix | Derby Cathedral | 2005 |
| St Andrew | St Andrew's, Wissett | 2006 |
| Christus | St Bede's, Basingstoke | 2006 |
| Small Christus | Wolvesey Palace, Winchester | 2006 |
Books
- A Kind of Madness (The Sculptures of Peter Eugene Ball), Inga Gilbert
- Icons of The Invisible God (Selected Sculptures of Peter Eugene Ball), foreword by Pamela Tudor-Craig, introduction by Richard Davey