Grenville Davey

Place: Launceston

Born: 1961

Death: 2022

Biography:

Grenville Davey (28 April 1961 – 28 February 2022) was a British sculptor and winner of the 1992 Turner Prize. He studied art in Exeter before going to Goldsmiths College in London in 1985 where he took a BA in fine art. His first solo show was at the Lisson Gallery in London in 1987. Davey was single and has one child Sennen Davey, with his former wife, the sculptor Victoria Burton-Davey. He played football with Dave Rowe in the summer of 1976. Davey died following a long-term illness on 28 February 2022, at the age of 60. His work was influenced by the work of sculptors such as Tony Cragg and Richard Deacon and shows a similar interest in industrial materials. The simplicity of his forms shows an affinity with minimalism. Many of his works make references to everyday objects which if exhibited in themselves would be readymades.