ABOUT THE ARTIST (with links)

13 years old

Anthony David Padgett.

Born Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. 6.1.1969.
Lived in Lancaster, Lancashire 1974, Morecambe, Lancashire 1977.

Studied religion since age 13.

20 years old Studied Philosophy at York University 1987-90
Trained as a teacher of Secondary School Religious Education 1992.

Trained in the Conservation of Architectural Stonework 1993.

25 years old
Worked with the Israeli Antiquities Authority 1995 and 1996.
Worked with the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem 1996.
Worked with Palestinian Department of Antiquities 1997.
Computer illustrator at Lancaster University Archaeological Unit 1997-9.
Intern computer drawing through the International Council of Monuments and Sites at the Historic American Buildings Survey, Washington D.C. 1998.

30 years old

A computer artist-in-residency at Loughborough University 1999-2000

Currently co-ordinating the computer manufacture of the Winged Figure.
He is a member of the computer sculpture groups FAST-UK and the Cumbria Sculptors.


Reports and conservation with the Israel Antiquities Authority in Acco.


British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem.


Burqin Church, near Jenin in the West Bank. Where I ran a workshop conserving the stone work inside and outside of St George's 4th Century Orthodox church.


Mixing mortar with Mohammed for injection into the iconostasis. Note the chair arms have a creatures head.


Abu Fosey cutting some stone and myself at Fort Washington one of the places I spent time as an intern for HABS/HAER and ICOMOS

Comments to: anthonydpadgett@theism.co.uk


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