Vanessa Pooley studied Fine Art at Norwich School of Art and Design where she obtained a BA (Hons) she then went on to study sculpture at City & Guilds of London Art School. In 2003 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors. FRBS.

My sculpture has grown out of my fascination with the female form with its beautiful curves and flowing lines.

I've always loved the shape of the female body...
Ever since I was small I've wanted to work from the female figure. As a child I remember playing with handfuls of clay found on the beaches in Suffolk and the satisfaction I had from moulding the soft sticky lumps into shape.

I still use clay to create my sculptures because the responsiveness of the material allows me to play with the forms until they feel right. I know a sculpture is finished when it suddenly becomes a presence in the world. Now, here I am, specialising in figurative bronze sculptures and still enjoying playing with the shapes, again and again.