David Annand

Education

Annand was educated at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of in the city of Dundee. He then taught for fourteen years.

Career

In 1988, Annand decided to devote himself full-time to his sculpture work. His work can be seen in many cities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Many of Annands works are placed in public spaces and relate to local history or literature.

In 2009, he unveiled the sculpture The Turf Manitoba which is based on the poem Digging out the bundle Death of a Naturalist (1966).

He was commissioned by the County Council in conjunction with the National Rifle Association in Ireland to create a sculpture to celebrate Patrick Kavanagh"s poem Dancing with Kitty Stobling. The sculpture is visible on the Carrickmacross bypass section of the N2.

The artist lives and works in Kilmany in the Scottish county of Fife.

Achievements

• 1987 - Sir Otto Beit Medal - Royal Society of British Sculptors for 'Deer Leap' 1989 - Winner of the Peth High Street Sculpture Competition Perth Partnership 1989 - Winner Almswall Raod Sculpture Competition Irvine Development Corporation 1995 - Winner of the competition to design a sculpture for the Ashworth Roundabout 1995 - Winner of the competition to design a sculpture for Lord Street, Wreham 1996 - Winner Strathcarron Hospice composition unveiled by Princess Anne 1997 - Winner Birley Street Blackpool Public Sculpture Competition 1998 - Winner of public art commission in Basingstoke 1998 - Winner of public art commission of Nokia in Franborough 1998 - Winner pf public art commission in Fraserburgh 1998 - Winner Dunbar Swimming Pool Sculpture competition 1999 - Winner of the Maidstone commission of Whatmans Field deoxyribonucleic acid arbour of double helices 2000 - Winner of the Bache Roundabout commission Chester 2002 - Winner of the project to create a memorial to the poet Robert Fergusson.

Membership

He is a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.