Carol Lehrer Crawford - Biography (2025)
Carol Lehrer Crawford is a Sydney based multi-disciplinary sculptor who has been practicing for over 20 years.
Formal Education - Studied Art History at University of Sydney, and a BA from UNSW
Personal influences – From very early on in her practice, Crawford felt the sculptures she created were adding to her extended family. Her sculptures were also a physical way of evoking love and caring - they are personal creations. The method in which they are created is also intimate and feminine – nothing is measured or sharp, hand tools are preferred over mechanical tools, listening is important.
Crawford is the Chair of the Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School (a not-for-profit organisation) and has been on the management committee of the school for over 15 years. Tom Bass AM (1916-2010) has been a major influence on Crawford’ practice, having been her teacher and mentor in the early years of her practice. .
Crawford is the Chair of the Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School (a not-for-profit organisation) and has been on the management committee of the school for over 15 years. Tom Bass AM (1916-2010) has been a major influence on Crawford, having been her teacher and mentor in the early years of her practice.
Sculptural mediums – marble, alabaster, soapstone, clay modelling, direct plaster and wax for bronze casting.
Professional Achievements (most recently):
Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize Finalist - three times - 2016, 2019, 2021 (delayed from 2020).
Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize (run by Campbelltown Arts Centre) - finalist twice (2023 + 2024).
Various private commissions for organisations such as: Jewish Care in Bondi Junction
Completed a large outdoor bronze private commission for a home in Bellevue Hill (2022/23).
Works held in private collections world-wide (Middle East, UK, USA, NZ and Asia).
Working with Art Pharmacy to deliver sculptures to their various clients over several years.
Her works have featured in various prestigious interior magazines, including the front page of Vogue Living in the Jan/Feb 2024 edition.
Specialist workshop teacher at Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School, Erskineville (Sydney)
Private viewings at her Cooper Street studio (Surry Hills, Sydney) are available by appointment.
For all enquiries, please contact Carol at carolcrawfordsculpture@gmail.com.
