"Through sculpture I explore and celebrate life; our spiritual roots, our connectedness with the natural world and our uniqueness as human beings."

Caro Sweet was born in Aylesbury in the United Kingdom in1960. She grew up surrounded by the fields and woodlands of rural Buckinghamshire that provided her with a deep and enduring connection to nature.

Caro, a lifelong artist, has travelled extensively and by her 30's had created and sold a substantial body of drawings, murals and prints all of which are now in private collections. Caro received her A.F.S. from the Frink School of Figurative Sculpture in the United Kingdom.

Since 1987 Caro has run her own studio where she has worked collaboratively with foundries and materials suppliers to explore and develop new techniques in molding, casting and patinas while extending the boundaries of her figurative work. Caro regularly exhibits in London.

In 2004 Caro took on a much larger studio in Worcestershire in England at which she works on her commissions and creates new pieces. From portrait sculpture and smaller figurative pieces to larger more abstract works for outdoor sites, Caro's work is predominantly cast in bronze and iron.

Recent projects have seen collaborations with Ironbridge Open Air Museum of Steel Sculpture in the United Kingdom, Tuska Fine Art Foundry at Lexington, Kentucky, US and Sloss Furnaces at Birmingham, Alabama, US that are giving rise to a series of larger pieces cast in iron and have given her international exposure.

Throughout her professional career Caro has maintained a high profile as a working artist with regular exhibitions, studio open days and through coverage in local and regional newspapers, magazines, radio interviews and television appearances. Caro is an active advocate and ambassador for the arts.

"As an artist my job is to diligently observe, record and explore. It is important to me to work on themes that revere the elegance and power of nature, that are affirming of humanity and that create a positive legacy from my experiences."

"My work is an emotional response to life, referencing to archetypal forms, the fundamental building blocks of our beings, bones, geometry and patterns in nature, conferring a spiritual focus or purpose."

"My sculptures are always preceded by drawings, brief sketches of ideas capturing movements and themes that I want to explore in my work. Often I make large dynamic drawings and colourful monoprints to clarify my subject before progressing to 3 dimensions."

"Casting a work in bronze or iron is a natural extension of the modelling process for me. I love the energy of these metals. Somehow they capture the excitement and alchemy of the creative process."

Studied At:

Gainsborough's House Printworks, Sudbury, Suffolk 1994.
Malvern Hills College 1997 - 2000.
The Frink School of Figurative Sculpture, Staffordshire 2001 - 03.

Exhibitions:

2010 Showborough House Garden Sculpture Exhibition, Gloucestershire
'Iron Works' at Dudmaston Estate, Shropshire
2009 Mixed Show, Limehouse Gallery, London
Showborough House Garden Sculpture Exhibition, Gloucestershire
Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum, Solsberry, Indiana, USA
Studio Exhibition, Bransford, Worcestershire
'Iron Works, Ironbridge International Cast Iron Art Exhibition, Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron
2008 Art Exhibition, Llangollen Show, North Wales
Summer Show, Sheridan Russell Gallery, London
Studio Exhibition, Bransford, Worcestershire
Group Figurative Show, Limehouse Gallery, London
Sculpture in the Garden V, Hergest Croft, Kington, Herefordshire
Birmingham Art Fair, Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Group Christmas Show, Limehouse Gallery, London
2007 Birmingham Open Art Show, Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Studio Exhibition, Bransford, Worcestershire
Solo Exhibition, Robson Ward, Autumn in Malvern Festival
2006 Studio Exhibition, Bransford, Worcestershire
Sculpture in the Garden IV, Hergest Croft, Kington, Herefordshire
2005 Studio Exhibition, Bransford, Worcestershire
Solo Exhibition, The Gallery at Droitwich, Worcestershire Read the article about this exhibition on the BBC website.
2004 The Swell Gallery, Upper Swell, Cotswolds
2003 The Orangery, Holland Park, London
Malvern Open Exhibition
2002 Malvern Sculpture Park
2000 First Sight Fine Art Gallery, Bristol
Sui Generis Gallery, Cheltenham
Malvern Visual Arts Festival
The Warstone Gallery, Birmingham

Sponsors and Patrons:

Caro Sweet receives financial assistance from The Elmley Foundation
The Performance Improvement Project
Creative Spaces
Will Tooby and Jane Cox