Born in 1985, Ed Elliott was highly creative from a very early age. His formal studies began with a Foundation Diploma in Fine Art at the University of Gloucestershire, in Cheltenham before going on to study at the Cardiff School of Art & Design, in their leading contemporary Sculpture department of that time, and graduating with a BA(Hons) in Fine Art: Sculpture in 2008. Ed Elliott’s first large scale public piece of work was commissioned by The National Trust for their ‘Angel Garden’ sculpture exhibition at the Mottisfont Estate in Hampshire. This was his second large recognisable ‘Greer’ Angel sculpture, carved from large sections of a London Plane tree sourced from the Estate. This impressive piece of work was an over life-size 4ft crouching figure, supporting a 14ft wingspan. This celebrated work received national acclaim, was visited by more than 15,000 people in two months, as well as being seen on BBC News and featured in The Times. The work sold to a prestigious collection in the UK, including work by Antony Gormley, Thomas Heatherwick and Elisabeth Frink.