SCULPT ITALY 2025

New date :

September 4th to 14th 

Sculpting the female Torso

Only 12 students
will travel with us to Italy to experience their own creative Renaissance this summer.

Will you be one of them?

David Hunwick BA, Honours PGCE and graduated from Ravensbourne College of Art and Design in London, UK. He trained as a teacher of Art and Design; was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, Whitworth Gallery in Manchester at the New Contemporaries show and had sculptures sited at the world-renowned Yorkshire Sculpture Park. David emigrated to Canada in 2001, specialized in teaching sculpture, completing commission pieces, mold-making and casting. He formally taught sculpture at Brentwood College in Mill Bay on Vancouver Island. He also taught at Metchosin International School of the Arts in 2012 and also in 2014; Red Deer College in 2016; and in Pietrasanta, Italy each summer as part of the Sculpt Italy experience ( 2013 to present) In 2009-2010 David was commissioned to work on the Blue Whale project for University of British Columbia. In 2012, David worked as artist-in-residence at the Gitskan Art Centre in Hazelton, teaching First Nation carvers how to mold and cast their artifacts, including an 8ft totem. In the Fall of 2017, David also completed molding and casting another major First Nation public sculpture which will be installed at Fraser Valley University. His work displayed in Preso Museo Ugo Guidi in Forte del Marmi, Italy, to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo, as well as the 2018 Levigliani Wine Festival. In 2022, he was invited to sculpt at Fivizzano symposium,Tuscany and has his sculpture ‘Spirit of Fivizzano’ as part of their permenant collection. David’s sculptures are located in many private and public collections in The UK; Australia; Germany and Canada. Some of David’s public sculptures are on display at the Sidney Sculpture walk; Oak Bay sculpture trail; Kingsbrae sculpture garden, NB, and the Castlegar Sculpture walk. David formerly served as the president of the Vancouver Island Sculptor’s guild, as well as the founding organizer with Gabriele Vicari of the Sculpt Italy sculpting classes: www.icansculpt.com Currently, David continues to sculpt and paint in his studio based in James Bay, Victoria. He is passionate about teaching sculpting, and allowing others to discover the joy of creating and releasing their potential.

Gabriele Vicari is an internationally acclaimed sculptor who draws upon the great Italian figurative tradition of Tuscany which has in its roots in technical perfection and formal harmony. He studied with his mentor, the famous Marcelo Tommasi, for 20 years in the same historic studio we will study in together in Pietrasanta, Italy.

Linda Lindsay, SFCA is known for her sensitively sculpted figures, imbued with strength, grace, and beauty. She instills life-like and thought-provoking facial expressions of confidence showing dignity, hope, and love into her pieces. Linda creates bronze and fired terracotta sculptures allowing for more variety, subtlety, and permanence. Her compositions are created to be beautiful and meaningful from every angle.   Her sculpting career spans over 40 years. Her work is in private collections across Canada, the United States, and Taiwan. She has two permanent public sculptures, M’akhotso Mother of Peace, and Winds of Time, both located in Victoria BC. Born and raised in California, Linda comes from a family of artists. Following her passion, she completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1978, then her secondary teaching credentials from California State University, and was later awarded Community College teaching credentials from the State of California. She taught at Lemoore High School and West Hills College. In 1993, Linda married the love of her life and immigrated to Canada, where they raised a family while she continued to develop her sculpting skills. Thousands of hours of sculpting from life-models, and intense individualized studies of anatomy, honed her skills in figurative art. Notable anatomy studies include artistic anatomy with Scott Eaton (England) and gross anatomy (Island Medical Program, UVic). This deep knowledge of anatomy underlies her ability to create believable form and expressive feeling in her sculptures. Linda is a dedicated and experienced instructor who empowers her students with in-depth knowledge and skill so that they can bring their own creative visions to life. She has offered sculpture and anatomy courses through her atelier in Victoria since 1993, and has instructed at the Victoria College of Art, the Sculpture Studio, and in Pietrasanta Italy, where she taught artistic anatomy and facial sculpture from 2016-2018 in the Sculpt Italy workshops. Linda has recently exhibited with the National Sculpture Society in New York City and South Carolina, winning the prestigious Ortmayer/Corcoran ward. She has also exhibited and competed at the Federation of Canadian Artists in Vancouver BC, American Women Artists online exhibit (US), the Vancouver Island Sculptors Guild Victoria BC, Arts Alive Oak Bay Victoria BC, and the Sidney Museum BC. She has previously exhibited at Winchester Galleries Victoria BC, Gallery De Felice Spokane Wa, The Bronze Works Gallery Tacoma Wa, Bronze Editions Gallery Seattle Wa, and Bronze Coast Gallery Cannon Beach Oregon. She is a member of the National Sculpture Society (USA), the Federation of Canadian Artists, and is a board member and past president of the Vancouver Island Sculptors Guild.