National Glass Centre

Robert Soden, Sunderland

Robert is best known for his pictures of city life and the landscape and was the official artist appointed by London Transport for the Jubilee Line. Now resident in the North East his pictures of the construction of the Sage cleverly capture the construction of this amazing building.

Born to a farming family in Somerset his art training took him to the Birmingham Polytechnic and then the Royal College of Art. He has exhibited in Solo and Group shows in London and major cities throughout the country. Commissions include those from the Science Museum, Rank Xerox, Unilever plc, Nexus and Gateshead and Sunderland Councils.

Sunderland City of Glass List of Works

Dame Dorothy Crescent, Roker, Watercolour gouache on Fabriano 5 paper, 2003
Echo 24, Watercolour gouache on Somerset paper, 2007
Mullers Shop Window, Villette Road, Watercolour gouache on Somerset paper, 2005
National Glass Centre from Corporation Quay, Watercolour gouache on Somerset paper, 2000
Retail Park at Night, Watercolour gouache on Fabriano 5 paper, 2003
Winter Gardens, Watercolour gouache on Somerset paper, 2006
Wearmouth Hall, University of Sunderland, Watercolour gouache on Somerset paper, 2007
National Glass Centre from Corporation Quay, Soft ground etching and aquatint, Edition 2 of 25, 2006

Image: Courtesy of the artist