Toddy Hoare

Born 22.11.1947   Father soldier/engineer, his father a General.  Mother VAD, her father a parish priest.

Educated:
Malvern College 61-65,
Harrogate Art School 65-66.
Mons OTS 67. (Commissioned QOYY 66).
City & Guilds of London School of Art  68-72.
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. 77-80, General Ordination Examination.
Hull University MA,.( Theological Understanding of Industrial Society) 89-90.
Studio Assistant John Mills, 67-68. Cecil Thomas 70-71. Jobbing work for others, plus Arthur Fleischmann,
Alina Schlezchinska and North Road Foundry, West Yorkshire.
Freelance sculptor based E Yorks 72-75.
HMF NI 15/19 Hussars 75.
Missions to Seamen, Europoort, 76-77.
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Ordained York 80, priested 81, Curate Guisborough 80-83.
Curate in Charge The Hillside Parishes (8 Churches, 12 villages) N. Yorks  1983-2007.
TA  Chaplain QOY 82-92.
Chaplain Yorks Agricultural Society since 92.
Retired from parish ministry ’07 to Oxford to do Sculpture, Prayer and Scripture along same lines as        Grove Booklet of that title published 2001. Stations of the Cross published 2007, also Grove Booklets. Also published 2 volumes of poems, 3 Theologies of Hunting, Shooting & Fishing.
2008, Lecture “The Word in 3D” as part of Mission & the Arts for Church Missionary Society, Oxford.

EXHIBITIONS etc.
The Word in 3D. 20 sculptures at the CMS HQ, Oxford, Oct – Dec 2008, as background to last lecture, The Word in 3D, of a series of 9 lectures on Mission and the Arts.
Sermons in Bronze. 20 sculptures during May 2008 in the University Church, Oxford.
The Stations of the Cross. X8 panels, each 7 foot tall, cast in Resin Bonded Bronze with an Arts Council grant,
6 venues 06-07, now on permanent display at Burton Agnes Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire, and 4 venues
booked for 2008; University Church, Oxford, Llandaff Theological College, Burford Priory, shortlisted Canterbury
for the Lambeth Conference. Documentary of the making of the panels (1 hr) has been on Six TV twice 2008.
Society of Portrait Sculptors: (Mall Galleries and Cork St.) 72, 73, 02.
The Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries: 88,89, 07.
“Churchmen, Churchwardens & Family”: various venues UK, Washington DC, & New York.89-90.
Durham University: Sir Peter Ustinov 95.
“The Call of the Disciples”: 5 Venues 95-96, helped with Arts Council grant: permanent at Burton
Agnes Hall since.
“Prelates, Priests & People”: 5 venues, a Millennium Exhibition 2000, with aid of Arts Council grant.
“Music, People & Theology:” York Minster 03.
Various Charity Exhibitions most years from 88. Uganda “Wild Endeavours” Bedford Row, London, 07.
“The Word in 3D” 20 sculptures as sermons in bronze 16 Oct -12 Dec, CMS Oxford.
100 heads since 1970. Over 30 headstones since 1972. 3 stained glass windows.
Artist in Residence at: Fountains Abbey for Primary Schools, and 2 Secondary Schools GCSE Saltburn &    Macmillan College Middlesbrough. Immanuel College, Bradford, A level students 07.

Family. 02, Married to Liz who from 07 teaches at Wycliffe Hall, is Ordained, and is a Spiritual Director.
Children: Felix 01.
Poppy 79 (nurse married 99, Dan designs & makes furniture), Briony 80 assistant film producer, Sorrel 85
marketing web designer, by previous marriage.
Grandchildren: Jonah 00, Iris 07, Asher 08.