About Zoë
Zoë Carmichael SEA is an award-winning sculptor specialising in bronze animal sculpture, with a particular focus on the equine form. Inspired by a lifetime spent in the saddle at both local and international level, her work seeks to capture the spirit, movement and individuality of each animal.
Carmichael trained at the renowned Studio Galleria Romanelli in Florence under the tutelage of Raffaello Romanelli, where she learnt the Old Master techniques of bronze sculpture. Her work has since been recognised by leading figures across the equestrian and art worlds.
Carmichael is the first ever Sculptor-in-Residence to both the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment and the Irish Guards. She is a four-time consecutive winner of Best Sculpture at the Horse in Art Exhibition (2023–2026) and a three-time consecutive winner of Best in Show (2024–2026). In 2025, she was also awarded the Cuneo Medal, the Society of Equestrian Artists’ highest honour.
Alongside her sculptural practice, Carmichael’s work supports a number of charitable and conservation initiatives. Each sculpture is created from life in her Gloucestershire studio before being cast in bronze in Basingstoke.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Awarded the British Sporting Arts Trust prize for Best Sculpture at
The Horse in Art Open Annual Exhibition 2026
Awarded The Glynis Mills Award for Best in Show at
The Horse in Art Open Annual Exhibition 2026
Selected for The Horse in Art Open Annual Exhibition 2026
Society of Equestrian Artists, Tuxford
September 2026
Selected for We Give You The Horse Exhibition
Society of Equestrian Artists, The National Horseracing Museum
April 2026
Winner of the Royal Windsor Horse Show silk scarf design competition 2026
Winner of the Cuneo Medal Awarded by the Society of Equestrian Artists
for the most meritorious group of works at The Horse in Art Open Annual Exhibition 2025
Awarded the British Sporting Arts Trust prize for Best Sculpture at
The Horse in Art Open Annual Exhibition 2025
Awarded the Society of Equestrian Artists for Best in Show at
The Horse in Art Open Annual Exhibition 2025
Selected for The Horse in Art Open Annual Exhibition 2025
Society of Equestrian Artists, Yorkshire
October 2025
Selected for Royal Ascot, Berkshire
June 17th 2025 - 21st June 2025
First Sculptor-in-Residence to
The Irish Guards
2025
Selected for ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, London
November 15th 2024 - 24th November 2024
Osborne Studio Gallery Exhibition paired with Ripley, London
October 16th - 2nd November
Selected for ‘Horse Show’ Messums West, Wiltshire
October 5th 2024 - 2nd January 2025
EQUI SERVIENTES
Solo exhibition and Launch of the HCMR Bronzes at Horse Guards, London
26th September 2024
Awarded the British Sporting Arts Trust prize for Best Sculpture at
The Horse in Art Open Annual Exhibition 2024
Awarded the Society of Equestrian Artists for Best in Show at
The Horse in Art Open Annual Exhibition 2024
Selected for The Horse in Art Open Annual Exhibition 2024
Society of Equestrian Artists, Shropshire
September 2024
THE RHINO PARTY
Solo exhibition and Launch of the Rhino sculptures, Cotswolds
28th June 2024
First ever Sculptor-in-Residence to the
Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
2024
Awarded the British Sporting Arts Trust prize for Best Sculpture at
The Horse in Art Open Annual Exhibition 2023
Selected for The Horse in Art Open Annual Exhibition 2023
Society of Equestrian Artists, Yorkshire
Selected for Green & Stone Summer Exhibition, London
August 2023
RBC Brewin Dolphin, Edinburgh
June 2023
PRIMI [Sold out]
Solo exhibition, London
27th April 2023
The Bronzing Process
Zoë uses the traditional Lost Wax Method to cast her bronzes and a varied range of patinations.
