Thomas William Puckey (Bexleyheath, United Kingdom, 1948) studied art at the Slade School of Fine Art and then a master’s degree at the Royal College of Art, both in London. Puckey settled in Amsterdam in 1978, where he has worked ever since. He taught spatial design at Minerva Academy in Groningen from 1984 to 1987, mixed media at the Academy of Art and Industry (AKI) in Enschede from 1985 to 1989, sculpture at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam from 1987 to 1995, and finally autonomous art at St. Joost Academy of Art and Design in ‘s-Hertogenbosch from 1997. Puckey makes work primarily for public space. His artworks can be found in many Dutch cities.
