Huxley-Jones was born at Staffordshire and studied at the
Wolverhampton School of Art from 1924 to 1929 and then, until 1933, at the
Royal College of Art in London where his tutors included both
Gilbert Ledward and
Henry Moore. After graduating, Huxley-Jones held the post of head of sculpture at
Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen. Working in bronze, ivory and terracotta, Huxley-Jones exhibited statuettes and reliefs at the
Royal Academy, at the
Royal Scottish Academy, at the
New English Art Club, with the
Society of Scottish Artists and the
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. Huxley-Jones received a large number of public commissions for his sculptures, which were often elegant compositions with a smooth surface and a simple profile. He also created
Mother and Child for
Chelmsford's Central Park Memorial Gardens which won an award from the
Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1966 and was renovated in 2009. Huxley-Jones was married to the artist
Gwynneth Holt and lived at Chelmsford in Essex and died at near there, at
Broomfield. ==Selected publications==