This British artist, born [1938] and raised in Suffolk: left home as a teenager to pursue adventure. He joined the RAF as an aircrew cadet, left after five months, became a prelim/architecture pupil before spending two years National Service with the Royal Norfolk Regiment in Germany. After de-mob, he studied part-time, while working on British Railways, took the Civil Service Exam in 1959, and became a Waterguard Officer in HM Customs, where he served at different ports/airports within the UK before two and a half years patrolling the Irish border. There, in association with Irish artists, he began his painting career. In 1964 he hung up his uniform and went to art school as a full-time student, he was twenty six years old.
1964-65 Ipswich School of Art
1965-68 St Martins School of Art
1968-71 Royal College of Art
One-Person Exhibitions:
2011 The Rectory Gallery, London
2010 Curwen Gallery, London
1998 ‘The Green Line’, Apocalypse Gallery, Nicosia,
1994 The House of Demetra, Cyprus
1993 ‘Cyprus Elegy’, Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
1987 ‘Etna’, Geological Museum, London
1985 School of Architecture, Canterbury
1982 University of Kent
1979 Deben Art Gallery, Woodbridge
1978 Thumb Gallery, London
1977 Astoria Theatre, London
Public Commissions:
1998 Yialousa, Pentelides, Holy Synod, Nicosia, Cyprus
1994 Regiment, Royal Artillery, Senelager, Germany
1992 United Nations, Ledra Palace, Nicosia, Cyprus
1988 Mural, Geological Museum, London
Group Exhibitions:
1996 Barbican Book Fair, London
1995 Greenwich University, West Mailing, Kent
1995 Stansell Gallery, Taunton, Devon
1994 Drew Gallery, Canterbury
1991 Four Elements, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne
1991 Amnesty Exhibition, Art for People, Canterbury
1991 Volcano Landscapes, Boundary Gallery, London
1991 The Cigar Box, Drew Gallery, Canterbury
1990 The Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury
1990 The One-Off Gallery, Dover
1989 The Guardian Gallery, Bristol
1988 Nottingham University Art Gallery
1987 Coastlines, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne
1987 Land, Sea and Air, Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury
1987 Drew Gallery, Canterbury
1986 Reserve Geologique de Haute Provence, Digne, France
1986 Peace and Justice Exhibition, Canterbury Cathedral
1986 Studio East, Invicta Radio, Canterbury
1985 Thumb Gallery, London
1984 The Mall Gallery, London
1984 Thumb Gallery
1984 Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury
1982 Bonners Design Association, London
1982 Painters at Canterbury
1981 Royal Automobile Club, London
1981 The Front Room Gallery, London
1981 Thumb Gallery, London
1980 Camden Library, London
1979 Swiss Cottage Library, London
1979 The Festival Hall, London
1978 Artists’ Market, London
1976 Camden Arts Centre, ‘Doors’, London
1975 The Oriel Gallery [Welsh Arts Council] Three-man Group, Cardiff
1974 Three-man Group, Wimbledon, London
1973 Drawing Show, Wimbledon, London
1972 RCA, London
1970 Painters RCA, London
1970 Four Painters, Dartington Hall, Devon
1969 Environmental Art, RCA, London
1969 Art Space, Peckham, London
1968 Twickenham Galleries, London
1968 Zwemmers Gallery, London
1967 Artists’ International Association, AlA, London
Work is in various private and public collections,
in the UK, USA, Canada, Germany, Cyprus and Greece
Publishing/Broadcasting:
2014 Author: ‘The Art Schools of Kent’, Werter Press, London
2013 Contributing author, ‘Eric Hurren’, Wetzig Press, Braunschweig, Germany
2007 Contributor, ‘Kassemoff, A Tribute’ Beckenham School of Art Archive
2006 Joint author [with Norbet Lynton, John Cornall, Benedict Read] ‘Stass Paraskos’, Orage Press
1998 Artists’ book, ‘Coastlines’, University of West of England, Bristol
1997 Arts documentary, Channel Two, Cyprus Television
1997 Author, Catalogue, Eric Hurren, Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury
1997 Speaker’s paper, GLAD Conference, London
1997 Publication, GLAD, London
1994 Article, Drawing Fire Journal, Bristol
1991 Article, NAFAE Journal
1990 ‘Transgressions and Alignments’, NAFAE Conference paper
1987 Channel Four, Signals
1987 Article, Art Monthly
1987 Programme, Radio Invicta, Kent
1986 Programme, BBC Radio Kent
1986 Panelist, Putting on the South Arts, TVS
1985 Programme, BBC Radio Kent
Art Teaching Career:
1987-98 Head of the School of Fine Art, Kent Institute of Art and Design
1982-97 Head of the School of Fine Art, Canterbury College of Art
1978-81 Head of the Foundation Department, Wimbledon School of Art
1971-77 Part-time tutor, Fine art, Wimbledon School of Art
1973-77 Part-time tutor, Theatre Design, Wimbledon School of Art
1973-76 Part-time lecturer, Art History, Maidstone College of Art
1974-78 Visiting artist/lecturer various art schools including Cardiff, Dartington Hall, Devon, Exeter, Medway, Kingston, London University, Royal College of Art
1983-94 Visiting artist/lecturer various including Birmingham, Dundee, Cyprus College of Art, Paphos, Camberwell, London Institute, Edmonton University, Alberta, Alberta College of Art, Calgary
1989-93 Validation/Course Reviewer, Council for National Academic Awards [CNAA] various art colleges, polytechnics, universities throughout the UK
1998-01 External examiner, University of West of England1998-2001 Visiting Consultant/Reviewer, University of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Canada
1998-01 Consultant/reviewer, Kent Institute of Art and Design
1998-01 Visiting Reviewer, Quality Assurance Agency, Leeds Metropolitan,
1998-01 Westminster University, City University, University of Humberside, University of West of England, Oxford Brookes University, Sheffield Hallam University.
2001 – Free-lance lecturing, consultancy, various