Born;
Leeds, 15th December 1937.
Attended; Leeds College of Art; 1955 - 1960
National Diploma in Fine Art; June 1960
Attended; Slade School of Fine Art; 1960 - 1962
Slade Diploma in Fine Art June 1962
Gulbenkian Scholarship in Sculpture
At the British School in Rome; 1962 - 1963
Lecturer in Fine Art at Leeds College of Fine Art 1963 -
1970
Lecturer in Fine Art Department of Leeds Polytechnic; 1970
- 1971
Currently Professor of Fine Art, Leeds Metropolitan University
Member
of MM Arts Group, London.
Member of Yorkshire Sculptors Group.
"Painting
and sculpture have alternated in emphasis throughout my
career. I have found this to be a suitable arrangement and
balance to my creative approach.
I
have been a teacher for the past twenty-seven years. This
aspect of my experience is integral to the development of
my work and the under - lying philosophy.
Over
the course of my career I have explored the themes which
interested me and this flexibility has allowed me to rediscover
paths I had forgotten. Thus after some years of being mainly
preoccupied with sculpture, a vase of flowers reawakened
a fascination with paint and colour which continues to give
me inspiration.
Both
the formal and poetic developments within the work are of
the highest importance to me."
Biography
"It
was in the late 50's that I finished my training at the
Leeds College of Art (not to be confused with the present
College of that name) and was successful in winning a place
at the Slade School in London for two years of postgraduate
study. I went there as a painter but progressively my interest
and emphasis turned towards sculpture and in my final year
there I won the Gubenkian Scholarship for Sculpture which
made it possible for my wife and myself to spend a year
in Rome at the British School, pursuing the developments
of our work in a centre of culture which had depth in terms
of its history and vibrance and vitality as its daily currency.
I
should give emphasis to the fact that during the period
of my training in Art it was a time of turbulence and questioning
in Art Education. The then Leeds College of Art was the
epicentre for this re-evaluation under such influential
teachers as Harry Thubron, Tom Watt, Tom Hudson, Edward
Pullee the Principal at that time, and many more visionary
and gifted teachers. The exposure to and participation in
this time of principled evaluation and change continues
to be influential in my teaching and the painting and sculpture
which I continue to make.
In
the early 60's I came back to Leeds to teach and act as
visiting Lecturer at several other colleges. As I indicated
earlier, my emphasis at this time was on sculpture. This
continued to be the case for twenty years. The work was
figurative with a strong focus on form and properties of
ritual alienation. This colouring had its origins in my
childhood and wartime experiences. The body of work, which
I was able to make, has power and cohesion as a language.
However, the overall mood and tone of the work tends in
terms of its thematic nature to be sombre and portentious.
This
phase of work changed quite dramatically and unpredictably
in the mid -mid 80's when I started to paint again. I began
working from flower motifs, painting in oils. It was like
a new awakening for me creatively. The work was affirmative,
presenting a smile or a gift to heal wounds and embellish
life. The enthusiasm for and commitment to making this work
continues to be with me I am pleased to say, although, alongside
it, some of my paintings reflect the sombre moods and themes
of the earlier sculptures."
Exhibitions.
| Midland
Group Gallery, Nottingham. |
1967 |
One
Person Show |
| Gallery
Caballa, Harrogate. |
1970 |
One
Person Show |
| Richmond
Gallery, London. |
1970 |
One
Person Show |
| Serpertine
Gallery, London. |
1971 |
One
Person Show |
| University
Common Room, Leeds. |
1973 |
Two
Person Show |
| Cartwright
Hall, Bradford. |
1974 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| SW
Arts Association Gallery, Dillington Hall, Somerset. |
1974 |
Two
Person Show |
| Park
Square Gallery, Leeds. |
1975 |
One
Person Show |
| Blackpool
Art Gallery. |
1975 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| AIR
Gallery, London. |
1976 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Leeds
City Art Gallery. |
1977 |
Four
Person Show |
| Northern
Artists Gallery, Harrogate. |
1978 |
One
Person Show |
| South
East Arts Association Gallery, Folkestone. |
1981 |
Two
Person Show |
| Leeds
Polytechnic Gallery. |
1982 |
Two
Person Show |
| Leeds
University Gallery. |
1982 |
Four
Person Show |
| Sandbeck
Park, Nottingham. |
1982 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Bluecoat
Gallery, Liverpool. |
1982 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Polytechnic
Gallery, Newcastle. |
1983 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Crescent
Gallery, Scarbrough. |
1983 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Leeds
Art Fair, Corn Exchange. |
1983 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| ART
Space Gallery, Aberdeen. |
1983 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Leeds
Art Fair, Corn Exchange. |
1984 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| St.
Paul's Gallery, Leeds. |
1985 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Leeds
Art Fair, Corn Exchange. |
1985 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Ikon
Gallery, Birmingham. |
1985 |
One
Person Show |
| Leeds
Polytechnic Gallery |
1986 |
Three
Person Show |
| Spacex
Gallery, Exeter. |
1986 |
One
Person Show |
| "Flowers
" Touring Exhibition. |
1986 |
One
Person Show |
| Cartwright
Hall, Bradford. |
1986 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| St.
Paul's Gallery, Leeds. |
1986 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| "Narrative"
Touring Exhibition |
1987 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Leeds
Art Fair, Corn Exchange. |
1987 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| University
Gallery, Bradford. |
1988 |
Two
Persons Show |
| Linton
Court Galley, Settle. |
1988 |
One
Person Show |
| Leeds
Polytechnic Galley. |
1989 |
Seven
Person Show |
| MM
Arts Exhibition, Battersea. |
1989 |
Twelve
Person Show |
| Cookridge
St Gallery, Leeds. |
1989 |
One
Person Show |
| Newcastle
Polytechnic Exhibition. |
1989 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| MM
Arts Exhibition, London. |
1989 |
Fifteen
Person Show |
| Alcuin
and Langwith Colleges,York University. |
1990 |
Two
Person Show |
| Cleveland
College of Art and Design. |
1990 |
Two
Person Show |
| Mall
Galleries, London. |
1990 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Leeds
Polytechnic Galley. |
1990 |
Four
Persons Gallery |
| Leeds
Art Fair, Corn Exchange. |
1990 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Cartwright
Hall, Bradford. |
1990 |
Two
Person Show |
| Newcastle
Polytechnic Exhibition |
1990 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Contemporary
Art Fair, Islington. |
1991 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Yorkshire
Landscape Exhibition, Leeds. |
1991 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Laing
Landscapes, Harrogate. |
1991 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| International
Contemporary Art Fair, Olympia |
1991 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Leeds
Art Fair, Corn Exchange. |
1991 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| MM
Arts Turtlekey Gallery. |
1991 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Leeds
Artists Show. |
1991 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Sue
Rankin Gallery, London. |
1991 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Contemporary
Art Fair, Islington. |
1992 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Mall
Galleries, London. |
1992 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Leeds
Art Fair, Corn Exchange. |
1992 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Dean
Clough Contemporary Art Galley, Halifax. |
1992 |
Two
Person Show |
| "Art
for Sale" Guardian Newspaper. |
1992 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Sadlers
Wells Theatre. |
1992 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Mall
Galleries, London. |
1992 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| "The
Economist" Head Office . |
1929 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Gallery
7, Victoria,. London. |
1992 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Laing
Landscape, Harrogate. |
1993 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Paul
Fowler Studio |
1993 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Leeds
Art Fair, Corn Exchange. |
1993 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Sue
Rankin Gallery, London. |
1993 |
Two
Person Show |
| National
Theatre, South Bank London. |
1993 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Swaledale
Arts Festival. |
1993 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Brighton
Circus with MM Arts. |
1993 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Battersea
Pump Room, London. |
1994 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Linton
Court Gallery, Settle. |
1994 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Coram
Galley, London |
1994 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Laing
Exhibition, Harrogate. |
1995 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Gilbert
Scott Gallery, Leeds. |
1995 |
Two
Person Show |
| Swale
Festival. |
1995 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Valley
Works, Hebden Bridge Festival. |
1995 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Royal
Academy Summer Exhibition. |
1995 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Collyer
Bristow Gallery with MM Arts |
1995 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Mall
Galleries, London. |
1995 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Mall
Galleries, London. |
1996 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Ainscough
Gallery |
1996 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Ainscough
Galley |
1996 |
One
person show |
| Harlow
Carr Gardens |
1996 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| York
City Art Gallery |
1996 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Jubilee
Room Beckett's Park |
1996 |
One
Person Show |
| Mercer
Gallery Harrogate |
1996 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Thompson's
Gallery, Dover St. London |
1996 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Project
Office, Euston, London |
1996 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Pump
House, Battersea Park, London |
1996 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| York
City Art Gallery |
1996 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| New
English Art Club, Mall Galleries, |
1996 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Dean
Clough Contemporary Art Gallery |
1996 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| "Absolut
Secret" Exhibition Royal College of Art, London |
1996 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Leeds
City Art Gallery |
1997 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Leeds
Art Fair, Corn Exchange |
1997 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| English
Heritage |
1997 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Northern
Lights, Whitehall, London |
1997 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Outside
The Box PLC, Leeds |
1997 |
Solo
Exhibition |
| Leeds
City Art Gallery |
1997 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| "Art
Miami" |
1998 |
with Christie-Wild |
| International
Sculpture Exhibition, Towson State University |
1998 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
| Baltimore,
(Yorkshire Sculptors Group) |
1998 |
Mixed
Exhibition |
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