Curriculum Vitae

Born 1933 Loftus in Cleveland, Yorkshire.

Education

1944-51

King James 1st Grammar School,Bishop Auckland.

1951-56

Department of Fine Art, King's College Newcastle ,Durham University.

1956-58

National Service, R.A.S.C.
Part-time student, Farnham School of Art.

1958-60

Post-graduate study, Department of Fine Art,King's College Newcastle, Durham University.

Teaching

 

1958-60

Part-time Lecturer, Sunderland College of Art.

1960-62

Director of Three Dimensional Studies, Salford School of Art.

1962-63

Head of Sculpture, Wolverhampton College of Art.

1963-76

Lecturer in Sculpture, Derartment of Fine Art, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

1976-90

Master of Sculpture and Head of Sculpture School,Department of Fine Art, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne.

1984-86

Head of Department, Department of Fine Art (as above.)

Visiting Lecturer/External Examiner

 
  Sheffield Polytechnic
  Newcastle Polytechnic
  Manchester Polytechnic
  Norwich School of Art
  Lancaster University
  Edinburgh College of Art

Public Collections

 
  Salford City Art Gallery
  Stone Gallery
 

University of Aberdeen

  Arts Council of Great Britain ( 6 works )
  Northern Arts
  Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University
  Mid-Northumbrian Arts
 

University of Durham

  Newcastle University ( Senior Common Room, Vice-Chancellor 's Collection, School of Agriculture, Dove Marine Laboratory.)
  Newcastle Breweries
  Barclays Bank
  ICI

Commissions

 
  North Riding of Yorkshire, Marske Comprehensive School
 

University of Aberdeen, Psychology Department

 

Diocese of Durham, Bowbum Church

 

Stanley Miller Ltd. Head Office,Killingworth.

 

City of Newcastle.Relief Sculptures, Shieldfield
Relief Sculptures, Jesmond Vale

 

Thomson Press

Sculpture Exhibitions

 
 

Took part in many group exhibitions at home and abroad at the following venues:

City and Municipal Galleries:

Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Salford, York, Carl le, Sunderland, Gateshead, Hayward Gallery.

Universityand Polytechnic Galleries: Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University, Newcastle Polytechnic, Sheffield Polytechnic, York University.
Open Air Sculpture Exhibitions:

Lincoln Arts Festival ,Pocklington Arts Festival, Mid-Pennine Art's Festival, York Festival.

Abroad: Modema Muset, Stockholm. Paris Biennale 1966, Museum of Modem Art, Paris. ( won International Prize, Travaux d'Equippe.)
Travelling Sculpture Exhibitions: Sculpture in the '60s., Arts Council. "Arts Spectrum" Arts Council, Peter Stuyvesant 1970 Exhibition.

PAINTING EXHIBITIONS SINCE 1978

 

One-man Exhibitions

 
1978

University of York

  Gallery Colbert, Durham City
1979 Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle
1980 Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle
1982 Sallyport Gallery, Berwick upon Tweed
1985

Bondgate Gallery, Alnwick

1986

Stamfordham Gallery

1987 Grays Gallery, Gosforth
1988

Stonegate Gallery, York

1989 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham

1992

Stonegate Gallery, York

1993

Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham
1996 John Martin Gallery, London. "Northumbrian Landscapes"

1998

Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle

2000

Shire Pottery Gallery, Alnwick

Selected Group Exhibitions

 

1978

Northern Artists, Newcastle Polytechnic Art Gallery.
  "Small Works" Newcastle Polytechnic Art Gallery

1979

"Recent Purchases by the Arts Council", Hayward Gallery.
  Survey of Northern Art, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle.
  "Small Works" Newcastle Polytechnic Art Gallery.

1980

"Art For Industry", Newcastle Polytechnic Art Gallery.
1981 "Northern Art Today", Newcastle Polytechnic Art Gallery
  "Ten Artists", Laing Art Gallery.
  "Small Works", Newcastle Polytechnic Art Gallery.

1982-84

Centenary Exhibition, Newcastle Polytechnic Art Gallery.
Mixed Exhibitions, Carlisle City Art Gallery, Scarborough Art Gallery, Queen's Hall, Hexham .
  "Tyne/Tees Northern Open", Sunderland Art Gallery.
  Gallery 7, Newcastle .
1985 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
  "Drawing Conclusions", Hatton Gallery, Newcastle Diversity.
1986 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
  Hunting Group Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
1987

ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.

  Hunting Group Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
  "Experience of Landscape". Travelling exhibition of paintings from the Arts Council Collection.
  "Recent Exhibitors at the Royal Academy'', Vicarage Cottage Gallery, North Shields.
1988 Hunting Group Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
  Sunday Times Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
  ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
  Summer Exhibition, Grays Gallery, Gosforth.
1989 Sunday Times Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
  ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
  Laing Art Prizes Landscape Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
  New English Art Club Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
1990 ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
  "The Broad Horizons" National Trust Exhibition at Agnews, London.
  Laing Art Prizes, Mall Galleries, London.
  RBA Annual Exhibition, fall Galleries, London .
  New English Art Club, Maill Galleries, London.
  Nevill Gallery, Canterbury.
  Sunday Times Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition, Mall Galleries
1991 ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
  Laing Art Prizes, Mall Galleries, London. RBA Annual Mall Galleries, London.
  Sunday Times Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition, Mall Galleries
  New English Art Club, Mall Galleries, London. Nevill Gallery, Canterbury.
  Nevill Gallery, Canterbury.
1992 ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
  "Contemporary Northern Art", Polytechnic Gallery, Newcastle.
  Nevill Gallery, Canterbury.
  Sunday Times/ Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition. Mall Galleries, London .
  RBA Annual, Mall Galleries, London.
  New English Art Club Annual, MallGalleries, London.
  Castlegate Gallery, Cockermouth.
  Northern Artists, Moot Hall, Hexham.
  Laing Art Prizes, MallGalleries, London. Northern Artists, Moot Hall, Hexham.
  Northern Artists, Moot Hall, Hexham.
1993 ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
  Laing Art Prizes, Mall Galleries, London..
  Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
  Castlegate Gallery, Cockermouth .
  Sunday Times/ Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
  New English Art Club, Mall Galleries, London.
1994 ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
  Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
  Laing Art Prizes, Mall Galleries, London. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
  "Looking North " 70th. Anniversary Exhibition of Northumberland &
Newcastle Society, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle.
  New English Art Club, Mall Galleries, London.
  Castlegate Art Gallery, Cockermouth.
  Sunday Times /Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition, Mall Galleries RWS
  Annual Open Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London.
1995 Dumfries Festival of Arts, Dumfries.
  Trust Centenary Exhibition , Christies, London.
  ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
  RWS Annual Open Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London.
  "The Urban Scene: From Sickert to the Present Day", Jason Rhodes Gallery, London.
  Sunday Times/ Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition, London National
1996

Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.

  ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries.
  Sunday Times/ Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition Mall Galleries RWS
  Open Exhibition , Bankside Gallery, London.
  New English Art Club Annual, Mall Galleries.
1997

ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.

  Sunday Times/ Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition , Mall Galleries
  RWS Annual Open Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, London.
  "Discerning Eye" Exhibition, ( invited artist ) Mall Galleries, London.
1998

Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.

  "Celebration of Contemporary Painting in Scotland", House for an Art Lover Glasgow."
  "Elemental Scotland", Leith Gallery, Edinburgh. ROI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
  New English Art Club Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
1999

Royal Scottih Academy, Edinburgh.

  Sunday Times/ Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition .
2000

Hunting Group Exhibition, RCA Gallery, London.

  Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
  Sunday Times/ Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition , Mall Galleries
2001 Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
 

C21.RWS, Bankside Gallery, London.

  Awarded The Abbott & Holder Prize.
  New English Art Club Annual, Mall Galleries London.
  Sunday Times/ Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition, Mall Galleries
2002

C21. RWS., Banksice Gallery, London .

  Royal Scottish Academy, Glasgow.
  Hunting Group Exhibition, RCA Gallery, London. (Prize Winner).
  Sunday Times/ Singer & Friedlander Watercolour Exhibition , Mall Galleries