BORN IN MANCHESTER 1943
STUDIED PAINTING ATST. MARTIN’S COLLEGE OF ART IN LONDON (1962-67)UNDER – GORE, KOSSOFF AND REYNOLDS.
NATIONAL DIPLOMA OF ART AND DESIGN (N.D.D.) 1966
WON THE “COLLEGE PRIZE” 1966
AWARDED THE “DAVID MURRAY SCHOLARSHIP” BY THE ROYAL ACADEMY1966
AWARDED POST GRADUATE YEAR AT ST. MARTIN’S 1967
AFTER COLLEGE RETURNED NORTH TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST AND
SETTLED IN SADDLEWORTH
ELECTED A MEMBER OF THE MANCHESTER ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (M.A.F.A.) AND ONTO ITS’ COUNCIL, SELECTION AND HANGING COMMITTEES
ELECTED A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL INSTITUE OF OIL PAINTERS (RO.!,) AND ONTO ITS’ COUNCIL, SELECTION AND HANGING COMMITTEES
ELECTED A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS (F.RS.A.)
ELECTED A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH ARTISTS (RB.A.) 1998
WON “THE STANLEY GRIMM PRIZE” RO.!’ EXHIBITION 1990
WON “THE PEOPLE’S PRIZE” MANCHESTER ACADEMY 1991
HAS WORK IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD AND IN PUBLIC
COLLECTIONS IN THE NORTH WEST INCLUDING MANCHESTER CITY ART GALLERY
WORK ILLUSTRATED IN MANY ART BOOKS AND’ MAGAZINES AND SHOWN ON
TELEVISION THE MAIN PRIZE (ALAN GOURLEY MEMORIAL AWARD) RO.!’ EXHIBITION 2001
FOUNDER MEMBER OF THE “NEW MANCHESTER GROUP” OF ARTISTS 2003
AWARDED ‘LE CLERC FOWLE MEDAL’ RO.!’ EXHIBITION 2007
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF MANCHESTER ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS 2009
July 9, 2020
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