Biography
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1936
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Born in Dublin; after father's death in 1940, is brought up by mother and maternal grandparents in London
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1946
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Attends Highgate School, where taught by Kyffin Williams RA
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1954-6
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Conscripted into the Royal Navy and works as an interpretation on trips to Russia
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1958-62
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Enters the Slide School of Fine Art; teachers include William Coldstream and Keith Vaughan
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1963
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Solo show at the Redfern Gallery; most of the work is sold before the opening. Moves into Coldstream's old flat in Manchester Street - his home for the next 36 years
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1964
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Shown in 'The New Generation', alongside Patrick Caulfield, Hockney and Bridget Riley, at the Whitechapel
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1965
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Second show at The Redfern. Starts teaching at Camberwell. Befriends Francis Bacon and Cecil Beaton.
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1967
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Designs costumes for 'Cage of God' at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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1968
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Portraits of friends, including Ossie Clark and Derek Jarman, are shown at The Redfern
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1970
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Solo voyage to India, with subsequent watercolours shown at The Redfern. Some are translated into aquatints, marking the start of a successful relationship with printmaking; prints published by Editions Alecto
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1972
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Watercolours of Venice shown at the nearby Galleria del Cavallino
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1973
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Marries Kirsten Benson, with son Nicholas born a year later
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1976
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Selected for John Moores Painting Prize, and illustrates a new edition of Coledrige's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner'
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1980
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First modern artist to visit China since the Cultural Revolution
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1983
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Commissioned by the Imperial War Museum to paint the portraits of soldiers in Belize
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1984
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Death of Kirsten. Travels to Egypt, with new work shown at the Redfern
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1991
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Prize-winner at 'The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition'
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1996
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Elected RA
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2002
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Shortlisted for Charles Wollaston Award, at the RA 'Summer Exhibition'
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Selected solo exhibitions
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1963, '65, '67, '68, '69
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Redfern Gallery, London
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1968
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Lee Nordness Gallery, New York
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1970, '72, '74
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Redfern Gallery, London
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1971
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Studio la Citta, Verona
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1972
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Galleria del Cavallino, Venice
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1973
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Salisbury Festival
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1975
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Rochdale Art Gallery
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Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield
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1980, '85, '87
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Redfern Gallery, London
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1985
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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (and tour of the UK)
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1986
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Harris Museum and Art Gallery
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1987
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Le Cadre Gallery, Hong Kong
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1989
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Davies Memorial Gallery, Powys (and tour of the UK)
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1996
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Redfern Gallery, London
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2010
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Redfern Gallery, London
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2012
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Huddersfield Art Gallery
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2014
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Galerie de France, Paris
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2016
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Arts University Bournemouth
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2017
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Redfern Gallery, London
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2022-23
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Palazzo Bentivoglio, Bologna
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Selected group exhibitions
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1957
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Redfern Gallery, London, 'Summer Exhibition'
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1959
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Arts Council of Great Britain touring exhibition, 'Young Contemporaries'
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'The Vienna Youth Festival'
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1962
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Art Federation Galleries, London, 'The London Group Annual Exhibition'
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1963
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Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 'John Moores Painting Prize'
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1964
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Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 'The New Generation'
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Bradford City Art Gallery, 'Spring Exhibition'
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1968
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AIA Gallery, London, 'Four Works by Twelve Artists'
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1969
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Künstlerhaus Wien, '12 Britische Artisten: Graphik und Objekte'
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1976
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Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 'John Moores Painting Prize'
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1991
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Mall Galleries, London, 'Sunday Times Watercolour Competition'
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1996
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Royal Academy, London, 'Summer Exhibition' (annually until 2004)
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2011
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Tate Britain, London, 'Watercolour'
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2014
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Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, 'British Self-Portraits from the Ruth Borchard Collection',
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2016
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Redfern Gallery, London, 'Pure Romance'
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2017
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Tate Britain, London, 'Queer British Art 1861-1967'
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Selected collections
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Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London
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British Council Collection, London
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British Museum, London
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Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge
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Government Art Collection, London
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Los Angeles County Museum
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Metropolitan Musem, New York
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
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National Portrait Gallery, London
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National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Royal Academy of Arts, London
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Royal Air Force Museum, London
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Museo de Arte São Paulo, Brazil
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Museums Sheffield
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The Old Jail Center, Albany, Texas
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The Ruth Borchard Collection, London
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Tate
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Victoria & Albert Museum, London
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Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester
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