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Jack Vettriano Biography
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We will be holding the UK's biggest ever print retrospective at our Poole Gallery, Floren Gallery, from Friday 24th July to Saturday 1st August. The show features an exceptional collection of Jack Vettriano's work, including many rare and sold-out editions. For more information and an invitation to the Private View please call 0800 180 4444 or visit www.floren-gallery.co.uk
Jack Vettriano was born in Fife in 1951. He left school as a teenager, and briefly became an engineer before turning his hand to painting in his early twenties. Vettriano found that painting became more than just a hobby, and quickly dedicated himself to learning in his own time.
By the time Jack Vettriano was 38, painting had taken over his life. He decided to enter two of his paintings into the Royal Scottish Academy's annual exhibition, and both were snapped up on the opening night. Encouraged by the reaction, Jack Vettriano decided to enter three paintings into the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London the following year, where he was overwhelmed with the response to his pieces.
In the twenty years which have followed, Jack Vettriano has become an international phenomenon. His paintings have become loved and admired across the world, and his intimate and honest depictions have struck a chord with ordinary folk, who see Vettriano's classic compositions and chic depictions as a breath of fresh air in the increasingly complex world of modern art.
Jack Vettriano has been awarded several accolades during his career. He has been awarded an OBE, an honorary degree from St. Andrew's University, and has been featured in several television programmes including the recent charity event Sports Relief where he painted a portrait of Zara Phillips. Vettriano's work is widely collected, and among his admirers are Jack Nicholson and Sir Alex Ferguson. Jack Vettriano's most recognisable painting, The Singing Butler, which was originally rejected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, sold at Sotheby's in 2004 forjust under £750,000.
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Exhibitions and Awards
May 2008. Tension, Timing, Triumph - Monaco.
October 2008. Sports Portraits - Bonhams, Knightsbridge.
June 2006. Love, Devotion and Surrender - Portland Gallery, London.
June 2004. Affairs of the Heart - Portland Galllery, London.
November 2004. Fonetography - The Association of Photographers Gallery, London.
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Latest News
Tuesday 2nd February 2010
New Jack Vettriano! Bluebird - Limited Editions!
CollectorsPrints is pleased to announce the release of three new signed, limited edition prints featuring images from Jack Vettriano's Bluebird series of paintings.
These three, large format prints are in editions of 250, each signed and numbered by the artist.
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