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Adrian Lack

Adrian Lack was born in Eastbourne in 1946, his early childhood was spent in Yorkshire, where his father taught art at Beverley Grammer School, then he moved to Buckinghamshire when his father was appointed head of the Art Department at Aylesbury Grammer School - where Adrian Lack studied art under his guidance. Adrian Lack trained as a scientific photographer working for
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Alex Mitchell

Alex Mitchell created a series of works (titled Argentina Heebie-Jeebies) a month before she left with her mother on a trip to meet members of her extended family and learn about her childhood. In these vibrant, playful works, Alex Mitchell captures her anxieties about the trip with a twist of humor-everything from will everything fit into her carry-on bag to how will she be
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Anthony Benjamin

Anthony Benjamin was born in 1931 in Hampshire. He studied with Leger at his Paris studio in 1951 and then at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London where he was awarded the Silver Medal for Painting in 1955. In the following year he was awarded the French Government Fellowship for painting and as a result studied with W.S.Hayter at Atelier 17. In 1960-61 Anthony Benjamin was
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Barbara Rae

Barbara Rae CBE RA has taken inspiration from the vivid sun-drenched colours of Spain in her latest silkscreen prints. Rae's paintings combine the influence of landscape and travel with painterly abstraction. When Rae was awarded a travel scholarship in 1966, it unleashed a love of travel that remains with her. Although she does not like the term landscape painter, the
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Bruce Mclean

Bruce McLean is one of the major figures of contemporary British Art. Born in 1944 he studied at Glasgow school of art and at St. Martin's in London, later teaching at the Slade school of art. His early reputation arose from his activities as a sculpture involved in performance art. Bruce Mclean has obtained international recognition for his paintings and prints, work with
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Charlotte Atkinson

Charlotte was born in the great naval city of Plymouth in 1973 and grew up with a natural fascination for the sea. After training to be an illustrator at the University of Derby and Hereford College of Art, her love of coastal life drew her to Scotland where she was invited to become Artist in Residence at a rural centre for the arts. Charlotte's highly decorative
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Charlotte Cornish

"Through my work, I try to explore ways of communicating what it feels like to be alive." Charlotte's paintings and prints all have figurative starting points. Her personal experiences and the imagery collected from travelling abroad are then gradually abstracted through the process of execution and emotional response. She has been painting and printmaking full time since
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Chris and Steve Rocks

Chris and Steve Rocks represent a unique phenomenon in the world of fine art. Twin brothers who were born only seven minutes apart, they have created an extraordinary artistic partnership, due to a closeness and understanding that is beyond the imagination of most of us. They have worked together throughout their lives, and each of their striking oils on canvas is a true
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David Garcia

With decades of international travel enhancing his artistic vision, David Garcia enjoys exploring abstract concepts and states of feeling in his work. Born of Portuguese-American parents, he studied at the Acadamie Julien in Paris and received both B.A and M.A degress in Fine Art from California State University in Los Angeles. A well established artist, his work hangs in a
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Donald Hamilton Fraser

Donald Hamilton Fraser has exhibited his highly acclaimed work in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Zurich and many other cities around the world. The list of galleries that own, or have exhibited his work is phenomenal. Donald has participated in many of the most significant exhibitions of British work, including the Royal Academy's 25 Years of British Painting, where he is also a
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Duncan MacGregor

Born in 1961, Duncan Macgregor (or DMAC) grew up in the Midlands where he still spends a substantial part of the year. Despite living so far inland, he managed to develop a passion for the sea, and spent a highly significant 18 months sailing across the Atlantic and then around the coast of Britain. Taking his inspiration from the surrounding landscape and of course the
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Fabian Perez

Fabian Perez is Argentinean, and was born in Buenos Aires in 1967. He was raised by his father, who led a rather eccentric and nonconformist existence, running illegal nightclubs and bordellos. Fabian Perez was exposed to a large number of fascinating individuals, and as he grew up, he began to capture these people in portraits. His abilities were evident from this very young
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Heidi Konig

Heidi first introduction to printing was through her grandfather who produced many woodcuts and linocuts. As a small child she was fascinated with the various printing techniques and all the different tools that he used. Today Heidi works on her prints in a very spontaneous way, using the etching plate as a drawing board. Heidi will then hand colour every print with many of
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Issam El-Said

Issam El-Said 1938 - 88 was born in Baghdad and achieved a BA Architecture from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1961. He studied art at Hammersmith College of Art and Design, London in 1962-4 and prepared for a PhD on the Methodology of Geometric Proportioning in Islamic Architecture at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1988, which was sadly not completed due to
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Jonathan Shaw

Jonathan Shaw was born in Leeds in 1959 and grew up watching his father, a professional painter, working. Jonathan Shaw always felt he was destined to follow in his father's footsteps, but after leaving school found himself working in a variety of jobs, and finally finding a creative position as an interior designer. Jonathan Shaw knew that this was not the life for him and
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Lee Crew

Lee Crew studied at the School of Art in Cheltenham, where his work became increasingly abstract. During this time the St Ives artists such as Sir Terry Frost and the American Abstract Expressionists particularly influenced him. He continued to paint full time after college. Lee was first attracted to screenprinting because of its creative possibilities. Lee Crew says of his
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Linda Charles

Linda was born in 1969 in London. After studying textiles at Herriot Watt University in Galasheilds, Scotland, she went straight on to become a full-time artist. Linda describes herself as a "contextual" painter, who views each composition as part of a whole imagined interior landscape. She is a firm believer in the connection between colour and mood, and Linda's positive
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Louisa Boyd

Louisa studied embroidery at the Manchester Metropolitan University and graduated in 2001. She exhibited her work at the New Designers Show that year and won two prestigious awards - The Paperchaser Future of Design Award and a high commendation from the judges of the New Designer of the Year. This led to her work being shown in two solo exhibitions, the first at Paperchase's
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Mark Spain

After art college, Mark decided to open a print making studio in Kent where he developed his etching and collagraph techniques. He was commissioned in 1997 to produce a limited edition etching of Kew Gardens after the great storm. Mark has had many editions published by and his collagraphs have been exhibited at Mall Galleries, and abstract oils at the 20th Century British Art
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Nancy Wood

Born in London in 1961, Nancy enjoyed drawing and painting from an early age. While still at school, she discovered a gift for portraiture and started sketching her friends and family, but despite her obvious talent she decided to pursue a successful career in industry. Although she continued to spend most of her spare time producing striking watercolours which were hugely
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Peter Wileman

Peter Wileman was born in 1946 in Middlesex. On leaving school he went straight into his first job as a studio junior for a card company, where his innate artistic talent was recognised. Here he spent 5 years studying lettering and design - his first artistic training - which gave him a solid grounding in colour awareness and formal structure. Peter Wileman then moved on to
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Rib Bloomfield

Rib Bloomfield was born in 1948 in London. He was educated at Croydon College of Art from 1966-1968 and then at Maidstone College of Art where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971. Rib Bloomfield soon began to carve himself a successful career as a painter with one man shows at the 'Talent Store' the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) and DM Galleries in London in
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Sandra Blow

Born in London in 1925, Sandra Blow's innovative approach to painting during the 1950's insured her position as one of the leaders of the post war British abstract movement. Sandra studied at St. Martin's (1941-6) and then the Royal Academy School's, before leaving for Italy. Alberto Burri introduced Sandra to the potentials of collage and the tensions between textures
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Shigeki Kuroda

Born in Yokohama, Shigeki Kuroda attended Tama University of Fine Arts in Toykyo. He began making intaglio prints in 1972. In 1979, he exhibited at the Bradford International Print Biennial in England. His etchings are mostly know for depicting bicycles and umbrellas. He uses only these images to "express the change, flow and expanse of time in a pictorial dimension".
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Terry Frost

Sir Terry Frost RA was one of Britain's most successful and highly acclaimed artists of the Twentieth Century. This was recognised in the 1998 New Years Honours List when Sir Terry Frost RA was granted a Knighthood. Born in 1915, Sir Terry Frost RA discovered his artistic talent during the four years he spent as a Prisoner of War in the Second World War. On his return to
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