biography of Peter BLAKE (1932)
Personal data
Birth : 1932 - Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United Kingdom
Address
London, United KingdomEducation
1950 – 1956 : RCA Royal College of Art – Kensington Gore – London, United Kingdom
Professional data
Work and Life
1981:Became separated from Jann and returned to London, United Kingdom
1981:He was made R.A., United Kingdom
1974:He was made A.R.A., United Kingdom
1973 – 1974:Retrospectives in Amsterdam, Hamburg, Brussels, Arnheim.
1963:Married Jann Haworth, United Kingdom
1951 – 1953:Served in the Royal Air Force, United Kingdom
Prizes
1961
1961 : John Moores Prize , First Prize – Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Context: John Moores Exhibition (1961)
Other professions
1960 – 1962 : Professor
St. Martin’s School of Art – Charing Cross Road – London, United Kingdom
1962 – 1964 : Professor
Walthamstow Art School – Walthamstow, Greater London, United Kingdom
1974 – 1976 : Professor
RCA Royal College of Art – Kensington Gore – London, United Kingdom
Affiliated to an association
1975 : The Brotherhood of Ruralists – United Kingdom
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Mixed media - Oil
Print-Multiple : Engraving - Lithograph - Offset - Serigraph
Sculpture-Volume : Sculpture, wood
Drawing-Watercolor : Collage - Ink - Pencil - Watercolour
Subject
Traditional cultureculture/media
literature
publicity
feelings/emotions
Movements and styles
Pop ArtBritish Pop Art
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2003
London Institute – London, United Kingdom
08/04/2003 – 09/11/2003
2002
Wakefield Art Gallery – Wakefield, United Kingdom
2002 – 11/17/2002
New Work
Paul Morris Gallery – New York NY, United States
11/16/2002 – 12/21/2002
1983
Kestner Gesellschaft – Hanover, Germany
1983
Retrospective
Tate Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1983
1969
Retrospective
Bristol Museum and Art Gallery – Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
1969
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2007
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : Waddington Galleries – 11 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom
ArtBrussels – Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2007 – 04/23/2007
Represented by : Michel Soskine Inc. – 900 Park Avenue – New York NY, United States
2006
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Waddington Galleries – 11 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom
2004
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Waddington Galleries – 11 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom
ART2004 – The 16th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/14/2004 – 01/18/2004
Represented by : CCA Galleries – 517-523 Fulham Road – London, United Kingdom
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Waddington Galleries – 11 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Waddington Galleries – 11 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom
ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Artiscope – Zaira Mis – 35 boulevard Saint-Michel – Brussels, Belgium
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Paul Morris Gallery – 5th Floor 530 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Waddington Galleries – 11 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Waddington Galleries – 11 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Paul Morris Gallery – 5th Floor 530 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
ART2002 – The 14th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/16/2002 – 01/20/2002
Represented by : Jonathan Clark – 18 Park Walk – London, United Kingdom
2001
AAF – The Third Affordable Art Fair
Battersea Park – London, United Kingdom
10/18/2001 – 10/21/2001
Represented by : Paper Mint Art Gallery – 70 Maxted Road – London, United Kingdom
FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Waddington Galleries – 11 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom
KunstRAI, n° 17
Amsterdam, Netherlands
06/05/2001 – 06/10/2001
Represented by : Kunsthandel Meijer – Domplein 1 – Utrecht, Netherlands
Art Miami, n° 11
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
01/18/2001 – 01/22/2001
Represented by : Theo Waddington Fine Art – 6 Masons Yard, St. Jame’s – London, United Kingdom
1999
The 20th Century British Art Fair
Royal College of Art – London, United Kingdom
09/29/1999 – 10/03/1999
Represented by : Waddington Galleries – 11 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Galerie Claude Bernard Contemporary Art – 5-7, rue des Beaux Arts – Paris, France
Group exhibitions
2004
Art in the 60s: This was Tomorrow
Tate Britain – London, United Kingdom
06/30/2004 – 09/26/2004
2003
Blast to Freeze : L’art britannique au XXe siècle
Les Abattoirs – Espace d’art moderne et contemporain – Toulouse, France
02/25/2003 – 05/11/2003
2002
Shopping: A Century of Art and Consumer Culture
Tate Liverpool – Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
12/20/2002 – 03/23/2002
1961
John Moores Exhibition
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
1961