biography of John BELLANY (1942-2013)

Personal data

Birth : 06/18/1942 - Port Seton, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United Kingdom

Address

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Representatives

Beaux Arts Gallery – 22 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom

Education

1996 : Edinburgh College of Art (Honorary Doctorate) – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1960 – 1965 : Edinburgh College of Art – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Pupil of / student of Robin PHILIPSON [ 1916-1992 ]
1965 – 1968 : RCA Royal College of Art – Kensington Gore – London, United Kingdom
Pupil of / student of Carel WEIGHT [ 1907-1997 ]

Professional data

Work and Life

Also lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Other professions

1968 : Lecturer – Painting
Brighton College of Art – Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom

1969 – 1973 : Lecturer – Painting
Winchester School of Art – Park Avenue – Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom

1978 – 1984 : Lecturer – Painting
Goldsmiths College – University of London – New Cross – London, United Kingdom

Affiliated to an association

1986 : Royal Scottish Academy – The Mound – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1991 : Royal Academy of Arts – Burlington House Piccadilly – London, United Kingdom

Work

Categorie and medium


Painting : Oil/canvas

Works

Flowers
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 173 x 152 cm
 
Soliloquy
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 122 x 91 cm
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)

Solo exhibitions

2002

Bellany at 60
Beaux Arts Gallery – London, United Kingdom
04/24/2002 – 05/18/2002

2000

Beaux Arts Gallery – London, United Kingdom
2000

Solomon Gallery – Dublin, Ireland
2000

1996

Peacock Gallery – Aberdeen, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1996

1994

Scottish National Portrait Gallery – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1994

1993

Flowers East – London, United Kingdom
1993

1982

Rosa Esman Gallery – New York NY, United States
1982

Group Exhibitions (Selected)

Art shows / fairs

2004

Glasgow Art Fair
George Square – Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)
04/15/2004 – 04/18/2004
Represented by : Open Eye Gallery – 28-32 Wood Street – Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

ART2004 – The 16th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/14/2004 – 01/18/2004
Represented by : Ewan Mundy Fine Art – Lower Ground Floor 211 West George Street – Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)

2002

ART2002 – The 14th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/16/2002 – 01/20/2002
Represented by : Ewan Mundy Fine Art – Lower Ground Floor 211 West George Street – Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)

2001

ART2001 – The 13th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/17/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : Beaux Arts Gallery – 22 Cork Street – London, United Kingdom

2000

ART2000 – The 12th London Contemporary Art Fair
London, United Kingdom
01/19/2000 – 01/23/2000
Represented by : Beaux Arts Gallery – 22 Cork Street – 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 : Ewan Mundy Fine Art – Lower Ground Floor 211 West George Street – Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)

1998

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Angela Flowers Gallery – Flowers East 199-205 Richmond Road – London, United Kingdom

SAGA – 12ème Salon des Arts Graphiques Actuels
Espace Eiffel Branly – Paris, France
04/23/1998 – 04/27/1998
Represented by : Angela Flowers Gallery – Flowers East 199-205 Richmond Road – London, United Kingdom

Group exhibitions

2005

Art for Life – A contemporary art event
Christie’s London – London, United Kingdom
03/14/2005 – 2005

2000

Small is Beautiful, Part 17: Millenium
Flowers East – London, United Kingdom
2000

1999

Small is Beautiful, Part 16 : Abstract
Flowers West – Santa Monica CA, United States
1999

1997

Small is Beautiful, Part 15: Death
Flowers East – London, United Kingdom
1997

1996

Small is Beautiful, Part 14: Sex
Flowers East – London, United Kingdom
1996

Naked
Flowers East at London Fields – London, United Kingdom
1996

1984

The British Art Show 2
Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

The British Art Show 2
Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

The British Art Show 2
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

The British Art Show 2
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

1979

The British Art Show 1
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
12/01/1979 – 05/24/1980

The British Art Show 1
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom
12/01/1979 – 05/24/1980

The British Art Show 1
Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
12/01/1979 – 05/24/1980

Legals