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Philippa Beale
Philippa Beale (born 1946) is a British visual artist, sculptor and curator. Biography Philippa Beale was born in Winchester in Hampshire. She attended Winchester School of Art from 1961, and then Goldsmiths, University of London from 1965 to 1969 and the University of Reading during 1969 and 1970. She had her first solo exhibition at the Camden Arts Centre in 1972. Beale taught at the Hornsey College of Art and was the artist-in-residence at the City Art Gallery in Southampton during 1983. Beale returned to study at Goldsmith's from 1983 to 1985, and then the University of the Arts London from 2000 to 2004. In 1978 Beale exhibited ''Collected from Here'', a series of sculptures and photographs about her mother's orchard at the Angela Flowers Gallery in London. Soon after, she exhibited thousands of real apples at the Richard Demarco Gallery in Edinburgh. Since the 1970s Philippa has exhibited work at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, the Arnolfini in Bristol, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchester
Winchester (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs National Park, on the River Itchen, Hampshire, River Itchen. It is south-west of London and from Southampton, its nearest city. At the 2021 census, the built-up area of Winchester had a population of 48,478. The wider City of Winchester district includes towns such as New Alresford, Alresford and Bishop's Waltham and had a population of 127,439 in 2021. Winchester is the county town of Hampshire and contains the head offices of Hampshire County Council. Winchester developed from the Roman Britain, Roman town of Venta Belgarum, which in turn developed from an Iron Age ''oppidum''. Winchester was one of if not the most important cities in England until the Norman Conquest in the eleventh century. It now has become one of the most expensive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The London Group
The London Group is a society based in London, England, created to offer additional exhibiting opportunities to artists besides the Royal Academy of Arts. Formed in 1913, it is one of the oldest artist-led organisations in the world. It was formed from the merger of the Camden Town Group, an all-male group, and the Fitzroy Street Group. It holds open submission exhibitions for members and guest artists. Overview The London Group is composed of working artists. All forms of art are represented. The group functions democratically without dogma or style. It has a written constitution, annually elected officers, working committees and a selection committee. There are usually between 80 and 100 members and an annual fee is charged to cover gallery hire and organisational costs. The group has no permanent exhibition venue and rents gallery space in London, most recently at the Menier Gallery, Bankside Gallery and Cello Factory. New members are elected most years, from nominations mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academics Of The London College Of Communication , a person who is a researcher or has expertise in an academic discipline
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Academic means of or related to an academy, an institution learning. Academic or academics may also refer to: * Academic staff, or faculty, teachers or research staff * school of philosophers associated with the Platonic Academy in ancient Greece * The Academic, Irish indie rock band * "Academic", song by New Order from the 2015 album ''Music Complete'' Other uses *Academia (other) *Academy (other) *Faculty (other) *Scholar A scholar is a person who is a researcher or has expertise in an academic discipline. A scholar can also be an academic, who works as a professor, teacher, or researcher at a university. An academic usually holds an advanced degree or a termina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century English Women Artists
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Living People
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1946 Births
1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade. Events January * January 6 – The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies of World War II recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 – Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Brett
Guy Anthony Baliol Brett (1942–2021) was an English art critic, writer and curator. He was noted for a personal vision, particularly of cultural production of an experimental character. He is known for the promotion of Latin American artists, and for drawing attention to kinetic art during the 1960s in Europe and Latin America. Life Born in Richmond, Yorkshire, he was the son of Lionel Brett, 4th Viscount Esher and his wife Helena Christian Pike, a painter. He was educated at Eton College. Brett began his writing career with art criticism for ''The Guardian'' (1963–1964). In 1964, he started his publishing connection with the ''Signals Newsbulletin''. He was art critic for ''The Times'' from 1964 to 1975. In 1974, Brett went to Hu County (Huxian) in the People's Republic of China to meet artists, in connection with an official exhibition ''Peasant Painters of Hu County''. He was then employed by the British Arts Council to write English text and a catalogue for the show. John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbican Arts Centre
The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London, England, and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It also houses a library, three restaurants, and a conservatory. The Barbican Centre is a member of the Global Cultural Districts Network. The London Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra are based in the centre's Concert Hall. In 2013, it once again became the London-based venue of the Royal Shakespeare Company following the company's departure in 2001. The Barbican Centre is owned, funded, and managed by the City of London Corporation. It was built as the City's gift to the nation at a cost of UK£161 million (equivalent to £ in ), and was officially opened to the public by Queen Elizabeth II on 3 March 1982. Together with the Southbank Centre, a similar arts centre, the Barbican Centre is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London College Of Communication
The London College of Communication is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. Its origins are in education for the printing and retail industries; it now specialises in media-related subjects including advertising, animation, film, graphic design, photography and sound arts. It has approximately 5,000 students, and offers about sixty courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level. It is organised in three schools: media, design and screen; all are housed in a single building in Elephant and Castle. It received its present name in 2004; it was previously the London School of Printing and Graphic Arts, then the London College of Printing, and briefly the London College of Printing and Distributive Trades. History The school was formed in 1990 by the merger of the College for Distributive Trades with the London College of Printing. The London College of Printing descended from the St Bride's Foundation Institute Printing School, which was est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
