Brian Fogarty is an English novelist, short story writer, poet, painter, and printmaker. Fogarty was born in Hackney in the East End of

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, England. He moved to

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and aged 18 became lead singer in The City Lights, a rock band. He began write songs and poetry. He then started writing novels, the first of which was ''The Cage''. He studied acting at

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in Ealing and established The Intimate Theatre group. He wrote, directed, and acted in ''Journey into Autumn'', a play with music and ballet, at the

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in London. He moved to

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, continuing to write poetry and short stories. He also began to draw and paint. He studied for a year at Chichester College of Further Education and then travelled to live and teach English for two years in

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, where he learned

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. He also researched his novel ''Red over Blue''. On his return to England, Fogarty lived in

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, where he taught English and worked on drafts of ''Red over Blue'' (initially called ''The Chrysalis''). He published a short story, "The Greenhouse", in ''Panurge'', a literary magazine. One of his poems, ''The Nightdress'', was published in the ''

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''. In 1990, Fogarty moved to

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, continuing work on ''Red over Blue''. He also began three further novels, including ''The Feeders''. He restarted his painting and drawing. In 2005, he won the David Rose Prize of the Sussex County Arts Club for his painting ''That Blue Dress''. A collection of stories and poems, ''The Greenhouse'', was published in 2006, followed by ''The Feeders'' and ''Red over Blue''. In 2013, Fogarty held a solo exhibition of paintings, ''Soul in search of a canvas'', at The Gallery in Cork Street, located in

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, central London.

References

External links

Brian Fogarty website

Brian Fogarty Prints website
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