Richard Cook (painter born 1947)

Richard Vernon Francis Cook (born 1947, Cheltenham, England) is a British painter living and working in Newlyn, Cornwall. Cook has been exhibiting for over twenty five years and has received awards from the British Council and the Arts Council. In 2001 he was given a solo show at Tate St Ives,[1] with a related publication,[2] and a major painting was acquired for the collection[3] in 2006. Further works are held in the British Museum collection.[4]

Richard Cook
Born1947
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
NationalityBritish
EducationSaint Martin's School of Art, Royal College of Art
Known forPainting
WebsitePersonal Website

Early life and education

Cook spent his early childhood in Ceylon, upon his family’s return to England, he attended school in Oxfordshire. Cook went on to study at Saint Martin's School of Art, London (1966–70), and the Royal College of Art,[5] London (1970–73). As a child Cook was passionate about nature and learnt the names of trees, birds, fish and flowers. He spent countless hours near the river and woods in Oxford where he lived, feeling rooted through his experiences of nature. These are the things he loved as a child and is rediscovering as an artist living in Cornwall.[6]

Notable Solo Exhibitions

2016 She lies within my sleep, Felix & Spear, London

2012 With Closed Eyes, Keslte Barton, Manaccan, Cornwall[7]

2010 Under the Summer, The Exchange, Penzance, Cornwall[8][9]

2008 Iridescence, Art First, London[10]

2006 Art First, London[11]

2003 New Paintings, Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London[12]

2001 Luminous at the Wayback Machine (archived March 7, 2001), Tate St Ives, Cornwall

2000 Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London

1995 Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London

1993 Galerie am Savignyplatz, Berlin

1992 Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall

1989 Odette Gilbert Gallery, London

1981 House Gallery, London

Notable Group Exhibitions

2012 Landscape, The Redfern Gallery, London[13]

2010 Meetings Of Dreams, The Wills Lane Gallery, St. Ives[14]

2007 Art Now, Tate St. Ives[15]

2006 Drawing Inspiration: Contemporary British Drawing, Abbot Hall, Kendal[16]

2005 Mixed Doubles, Art First, London[17]

1994 Inside Outside, Anne Berthoud Gallery, London

1993 Invited Artist, Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London

Recent Acquisitions, British Museum

1989 School of London, Works on Paper, Odette Gilbert Gallery

1987 Looking West, Newlyn Art Gallery and the Royal College of Art

1982 Summer Show, Serpentine Gallery, London

1981 Contemporary Artists in Camden, The Camden Arts Centre, London

1980 British Art 1940-1980, The Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery

1976-80 The Artist's Market, London

1976 The Human Clay, Hayward Gallery, London[18]

Collections

References
  1. "2001 Luminous, Tate St. Ives, Cornwall". Archived from the original on March 7, 2001. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. Archer, Michael (2001). Scapeland and inscape : the landscapes of Richard Cook; [Tate St Ives, 13 January - 11 March 2001]. St Ives: Tate [u.a.] ISBN 1854373781.
  3. "Richard Cook in the Tate Collection". Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  4. "British Museum collection".
  5. Wright, Karen (1 March 2013). "The Independent - In The Studio: Richard Cook, painter". London. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  6. Cook, Richard (2003), Richard Cook : new paintings, Essay by Susan Daniel-McElroy, OCLC 71320034
  7. "With Closed Eyes, Kestle Barton".
  8. "2010 Under the Summer, The Exchange, Penzance, Cornwall".
  9. "Under the Summer, Exhibition catalogue" (PDF).
  10. "2008 Iridescence, Art First, London".
  11. "2006 New Paintings, Art First London".
  12. "2003 New Paintings, Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London".
  13. "2012, Landscape, Redfern Gallery". Archived from the original on 2013-02-01.
  14. "2010 Meetings Of Dreams, The Wills Lane Gallery, St. Ives". Archived from the original on 2013-05-05.
  15. "Art Now, Tate St. Ives".
  16. "Drawing Inspiration: Contemporary British Drawing, Abbot Hall, Kendal".
  17. "2005 Mixed Doubles, Art First, London".
  18. Britain, selected by R.B. Kitaj [for the] Arts Council of Great (1976). The human clay : an exhibition. [London]: Arts Council of Great Britain. ISBN 0728701014.
  19. "Tate Collection".
  20. "Arts Council Collection: Summer Morning, Lelant 2000".
  21. "Deutsche Bank London collection".


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