Martin Aynscomb-Harris (artist)

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Martin Aynscomb-Harris (b.1937) is an English painter and printmaker.

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[edit] Life and Work

Martin was born in Farnham, Surrey on the 20th August 1937. He studied at Wimbledon College of Art 1956-1958 and then Hornsey College of Art 1958-1959. After teaching for five years, during which time he exhibited his work in many London galleries, he decided to become a professional artist.[1]

Martin has been painting professionally now for some fifty years and his very collectable work is represented in both international institutions and private collections including: Oxfordshire Education Commitee, The National Bank of Detroit, Marks & Spencer LTD, Holbourn Aeros, Cado Furniture, G Plan Furniture, Gatx Shipping, Metropolitan Water Board, Rank Leisure Hotels, British Airways, Chase Manhattan Bank amongst others.[2] He visits Scotland on a regular basis and is currently working on a whole series of Panoramic paintings covering major landmarks in Scotland and the UK.[3]

Martin is a widely exhibited artist, having shown work in the U.K, France, The Netherlands, Canada,Germany, Italy and the U.S.A.

[edit] Exhibitions

[edit] Solo

Woodstock Gallery, London; Weitzmann Gallery, London; Mansard Gallery, London; Heals Gallery, London; Liberty's, London; Ogilvy & Mather, London; Seen Gallery, London; Nicholas Martine Gallery, London; Kar Gallery of Fine Art, Canada; British Week Exhibition, California, U.S.A; The Forum Soho, New York, U.S.A.[4]

[edit] Group

Royal Academy, London (1967)[5]; Grafton Gallery, London; Phoenix Gallery, Lavenham; Francis Iles Gallery, Rochester; De Ligney Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, U.S.A; Gallerie Colbert, Canada, Gallerie Forlane, Paris; Hilton Gallery, London; Broadway Gallery, Broadway; Canaletto Gallery, London; Nicholas Treadwell Gallery, London.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Who's Who in Art (Twenty-First Edition, Art Trade Press 1984)
  2. ^ Who's Who in Art (Twenty-First Edition, Art Trade Press 1984)
  3. ^ Martin Aynscomb Harris | Scottish and UK artists, sculpture, pottery, jewellery and gifts
  4. ^ Who's Who in Art (Twenty-First Edition, Art Trade Press 1984)
  5. ^ Royal Academy Exhibitors 1905-1970, Vol I (EP Publishing LTD, 1979)
  6. ^ Who's Who in Art (Twenty-First Edition, Art Trade Press 1984)