Ray Atkins

Ray Atkins is a British figurative artist, member of the St Ives School & the London Group and educator. He was born in 1937 in Exeter, Devon, and studied art at Bromley College of Art and at the Slade School of Fine Art.

Career

After graduating from the Slade in 1964, Atkins initially worked in London before moving to Reading in 1970 to take up a teaching post. In 1974 he moved to Cornwall. Since 2009 he has been living in the Haute Garonne in the foothills of the French Pyrenees. Ray Atkins is represented by Art Space Gallery | Michael Richardson Contemporary Art London since 1989.

Collections

Atkins' works can be found in many public and private collections, including the British Council,[1] the Arts Council of England,[2] the British Museum,[3] the Newlyn Art Gallery and Reading University's collection.

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

Selected Group Exhibitions

Bibliography

Buckman David, (2006), Artists in Britain since 1945, Vol 2, Art Dictionaries Ltd, Bristol

References

  1. ↑ Ray Atkins' Green Gorse, 1991, from the British Council collection
  2. ↑ Ray Atkins' Carharrack II, 1983, from the Arts Council collection
  3. ↑ Ray Atkins on the British Museum website
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