|
|
Michael Andrews Biography
|
 |
 |
|
1946 |
|
Took lessons on Saturdays in oil painting at Norwich Art School
|
|
1947 - 1949 |
|
After being accepted at the Slade School of Art, he entered the army to do two years of National Service, the last nineteen months were spent in Egypt
|
|
1952 |
|
Second prize in the Slade Summer Competition
|
|
1949 - 1953 |
|
Studied at the Slade School of Art where he was taught by William Coldstream
|
|
1953 |
|
Awarded the Scholarship for painting to the British School, Rome
|
|
1959 |
|
Taught at Norwich School of Art
|
|
1960 |
|
Taught at Chelsea School of Art London
|
|
1963 - 1966 |
|
Taught at the Slade School of Fine Art
|
|
1988 |
|
Served as a Trustee of the National Gallery
|
|
1989 |
|
Made a Fellow of University College, London
|
|
|
| Selected Exhibitions |
|
|
|
2000 - 2001
|
|
'The School of London and Their Friends: the Collection of Elaine and Melvin Merians', Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, USA. Travelled to Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, New York, USA (cat.)
|
|
2001
|
|
‘Michael Andrews’, Tate Britain, London, UK (cat.)
|
|
2000
|
|
‘Michael Andrews: Luces’, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain (cat.)
|
|
2000
|
|
'Painting the Century: 101 Portrait Masterpieces 1900-2000', National Portrait Gallery, London, UK (cat.)
|
|
1998 - 1999
|
|
'L'ecole de Londres: de Bacon à Bevan', Paris, Foundation Dina Vierny - Musée Maillol, France (cat.)
|
|
1999
|
|
'Michael Andrews, William Coldstream: Myserious Conventionality', Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, UK (Cat.)
|
|
1998
|
|
‘Michael Andrew’s: The Thames Paintings’, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, UK (cat.)
|
|
1995 - 1996
|
|
'From London' (Bacon, Freud, Kossoff, Andrews, Auerbach, Kitaj)', Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, UK; Musée Nationale d'Histoire et d'Art, Luxumbourg; Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland; Fundacío Caixa de Catalunya, La Pedrera, Barcelona, Spain
|
|
1995
|
|
'Identity and Alerity: figures of the body 1895/1995', La Biennale di Venezia, 46. Espositione internazionale d'arte, Palazzo Grassi and Museo Correr, Venice, Italy (cat.)
|
|
1994
|
|
'Dobbel Virkelighet / Double Reality': The School of London', Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kuns, Oslo, Norway (cat.)
|
|
1991 - 1992
|
|
'The Delectable Mountain: The Ayres Rock Series and other Landscapes Paintings', touring exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK travelled to: Fondation Nationale des Arts Graphiques et Plastiques, Paris, France; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, UK; Grey Art Gallery & Study Centre, New York, USA; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, UK and returning to London, UK (cat.)
|
|
1992
|
|
‘Summer Exhibition’, Royal Academy, London, UK (cat.)
|
|
1986
|
|
'Rock of Ages Cleft for Me', Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London, UK (cat.)
|
|
1981
|
|
'Eight Figurative Painters', Yale Centre for British Art, USA
|
|
1981
|
|
'Retrospective Exhibition', organized by the Arts Council, Haywood Gallery, London, UK. Travelling to; Fruitmarket Gallery and Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, UK. (cat.)
|
|
1978
|
|
'Michael Andrews: paintings 1977-78', Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London, UK (cat.)
|
|
1977
|
|
'Michael Andrews', James Kirkman's House, London, UK
|
|
1974
|
|
'Michael Andrews, Lights Series', Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London, UK (cat.)
|
|
1963
|
|
'Michael Andrews', Beaux Arts Gallery, London, UK (cat.)
|
|
1958
|
|
'Michael Andrews', Beaux Arts Gallery, London, UK (cat.)
|
|
|
| Literature |
|
|
|
Summer 1995
|
|
Peppiatt, Michael, ‘a school or not a school’, Modern Painters, Summer, pp. 64-66
|
|
Spring 2001
|
|
Tufnell, Ben, ‘Illuminations: Michael Andrews, Norman Mailer and Rimbaud’, British Art Journal, Spring
|
|
May 24, 1998
|
|
Gayford, Martin, ‘The river that ran within him’, Sunday Telegraph, 24 May
|
|
June 14, 1998
|
|
Feaver, William, ‘Yard Birds’, Observer, 14 June
|
|
June 13-14, 1998
|
|
Packer, William, ‘Elegies by the Riverside’, Financial Times Weekend, 13-14 june, p. vii
|
|
June 10, 1998
|
|
Gayford, Martin, ‘Farewell to the river’, Daily Telegraph, 10 June
|
|
July 24, 1995
|
|
Lampert, Catherine, ‘Michael Andrews’, Independent, 24 July, p. 14
|
|
July 22, 1995
|
|
‘Michael Andrews’ (obituary) Times, 22 July, p. 14
|
|
July 21, 1995
|
|
Feaver, William, ‘Micael Andrews: As it seems, so it clearly is’, Guardian, 21 July, p. 15
|
|
1991
|
|
Bernard, Bruce & Raban, Jonathan Michael Andrews: ‘The Delectable Mountain’, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
|
|
|
|
|
|