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Kevin Geary Biography
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1952 |
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Born in Lincoln, England
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1966 |
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Awarded prize for drawing by the Royal Drawing Society, London
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1971 |
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Works as a political cartoonist for the Financial Times, London
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1974 |
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Commissioned to do portraits of Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Errol Garner, and Vladimir Ashkenazy. Also commissioned to do Stations of the Cross for a Catholic Church, "Christ the Eternal High Priest" in Gidea Park, Essex
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1976 |
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Commissioned to do portrait of Cyril Cusack, the actor
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1977 |
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Commissioned to do portraits of Karl Böhm, Jack Brymer, Aram Khachaturian, Sir Colin Davis, Vladimir Ashkenazy
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1978 |
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Commissioned to do portraits of Sergiu Celibidache, James Galway, Claudo Abbado and Alfred Brendel
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1978 |
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Sets up a studio in Chelsea, London
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1979 |
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Commissioned to do the portrait of Pope John Paul II (for his trip to Ireland), Princess Michael of Kent, and Oscar Peterson
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1980 |
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Commissioned to do portrait of Placido Domingo (for 10th anniversary appearance at Covent Garden) and Dizzy Gillespie
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1983 - 1984 |
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Lives in Paris
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1986 |
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Commissioned to do portrait of Gerard Schwartz, for the Seattle Symphony Orchestra
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1994 |
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Commissioned to do a portrait of Henry Kissinger
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1996 |
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Becomes U.S. permanent resident
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2001 |
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Commissioned to do portrait of Senator John McCain
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Lives and works in Sedona, Arizona
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2003
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Cathedral Center for the Arts, Phoenix, Arizona. (Invited one man exhibition, "Abstracts and Portraits")
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2002
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New Urban Art Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
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1996
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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. (Recent Acquisitions)
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1995
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Work acquired for the collection by the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
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1992
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National Portrait Gallery, London (Recent Acquisitions)
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1987
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Otis Parsons Gallery, Los Angeles. (Invited exhibition)
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1986
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Matzke Runnings Gallery, Seattle
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1985
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Contemporary Art Fair, London
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1984
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James Mayor Gallery, Paris. (First showing of abstract work)
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1984
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Stroud Festival, England (Invited one man exhibition of portraits and paintings)
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1983
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Royal Society of Portrait Painters, London
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1983
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Wigmore Hall, London (Unveiling of the portrait of Ivor Newton by Edward Heath and William Rees-Mogg)
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1983
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Carmichael Fine Art, London (Major one man show, covering 12 years of work)
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1982
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Royal Festival Hall, London (Invited exhibition of musician's portraits)
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1982
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Chenil Gallery, London (One man 10 year retrospective exhibitition)
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1982
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Royal Society of Portrait Painters, London
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1981
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Royal Society of Portrait Painters, London
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1981
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Fieldbourne Galleries, London. (Invited exhibition, "Music and Musicians")
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1979
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Royal Society of Portrait Painters, London
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1978
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Royal Festival Hall, London. (Exhibition of the Khachaturian portrait at the memorial concert for the composer)
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1977
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Thumb Gallery, London. (Exhibition of the Cyril Cusack portrait, which he gives to the Abbey Theatre)
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1976
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Carlisle Art Gallery
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1976
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Charlotte Square Gallery, Edinburgh
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1976
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Laing Art Gallery, Manchester
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1976
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Camden Arts Centre, London
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1976
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National Museum of Wales
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1976
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Birmingham Art Gallery
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1975
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Setanta Gallery, Dublin
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1975
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Curwen Gallery, invited exhibit, "Figures into Spaces," London
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1975
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2nd Cleveland International Drawing Biennale, Cleveland
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1974
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Polytechnic of Central London. (Invited one man exhibition, with an introduction by David Wehl, OBE.)
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1974
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"Music and Musicians" at the Ansdell Gallery (One man show with introduction by the artist Carel Weight, RA)
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1974
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Contemporary Portraits exhibition at Wildenstein Gallery, London
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1973
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Hornchurch Public Library, Essex. (Invited one man exhibition)
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1972
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King's Gallery, London. (First one man show, opened by Harold Wilson)
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