Introduction
Richard 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, with a related publication, and a major painting was acquired for the collection in 2006. Further works are held in the British Museum collection.
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, 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.
Notable Solo Exhibitions
2016 She lies within my sleep, Felix & Spear, London
2012 With Closed Eyes, Keslte Barton, Manaccan, Cornwall
2010 Under the Summer, The Exchange, Penzance, Cornwall
2008 Iridescence, Art First, London
2006 Art First, London
2003 New Paintings, Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London
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
2010 Meetings Of Dreams, The Wills Lane Gallery, St. Ives
2007 Art Now, Tate St. Ives
2006 Drawing Inspiration: Contemporary British Drawing, Abbot Hall, Kendal
2005 Mixed Doubles, Art First, London
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
Collections
- Tate Gallery, London
- The Arts Council of Great Britain
- The British Museum, London
- Manchester City Art Gallery
- Deutsche Bank, London