Martin Hewer about the Artist  

Education and Studies

1967-68     Foundation Course in Art and Design.  High Wycombe College of Technology and Design.

1968-71     Attended Wimbledon School of Art. Fine Art – Painting. Dip. AD in Art and Design. Hons Advanced course in Printmaking at Wimbledon School of Art. Lithography, editioning of work with offset presses.

1973-74     Commonwealth Scholarship to India. MS University of Baroda. To study Indian miniature painting. Lithography on stone.

1975-76     Milton Keynes College of Education. Certificate of Education.

1976           Fuchs Academy Reichenau, Austria. Studied the Old Masters mixed technique under Ernst Fuchs. Oil and egg tempera on gesso panels.

Work Experience

1971-72      Painted and exhibited in London with other artists

1976            Lived in Heidelberg where I was commissioned to set up and run an Etching and Lithography workshop for German artists.

1977-80       Art Tutor at Bell School of English. Taught painting, drawing and Photography.

1980-85       Professional Photographer for PR and AD agencies.

1985-94       Moved to Spain and rediscovered my painting. Living in the “Albaizin” of Granada the paintings were about “The Labyrinth” and the predicament of being in changing perspectives and light. 

                     Window to nowhere, A door in the Labyrinth, Cul de sac (There’s no turning back), Going up or down? Are titles of paintings that question the observer’s view?

1994-02       Returned to UK and settled in Plymouth. While retaining the theme of “The Labyrinth” the work went through changes and is more abstract and expressionistic. Exhibitions in Plymouth and London  

2002-            Moved to Bristol to find studio and continue painting.

2005-15        Worked at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.

Exhibitions

1970.           University of Budapest, Hungary.

1971            Bristol Arts Centre. Kings Square, Bristol

1971            Group 5, Central London Polytechnic.

1972            GLC Arts Festival, West London.

1973            Perrins Gallery, London.

1975            Artist Information Register Show No5, London.

1987            Casa de Yanguas, Granada, Spain.

1989            Villa Touristica, Bubion, Spain.

1991            Gallery 3, Harstad, Norway.

1992            Art International, Islington, London.

1992            Espacio D, Bubion, Spain.

1993.           Galleria-Cafe, Granada, Spain.

1996         “ Spanish Week” , Plymouth Art Centre.

1997          Plymouth Art Centre, “Etchings”.

1998          Brimpts Farm, Dartmoor.

1998          East West Gallery, London.

1998          Trenython Manor Gallery, Cornwall.

1998          Walton Contemporary Art, London.

1999          Cothele Quay Gallery,Cornwall.

1999          Theatre Royal, Plymouth.

2000          The Wharf, Tavistock, Devon.

2001          Barbican Theatre, Plymouth.

2007          Royal West of England Academy, nominated for emerging artist.

2008         “Hired Hands” group show at Bradley Grant Gallery Bristol.

2014         “Cosmology” Bucheli Fine Art, Broad Street,Bristol

2016          Group Exhibition of Bath artists, RUH Bath