James Collyer | Biography | | 1948 | Born London | | 1964-68 | Studied painting and printmaking at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art. Gained much experience of the intaglio process from his tutor, Peter Olley | | 1968-69 | Studied painting and printmaking at Kingston-upon-Thames College of Art | | 1969-71 | Master Etcher at the studios of Editions Alecto, London. Worked with David Hockney, Patrick Procktor, Ed Ruscha, Colin Self and Norman Stevens | | 1969-87 | Lectured in Fine Art Etching and Intaglio Printmaking at various colleges of fine art including Chelsea College of Art, Exeter School of Art, Wolverhampton Polytechnic, Manchester Polytechnic, Cheltenham College of Art, Ontario College of Art, Canada. Resident Visiting Lecturer at Leeds University Fine Art Faculty | | 1971-87 | Became joint founder of J C Editions Studio (Fine Art Etchers and Intaglio Printmakers), London | | Worked with the following painters and sculptors: Ivor Abrahams, Steven Buckley, Robyn Denny, Nigel Hall, David Hockney, John Hoyland, John Loker, Henry Moore, Bryan Organ, David Oxtoby, Eduardo Paolozzi, Tom Philips, Patrick Procktor, Richard Smith, Norman Stevens and David Tindle | | Travelled in Canada, USA, Mexico and North Africa | | 1979-86 | Artist Etcher to Henry Moore | | 1987 | J C Editions dissolved | | 1988 | Invited by the British Council and the Henry Moore Foundation to conduct intaglio workshops in Madras and Bangalore; also to act as a consultant for the installation in Bangalore of the 'Henry Moore in India' touring exhibition | | 1989 | Commenced working on own images, concentrating on the luxury of the monoprint, the single statement, incorporating a multi-media approach | | 1995 | Travelled in Mexico |
| Group Exhibitions | | 1994 | Fourth Annual Print Fair, New York, USA | | 1995 | The London Original Print Fair, Royal Academy of Arts | | The London Contemporary Art Fair | | 1997 | Still Life and Interior, Redfern Gallery, London | | Summer Exhibition, Redfern Gallery, London | | The London Original Print Fair, Royal Academy of Arts | | 1999 | The London Contemporary Art Fair | | The Art on Paper Fair, Royal College of Art | | 2000 | The London Contemporary Art Fair, Art 2000 | | British Abstract Art, Artmonsky Arts, London |
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