I
studied painting at Camberwell School of Art 1974
to '78 (First Class Hons Degree) and the Slade School
of Fine Art 1978 to '80 (Postgraduate HDFA). I
was a visiting lecturer at Camberwell School of Art
1982 to '92, and Falmouth School of Art 1992 to '99.
I
was living in London until I moved to the West Country
in 1989 and since 2006 I have lived
and worked in Plymouth, Devon.
I am a member
of The 21 Group of Artists and an elected member of
The Bath Society of Artists
Awards:
Orpen Bursery 1980, Boise Traveling
Scholarship 1980, Guinness Award for best first time
exhibitor at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1993,
Watercolour prize at the Bath Society of Artists Annual
Open Exhibition 2015, Shortlisted for the Lynn Painter
Stainer's Prize 2016. |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| |
|
|
SOLO
EXHIBITIONS |
| 2018 |
"Liminal Space" Artmill
Gallery, Plymouth, Devon |
| 2016 |
"Interior
Views" Artmill Gallery, Plymouth, Devon |
| 2014 |
"Of then and now" Artmill Gallery,
Plymouth, Devon |
| 2009 |
"A Life in Painting" The Theatre Royal, Mezzanine
Gallery, Plymouth |
| 2007 |
"Artmill on the Waterfront" Plymouth, Devon |
| 2006 |
"Destination Unknown" Artmill Gallery, Plymouth,
Devon |
| 2005 |
"Thresholds"
Artmill Gallery, Plymouth, Devon |
| 2003 |
The Townmill Gallery,
Lyme Regis, Dorset
|
| 2003 |
"Time for Tea"
accompanying the teapot collection from The Norwich Castle
Museum, TheThelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, Devon
|
| 1999 |
The Chapel Gallery,
Saltram House, Devon
|
| 1995 |
Plymouth Arts
Centre, Devon |
| 1990 |
The New Street
Gallery, Plymouth, Devon
|
1984
|
University of
Surrey Gallery, Guildford |
|
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2020 |
Bath Society of Artists printmakers exhibition,
Editions Gallery, Liverpool |
| 2020 |
Echoing the Times, Belgrave Gallery, St Ives |
| 2012 to 2020 |
Fresh off the press, Limekiln Gallery, Calstock,
Cornwall |
2002
to 2020
| Mixed Exhibitions at Artmill Gallery, Plymouth |
| 2015 to 2019 |
Bath Society of Artists annual open exhibition,
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| 2003 to 2019 |
The 21 Group, Various Venues |
| 2017 |
21 Group at the Penwith Gallery, St Ives |
2017
| Theatre Royal, Plymouth - Printmakers from
Drawn to the Valley group |
| 2003 to 2019 |
Drawn to the Valley, Various Venues and Open
Studios |
| 2017 |
The Limekiln Gallery Summer Exhibition, Calstock,
Cornwall |
| 2016 |
Lynn Painter Stainer's Prize, The Mall Galleries,
London |
| 2015 |
40 years of Camberwell School of Art students
and teachers, St Ives Society of Artists & Belgrave Gallery,
St Ives |
| 2015 |
"Water water everywhere" Harbour
House Gallery, Kingsbridge |
| 2015
| "Connections" with Peter Archer,
Louise Balaam, Peter Clossick, Alex Fowler, at Artmill Gallery,
Plymouth |
| 2014 |
Artists of the Devonshire Association, Gloss
Gallery, Exeter |
| 2012 |
The Artmill Gallery - New Work by Rita Smith
and Peter Archer |
| 2011 |
The Limekiln Gallery Summer Exhibition, Calstock,
Cornwall |
| 2010,03,98,97,93
|
The Royal Academy
of Art Summer Exhibition, London |
| 2010 |
The Plymouth Society
of Artists - Member's exhibition, Artmill Gallery |
| 2009 |
The Artmill Gallery, New Work by Rita Smith
& Madeleine Strobel |
| 2008 |
Watching the river
flow, Weir Quay Boatyard, Cornwall. Three artists in a boatshed |
| 2007,06 |
The Drawn to the Valley Open Exhibition, Cube
3 Gallery, Plymouth, Devon |
| 2006 |
The South West Academy Open Exhibition, Cube
3 Gallery, Plymouth, Devon |
| 2005,04,03 |
S.W. Open, Plymouth Society of Artists, Plymouth
Museum & Art Gallery |
| 2003 to 05 |
5th International Minature Print Exhibition,
touring venues in Scotland and throughout England |
| 2004 |
Open Print Exhibition, Royal West of England
Academy, Bristol |
| 2004 |
Summer Prints, The Ropewalk Gallery, Barton-on-Humber,
North Lincoinshire |
| 2004 |
The 21 Group,
The Sherwell Centre, Plymouth, Devon |
| 2005,03,02,01
|
The South West
Academy Open Exhibition, The Phoenix Art Centre & Royal Albert
Memorial Museum & Galleries, Exeter |
| 2000,98,97,95 |
The Singer and
Friedlander/Sunday Times Exhibition & Competition, The Mall
Gallery, London, Manchester, Leeds & Birmingham
|
| 2000 |
"On
Reflection" The Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, Devon |
| 1999
|
"Couples" Plymouth
City Museum & Art Gallery |
| 1999 |
"Towards Purity"
The New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
|
| 1997
|
"The Guinness
Award for the Best First Time Exhibitor1991-1996" Friends
Room, The Royal Academy Art, of London
|
| 1996
|
"A Winter
Collection" Gallery 27, Cork Street, London |
| 1988
|
The London Group
Exhibition, The Royal College of Art, London
|
| 1987 |
"South East, North
West" Four Artists, The Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool
|
| 1985
|
The International
Contemporary Art Fair, Olympia, London
|
| 1983 |
"53-83"
Three Decades of Artists From ILEA Schools of Art", Royal
Academy of Art, London
|
| 1983,82,81
|
Various mixed
exhibitions at the Gillian Jason Gallery, London |
| 1980,78 |
Stowells Trophy
Award Exhibition, The Royal Academy of Art, London
|
| 1978
|
Drawings from
ILEA Schools of Art , The Whitechapel Gallery, London
|
| 1978 |
Winsor and Newton
Award Finalist, The Air Gallery and The Royal College of Art |
Work is in the collections
of The National Trust; Guinness plc; University College, London,
University of Surrey; private and corporate collections in Great
Britain, Germany & America.
|