David Inshaw
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David Inshaw is a British
artist who sprang to public attention in 1973 when his painting The Badminton Game was exhibited at the ICA
Summer Studio exhibition in London. The painting was subsequently acquired by the Tate Gallery
and is one of several paintings from the 1970s that won him critical acclaim and a wide audience. Others include The Raven, Our days were a joy and our paths through flowers, She did not turn, The Cricket Game and Presentiment.
, in 1966-75 was followed by a two-year fellowship in Creative Art at Trinity College, Cambridge
, in 1975-77. Inshaw moved to Devizes
, Wiltshire
, in 1971 and formed the Broadheath Brotherhood with Graham
and Ann Arnold
in 1972. The three artists were joined by Peter Blake
, Jann Haworth
, and Graham
and Annie Ovenden
in 1975, when the group was renamed the Brotherhood of Ruralists
. The Ruralists exhibited together for the first time at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
in 1976, and Inshaw left the group seven years later, in 1983. He moved to Clyro
near Hay-on-Wye
in 1989 but returned to Devizes in 1995 and has lived there since then.
Inshaw's paintings are held in many private and public collections, including the Arts Council of Great Britain
, Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery
, the British Council
, the Department of the Environment
, the Royal West of England Academy
, Tate Britain
and the Wiltshire Heritage Museum
.
A major new book on Inshaw's life and work was published in 2010 and the David Inshaw website and on-line gallery was launched in 2011.
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series directed by Geoffrey Haydon.}}|event=The Mystical West, episode six of the BBC series A Picture of Britain
, presented by David Dimbleby
.}}|event=Hidden Paintings of the West, a BBC documentary about The Badminton Game, presented by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
.}}
United Kingdom
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artist who sprang to public attention in 1973 when his painting The Badminton Game was exhibited at the ICA
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
Summer Studio exhibition in London. The painting was subsequently acquired by the Tate Gallery
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and is one of several paintings from the 1970s that won him critical acclaim and a wide audience. Others include The Raven, Our days were a joy and our paths through flowers, She did not turn, The Cricket Game and Presentiment.
Career
David Inshaw studied at Beckenham School of Art in 1959-63 and the Royal Academy Schools, London, in 1963-66. A teaching post at the West of England College of Art, BristolBristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, in 1966-75 was followed by a two-year fellowship in Creative Art at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, in 1975-77. Inshaw moved to Devizes
Devizes
Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The town is about southeast of Chippenham and about east of Trowbridge.Devizes serves as a centre for banks, solicitors and shops, with a large open market place where a market is held once a week...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, in 1971 and formed the Broadheath Brotherhood with Graham
Graham Arnold (artist)
Graham Arnold is a British contemporary fine artist, working primarily in oil and mixed media.Arnold, along with his wife and fellow artist Ann Arnold, is a founder member of the Brotherhood of Ruralists, with Sir Peter Blake, David Inshaw, Jann Haworth, Graham Ovenden and Annie Ovenden.Arnold's...
and Ann Arnold
Ann Arnold
Ann Arnold is a British fine artist and a member of the Brotherhood of Ruralists. She is a figurative artist.Ann Arnold was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and studied at Epsom School of Art . She worked as an art therapist, and founded the Association of Art Therapists.She married fellow artist...
in 1972. The three artists were joined by Peter Blake
Peter Blake (artist)
Sir Peter Thomas Blake, KBE, CBE, RDI, RA is an English pop artist, best known for his design of the sleeve for the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. He lives in Chiswick, London, UK.-Career:...
, Jann Haworth
Jann Haworth
Jann Haworth is an American Pop artist. A pioneer of soft sculpture, she is best known as the co-creator of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover.-Early years:...
, and Graham
Graham Ovenden
Graham Ovenden is an English painter, fine art photographer, writer and architect. His estranged wife is the artist Annie Ovenden. Their daughter, Emily, is a writer and is a singer with the Mediaeval Baebes...
and Annie Ovenden
Annie Ovenden
Annie Ovenden is a British fine artist and a member of the Brotherhood of Ruralists. She is a figurative artist.Annie Ovenden is separated from fellow artist Graham Ovenden. In 1975, she was a founder member of the Brotherhood of Ruralists with him, Sir Peter Blake, David Inshaw, Ann Arnold and her...
in 1975, when the group was renamed the Brotherhood of Ruralists
Brotherhood of Ruralists
The Brotherhood of Ruralists is a British art group founded in 1975 in Wellow, Somerset, to paint nature. Their work is figurative with a strong adherence to 'traditional' skills...
. The Ruralists exhibited together for the first time at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Royal Academy summer exhibition
The Summer Exhibition is an open art exhibition held annually by the Royal Academy in Burlington House, Piccadilly in central London, England, during the summer months of June, July, and August...
in 1976, and Inshaw left the group seven years later, in 1983. He moved to Clyro
Clyro
Clyro is a village in Powys, Wales with approximately 600 inhabitants . The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 1.5 miles to the southeast. The nearest city is Hereford in England, some 23 miles to the east.-History:...
near Hay-on-Wye
Hay-on-Wye
Hay-on-Wye , often described as "the town of books", is a small market town and community in Powys, Wales.-Location:The town lies on the east bank of the River Wye and is within the Brecon Beacons National Park, just north of the Black Mountains...
in 1989 but returned to Devizes in 1995 and has lived there since then.
Inshaw's paintings are held in many private and public collections, including the Arts Council of Great Britain
Arts Council of Great Britain
The Arts Council of Great Britain was a non-departmental public body dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts in Great Britain. The Arts Council of Great Britain was divided in 1994 to form the Arts Council of England , the Scottish Arts Council, and the Arts Council of Wales...
, Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery
The Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol, England. It is run by the city council with no entrance fee. It holds designated museum status, granted by the national government to protect outstanding museums...
, the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
, the Department of the Environment
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom...
, the Royal West of England Academy
Royal West of England Academy
The Royal West of England Academy is an art gallery where Queens Road meets Whiteladies Road, in Bristol, England.- History :The Academy was the first art gallery in Bristol. Its foundation was financed by a bequest of £2000 in the will of Ellen Sharples in 1849, and a group of artists in...
, Tate Britain
Tate Britain
Tate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London, and part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, opening in 1897. It houses a substantial collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner.-History:It...
and the Wiltshire Heritage Museum
Wiltshire Heritage Museum
The Wiltshire Heritage Museum, formerly known as Devizes Museum, is a museum, archive and library and art gallery in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. The museum was established and is still run by, the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society , a registered charity founded in 1853. After...
.
A major new book on Inshaw's life and work was published in 2010 and the David Inshaw website and on-line gallery was launched in 2011.
Selected exhibitions
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The Arnolfini is an arts centre and gallery in Bristol, England. It has a programme of contemporary art exhibitions, live art, music and dance events, poetry and book readings, talks, lectures and cinema. There is also a specialist art bookshop and a café bar. Educational activities are undertaken...
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Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery is a free-to-view municipally-owned public museum and art gallery in the city of Brighton and Hove in the South East of England...
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Filmography
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Arena is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC. It has run since 1 October 1975, and over five hundred episodes have been made. Arena covers all manner of subjects, from profiles of notable people such as Bob Dylan to the Ford Cortina car...
series directed by Geoffrey Haydon.}}|event=The Mystical West, episode six of the BBC series A Picture of Britain
A Picture of Britain
A Picture of Britain is a 2005 BBC television documentary series presented by David Dimbleby, which describes the British landscape and the art which it has inspired...
, presented by David Dimbleby
David Dimbleby
David Dimbleby is a British BBC TV commentator and a presenter of current affairs and political programmes, most notably the BBC's flagship political show Question Time, and more recently, art, architectural history and history series...
.}}|event=Hidden Paintings of the West, a BBC documentary about The Badminton Game, presented by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is a successful homestyle consultant best known for his appearances on the BBC television programme Changing Rooms...
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External links
- The David Inshaw website and on-line gallery Examines the artist's career to date, with an on-line gallery of over 200 artworks.
- The Brotherhood of Ruralists
- Tabretts Fine Art Publisher of signed limited edition prints and Andrew Lambirth's book on the artist.