David Remfry
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David Remfry, MBE
RA
(born 1942 in Worthing
, England) is a British painter
currently living in New York City
. Best known for his life-size watercolors of urban scenes and nightclubs, his work is held by many museums in the United States of America and United Kingdom.
, Cambridge Ferens Art Gallery
Hull, (1975 and 2005), Middlesbrough Art Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum
, London. The National Portrait commissioned Remfry to paint Sir John Gielgud in 1981 and also acquired his watercolor of Jean Muir
.
Remfry was elected a member of the Royal Watercolour Society
in 1987. In 2001 he was awarded the M.B.E. for services to British Art in America by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In 2006 he was elected a Member of the Royal Academy of Arts, London and in 2007 he was invited to receive Honorary Doctorate of Arts by the University of Lincoln
.
Boca Raton Museum of Art
, Florida
British Museum
, London
Butler Institute of American Art
, Youngstown, OH
Contemporary Art Society, London
Fitzwilliam Museum
, Cambridge, England
Middlesbrough Art Gallery, England
Minnesota Museum of American Art, Saint Paul
National Portrait Gallery (London)
New Orleans Museum of Art
Orlando Museum of Art
, Florida
Museo Rayo, Roldanillo, Colombia
Royal Academy of Arts, London
Royal Watercolour Society
, London
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
The Museum at Florida International University, Florida
The Royal Collection, Windsor, England
Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, England
Victoria and Albert Museum
, London
Whitworth Art Gallery
, Manchester, England
MBE
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RA
RA
RA may refer to:- Science :* Right ascension, an astronomical term* Relation algebra, a type of mathematical structure- Medicine :* Relative analgesia machine, a type of sedative* Right atrium, one of the four chambers of the heart...
(born 1942 in Worthing
Worthing
Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester...
, England) is a British painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
currently living in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Best known for his life-size watercolors of urban scenes and nightclubs, his work is held by many museums in the United States of America and United Kingdom.
Exhibitions
Remfry's work is based on the figure. He attended Hull College of Art from 1959-1964 before moving to London. His first show in the United States was at the Ankrum Gallery, Los Angeles in 1980. He has exhibited since then at galleries in New York, Los Angeles and Florida and in 2002 had a solo exhibition at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, NY, Museum of Modern Art affiliate, curated by Alanna Heiss and Daniel Marzona. Solo museum shows in England include the Fitzwilliam MuseumFitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge, England. It receives around 300,000 visitors annually. Admission is free....
, Cambridge Ferens Art Gallery
Ferens Art Gallery
The Ferens Art Gallery is an art gallery in the English city of Kingston upon Hull. The site and money for the gallery were donated to the city by Thomas Ferens, after whom it is named. Opened in 1927,...
Hull, (1975 and 2005), Middlesbrough Art Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
, London. The National Portrait commissioned Remfry to paint Sir John Gielgud in 1981 and also acquired his watercolor of Jean Muir
Jean Muir
Jean Elizabeth Muir, CBE, FCSD was an English fashion designer .-History and early career:...
.
Remfry was elected a member of the Royal Watercolour Society
Royal Watercolour Society
The Royal Watercolour Society is an English institution of painters working in watercolours...
in 1987. In 2001 he was awarded the M.B.E. for services to British Art in America by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In 2006 he was elected a Member of the Royal Academy of Arts, London and in 2007 he was invited to receive Honorary Doctorate of Arts by the University of Lincoln
University of Lincoln
The University of Lincoln is an English university founded in 1992, with origins tracing back to the foundation and association with the Hull School of Art 1861....
.
Work in Public Collections
Bass Museum of Art, FloridaBoca Raton Museum of Art
Boca Raton Museum of Art
The Boca Raton Museum of Art is located at 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, Florida in Mizner Park. It houses works of art by a number of the great masters.-About:...
, Florida
British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
, London
Butler Institute of American Art
Butler Institute of American Art
The Butler Institute of American Art, located on Wick Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, was the first museum dedicated exclusively to American art. Established by local industrialist and philanthropist Joseph G. Butler, Jr., the museum has been operating pro bono since 1919...
, Youngstown, OH
Contemporary Art Society, London
Fitzwilliam Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge, England. It receives around 300,000 visitors annually. Admission is free....
, Cambridge, England
Middlesbrough Art Gallery, England
Minnesota Museum of American Art, Saint Paul
National Portrait Gallery (London)
New Orleans Museum of Art
New Orleans Museum of Art
The New Orleans Museum of Art is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans. It is situated within City Park, a short distance from the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Esplanade Avenue, and near the terminus of the "Canal Street - City Park" streetcar line...
Orlando Museum of Art
Orlando Museum of Art
The Orlando Museum of Art is located at 2416 North Mills Avenue, Orlando, Florida. It houses local, regional, national and international works of art. The museum collections include a diverse range of pieces that cover a broad spectrum of subjects using a variety of artistic mediums.-Websites:* *....
, Florida
Museo Rayo, Roldanillo, Colombia
Royal Academy of Arts, London
Royal Watercolour Society
Royal Watercolour Society
The Royal Watercolour Society is an English institution of painters working in watercolours...
, London
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
The Museum at Florida International University, Florida
The Royal Collection, Windsor, England
Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne, England
Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
, London
Whitworth Art Gallery
Whitworth Art Gallery
The Whitworth Art Gallery is an art gallery in Manchester, England, containing about 55,000 items in its collection. The museum is located south of the Manchester University campus, in Whitworth Park....
, Manchester, England
Selected bibliography
- Exhibition brochure, David Remfry A Selection of Large Works from the DANCERS Series, Fitzwilliam MuseumFitzwilliam MuseumThe Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge, England. It receives around 300,000 visitors annually. Admission is free....
, Cambridge, May 22—September 12, 2005. Essay by Edward Lucie-SmithEdward Lucie-SmithJohn Edward McKenzie Lucie-Smith is a British writer, poet, art critic, curator, broadcaster and author of exhibition catalogues.-Biography:Lucie-Smith was born in Kingston, Jamaica, moving to the United Kingdom in 1946...
. - Exhibition catalogue, David Remfry at Neuhoff Gallery, New York City, November 12,-- December 31, 2004. Essay by Vincent Katz. New Works on Paper by David Remfry.'
- Exhibition catalogue, David Remfry Drawings for Stella McCartneyStella McCartneyStella Nina McCartney is an English fashion designer. She is the daughter of former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney and the late photographer and animal rights activist, Linda McCartney.-Early life:...
, (In hardcover and soft-back) to accompany the exhibition Fashion into Art at the Victoria and Albert MuseumVictoria and Albert MuseumThe Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
, September 3–28, 2003. Introduction by Stella McCartneyStella McCartneyStella Nina McCartney is an English fashion designer. She is the daughter of former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney and the late photographer and animal rights activist, Linda McCartney.-Early life:...
, David Remfry interviewed by Lance Esplund. - Book, (In hardcover and soft-back) David Remfry Dancers, David Remfry exhibition at the Boca Raton Museum of ArtBoca Raton Museum of ArtThe Boca Raton Museum of Art is located at 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, Florida in Mizner Park. It houses works of art by a number of the great masters.-About:...
, FL (2002) toured to the Fitzwilliam MuseumFitzwilliam MuseumThe Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge, located on Trumpington Street opposite Fitzwilliam Street in central Cambridge, England. It receives around 300,000 visitors annually. Admission is free....
, Cambridge, England (2005). Essays by Edward Lucie-SmithEdward Lucie-SmithJohn Edward McKenzie Lucie-Smith is a British writer, poet, art critic, curator, broadcaster and author of exhibition catalogues.-Biography:Lucie-Smith was born in Kingston, Jamaica, moving to the United Kingdom in 1946...
, ‘David Remfry Dancers’, Dore Ashton ‘The Dance’ and Carter Ratcliff ‘The Meaning of the Dance, the Dance of Meaning’. Interview with the artist by Alanna Heiss. ISBN 0-936859-41-5 (softback) ISBN 0-936859-42-3 (Hardback). Exhibition brochure, David Remfry at P.S.1 Contemporary Arts Center, New York City, Museum of Modern Art Affiliate, October 20, *2001—January 19, 2002. David Remfry interviewed by Alanna Heiss. - Exhibition catalogue, David Remfry at Neuhoff Gallery, New York City, October 11—November 8, 2001. Essay by Robert C. MorganRobert C. MorganRobert C. Morgan is an American art critic, art historian, curator, poet, and visual artist.-Background:Robert C. Morgan received his M.F.A. in Sculpture from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1975 and his Ph.D. in contemporary art history from New York University in 1978...
. ‘Lunar Creatures: New Watercolors by David Remfry.’ - Exhibition catalogue, David Remfry at Neuhoff Gallery, New York City, October 20—December 4, 1999. Essay by Phyllis Tuchman, David Remfry, Sleepless City.’
- Exhibition catalogue, David Remfry at the Boca Raton Museum of ArtBoca Raton Museum of ArtThe Boca Raton Museum of Art is located at 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, Florida in Mizner Park. It houses works of art by a number of the great masters.-About:...
, Florida, March 26—May 9, 1999. Essay by George S. Bolge, ‘David Remfry, Personages.’ - Exhibition brochure, David Remfry, Middlesbrough Art Gallery, May 30 – June 20, 1981.
- Exhibition catalogue, David Remfry at Folkstone Art Gallery, Kent, England, March 12—April 18, 1976. Foreword by Marina Vaizey.
- Exhibition brochure, David Remfry, Ferens Art GalleryFerens Art GalleryThe Ferens Art Gallery is an art gallery in the English city of Kingston upon Hull. The site and money for the gallery were donated to the city by Thomas Ferens, after whom it is named. Opened in 1927,...
, December 13, 1974 – January 11, 1975. - Exhibition catalogue, David Remfry, Editions Graphiques Gallery, 1974. Essay by Victor Arwas.
External links
- Artist's official website http://www.davidremfry.com
- Royal Academy of Arts http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/
- National Portrait Gallery http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?search=ss&sText=david+remfry&LinkID=mp07894&role=art
- Victoria & Albert Museum http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/contemporary/past_exhns/fashion_art/
- Daily Telegraph Article http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3648553/In-the-studio-David-Remfry.html
- Art in America Article http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_/ai_104836797
- P.S. 1 Center for Contemporary Art http://ps1.org/exhibitions/view/28
- YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL54FxLU2Uc