Piran Bishop
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Piran Bishop is a British
portrait
ist.
Bishop is based in Exeter
, and studied at Art Colleges in Exeter and Brighton. He was sketched by Robert Lenkiewicz
as a child, and became a "casual student" of his from 1994 until Lenkiewicz's death in 2002. Bishop is the subject of several portraits by Lenkiewicz.http://www.lenkiewicz.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=189&Itemid=66&limit=1&limitstart=1
Before settling to a career as a portraitist, Bishop worked for Exeter City Council
as a local archaeological
and architectural
illustrator; some of his sketches are still used by the City Council as educational and reference materials.http://www.exeter.gov.uk/timetrail/11_lategeorgian/object_detail.asp?photoref=12_48
Commercial commissions include a series of eight portraits of adult learners for Ufi/learndirect
, painted between January and March 2001.http://www.ufi.com/strategic%20plan/english/artist.htm Bishop described the series as his "biggest project to date".http://www.learndirect.co.uk/personal/news/news/portraits/
Some of Bishop's private commissions can be seen on his website.http://www.piranbishop.com/benway.php
and at several South-West galleries, including The Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery
, and the Coombe Farm Gallery. His work is also exhibited at the Form Contemporary Craft Gallery in Blaenavon
.
United Kingdom
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portrait
Portrait
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ist.
Early career
Exeter
Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
, and studied at Art Colleges in Exeter and Brighton. He was sketched by Robert Lenkiewicz
Robert Lenkiewicz
Robert Oscar Lenkiewicz was one of the South West England's most celebrated artists of modern times. Perennially unfashionable in high art circles, his work was nevertheless popular with the public...
as a child, and became a "casual student" of his from 1994 until Lenkiewicz's death in 2002. Bishop is the subject of several portraits by Lenkiewicz.http://www.lenkiewicz.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=189&Itemid=66&limit=1&limitstart=1
Before settling to a career as a portraitist, Bishop worked for Exeter City Council
Exeter City Council
Exeter City Council is the council and local government of the city of Exeter, Devon.The City Council provides a range of services within the city including housing, refuse collections and recycling, planning, economic development, tourism, leisure and arts facilities and activities...
as a local archaeological
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
and architectural
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
illustrator; some of his sketches are still used by the City Council as educational and reference materials.http://www.exeter.gov.uk/timetrail/11_lategeorgian/object_detail.asp?photoref=12_48
Portraits
Bishop usually works in oil on canvas. The Daily Mail once claimed that when painting women, he prefers them nude. Do not believe everything you read in the Daily Mail.Commercial commissions include a series of eight portraits of adult learners for Ufi/learndirect
Learndirect
learndirect is the public-facing brand of Ufi Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation created in 1998 to take forward the UK Government's stated vision of a University for Industry in England, Wales and Northern Ireland....
, painted between January and March 2001.http://www.ufi.com/strategic%20plan/english/artist.htm Bishop described the series as his "biggest project to date".http://www.learndirect.co.uk/personal/news/news/portraits/
Some of Bishop's private commissions can be seen on his website.http://www.piranbishop.com/benway.php
Exhibitions
Bishop has exhibited at the Mall Galleries in LondonLondon
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and at several South-West galleries, including The Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Queen Street, Exeter, Devon, England is the largest museum in the city.-History:Initially proposed by Sir Stafford Northcote as a practical memorial to Prince Albert, an appeal fund was launched in 1861 and the first phases of the building were completed by 1868...
, and the Coombe Farm Gallery. His work is also exhibited at the Form Contemporary Craft Gallery in Blaenavon
Blaenavon
Blaenavon is a town and World Heritage Site in south eastern Wales, lying at the source of the Afon Lwyd north of Pontypool, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. The town lies high on a hillside and has a population of 6,349 people...
.