Terry Setch
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Terry Setch is a painter and Royal Academy (RA)
member who lives in Penarth
, Wales
.
, London. While at college he was recognised and took part in the Young Contemporaries
exhibitions in 1957, 1959 and 1960. He moved to Cardiff
, Wales in June 1964 to become senior painting lecturer at Cardiff College of Art
.
Setch styles himself as a 'political' artist, taking the threats to the environment as an important subject. Much of his recent inspiration has been taken from his local South Wales beaches. "There are issues of waste, the enormous amount of waste and the threat to the environment" he said at his retrospective exhibition in 2011. His paintings have included CND campaigns and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster
as their subjects.
Setch retired from teaching in 2001.
He was elected as a Royal Academician in 2009. Outspoken art critic Brian Sewell
noted Setch's paintings at the 2011 RA Summer Exhibition
, though he also asked why "are the squalid little squidges of Terry Setch hanging on these august walls?"
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
member who lives in Penarth
Penarth
Penarth is a town and seaside resort in the Vale of Glamorgan , Wales, 5.2 miles south west from the city centre of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff and lying on the north shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
Education and career
Setch attended Saturday classes at Sutton and Cheam School of Art, followed by a degree course at the Slade School of Fine ArtSlade School of Fine Art
The Slade School of Fine Art is a world-renownedart school in London, United Kingdom, and a department of University College London...
, London. While at college he was recognised and took part in the Young Contemporaries
New Contemporaries
New Contemporaries is an organisation that works to support emerging artists at the beginning of their careers by introducing them to the visual arts sector and to the public through a variety of platforms, including an annual exhibition...
exhibitions in 1957, 1959 and 1960. He moved to Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Wales in June 1964 to become senior painting lecturer at Cardiff College of Art
Cardiff School of Art & Design
Cardiff School of Art & Design is one of the five schools that comprise Cardiff Metropolitan University .-About CSAD:...
.
Setch styles himself as a 'political' artist, taking the threats to the environment as an important subject. Much of his recent inspiration has been taken from his local South Wales beaches. "There are issues of waste, the enormous amount of waste and the threat to the environment" he said at his retrospective exhibition in 2011. His paintings have included CND campaigns and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster
Chernobyl disaster
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine , which was under the direct jurisdiction of the central authorities in Moscow...
as their subjects.
Setch retired from teaching in 2001.
He was elected as a Royal Academician in 2009. Outspoken art critic Brian Sewell
Brian Sewell
Brian Sewell is an English art critic and media personality. He writes for the London Evening Standard and is noted for artistic conservatism and his acerbic view of the Turner Prize and conceptual art...
noted Setch's paintings at the 2011 RA 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...
, though he also asked why "are the squalid little squidges of Terry Setch hanging on these august walls?"