1947 |
Born in Manchester
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1967 - 71 |
Studied Fine Art at St Martin`s School of Art, London.
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1971 - 82 |
Self employed artist living in Thetford, Norfolk.
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1982 - |
Self employed artist living in Blencarn, Nr Penrith, Cumbria.
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011 |
Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Competition, Kings Place Gallery, London |
2011 |
'Bite: Artists Making Prints', Mall Galleries, London |
2011 |
Wrexham Print International |
2011 |
'Twelve' - Artists from Cumbria, The Gallery at Rheged, Penrith, Cumbria |
2008 |
Jerwood Drawing Prize 2008 - The Jerwood Space, London and touring |
2008 |
‘Outside the Glass – Perspectives on the poet Norman Nicholson’ - Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria and touring |
2008 |
‘Originals 08 – Contemporary Printmaking’, Mall Galleries, London – prizewinner |
2007 |
‘Stone - Plate - Grease - Water International Contemporary Lithography’ - Museum of Modern Art for Wales in Machynlleth and touring |
2006 |
‘Herm’ - A Cumbria Institute Of the Arts exhibition touring South Africa |
2006 |
‘Originals 06 - Contemporary Printmaking’ - Mall Galleries, London |
2005 |
‘Daffodils’ - Brantwood and Keswick, Cumbria and touring to South Africa |
2003 |
Jerwood Drawing Prize 2003 - The Jerwood Space, London and touring |
2002 |
‘Love, Labour and Loss' - Carlisle Museum and Art Gallery and the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter |
2001 |
One-man exhibition - Leipzig, Germany |
| 2001 |
One-man exhibition - 'Great Expectations' at Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels e V., Leipzig |
| 2000 - 2006 |
A large, changing exhibition of Alan’s paintings, drawings and prints at the Rheged Centre, Penrith, Cumbria |
2000 |
One-man Exhibition - Gateshead Central Library |
1999 - 2000 |
Cheltenham Open Drawing and touring to Brussels and Hull |
1999 - 2000 |
Group printmaking exhibitions in Britain, Finland and Japan |
1999 |
One-man exhibition "Paintings, Drawing and Prints", Penrith Museum |
1998 - 1999 |
Cheltenham Open Drawing touring to Berlin and Hull - commendation |
1998 |
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (oil painting) |
1998 |
Drawings - Clayton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne |
1997 - 1998 |
One-man exhibition of works on paper - Lakeland Bird of Prey Centre, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria. |
1997 - 98 |
Northern Lights - Shaddon Mill, Carlisle and Euston Station |
1997 |
Printmakers Council National Open, Whiteleys, London, W2 |
1997 |
Graffik `97 - Scunthorpe Museum and Art Gallery |
1997 - 98 |
Robert Horne Printmaking - Carlisle Art Gallery and touring |
1996 |
One-man exhibition - Hartlepool Art Gallery |
1996 |
"Real Differences" - Three Man Exhibition, Carlisle Museum and Art Gallery |
1995 |
One-man exhibition - Leeds General Infirmary |
1995 |
"Drawing on the Falklands" - One-man exhibition, Blencarn, Cumbria. |
1995 |
One-man touring exhibition, Falkland Islands |
1994 |
One-man exhibition - Open Studio / House, Blencarn, Cumbria. |
1994 |
One-man exhibition - Oddfellows Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria. |
1993 |
"Eden" and 50 associated studies - Penrith Library, Cumbria. |
1987 - 88 |
"The Self Portrait - A Modern View" - Artsite, Bath and touring. |
1987 |
"Northern Prints" - Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh College of Art. |
1987 - present day |
Open studio every Wednesday afternoon, Blencarn, Cumbria. |
1986 - 87 |
One-man touring exhibition "Fell Farm Labour" - Carlisle Museum & Art Gallery |
1986 |
"Tradition and Innovation in Printmaking Today" - Milton Keynes & touring. |
1985 - 86 |
One-man touring exhibition "Work, Land and Livestock" - Lady Lodge Arts Centre, Peterborough, The Minories, Colchester and The Harris, Preston. |
1985 |
One-man exhibition - Open Studio Week. |
1985 |
One-man exhibition - Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery. |
1985 |
One-man exhibition - Oldham Art Gallery. |
1985 |
One-man exhibition - Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria. |
1983 - 84 |
"Artist in Industry" - Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield and Touring. |
1982 |
Six East Anglian Artists - Kettles Yard, Cambridge. |
1979 - 81 |
2nd and 3rd Tolly Cobbold/Eastern Arts National Exhibitions. |
CATALOGUES AND OTHER PUBLISHED WORK
1997 |
"Alan Stones, Lithographs III' pub. Alan Stones.
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1996 |
"Real Differences" pub. Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle
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1995 |
"Art in the Garden" pub. Oddfellows Gallery, Kendal.
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1993 |
"Eden" pub. Alan Stones, written by James Hamilton.
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1992 |
"Alan Stones, Lithographs II" pub. Alan Stones.
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1987 |
"Voices of Cumbria" pub. Westmorland Gazette, Cumbria.
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1987 |
"The Self Portrait - A Modern View", pub. Artsite, Bath.
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1986 |
"Alan Stones, Lithographs I" pub. Alan Stones.
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1986 |
"Fell Farm Labour" James Hamilton, pub. Carlisle Museum and Art Gallery.
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1984 |
"Artist in Industry" pub. Sheffield City Art Galleries / YAA
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AWARDS
1999/2000 |
European Union / Northern Arts Cultural Business Venture
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1998 |
1st Hartlebury Award, Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, Cumbria
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1996 |
Eden Arts Bursary
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1996 |
Lowick House Printworkshop Printmaking Residency
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1988 |
Northern Arts Loan.
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1987 |
Northern Arts Travel Award.
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1986 |
Northern Arts.
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1984 |
Gulbenkian Foundation Printmakers Award.
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1983 |
"Artist in Industry Fellowship" with Coopland Bakery/Yorkshire Arts Assoc.
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1979 |
Eastern Arts Association Major Award.
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1976 & 78 |
Eastern Arts Association.
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MAJOR COMMISSIONS INCLUDE:
Falkland Islands Government, The National Science Museum, Portsmouth Central Library, IBM UK Ltd., Viscount Devonport,Copeland Borough Council, Count Fritz Von der Schulenburg, Penrith Library (Eden D.C.), DistaProducts Ltd., Lord and Lady Inglewood, Mr William Irving, Christopher and Margaret Vane.
COLLECTIONS
The University of Wales, Bedfordshire Education Authority, Sheffield City Art Galleries, Derbyshire Museum Service,Carlisle Museum and Art Gallery, Haworth Art Gallery - Accrington, Drumcroon Wigan EducationArt Centre, Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, University of Central Lancashire, GulbenkianFoundation, Fife Regional Council Education Comm., Sheffield University Fine Art Society,Wakefield Art Gallery, Northern Arts, Sealink, Cooplands (Doncaster) Ltd., Imperial College ofScience and Technology, Bradford Industrial Museum, The Doncaster Scheme, Fylde ArtsAssociation, Grundy Art Gallery - Blackpool, The Leicestershire Collection, Isle of Wight HealthAuthority, The Contemporary Art Society, Rank Xerox, Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery,Northamptonshire College of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Tyne and Wear Museums,Northern Rock Building Soc., Ashington Hospital, Darlington Museum, Northumberland CountyCouncil, Cumbria College of Agriculture, Bury Art Gallery, Liverpool University.
REVIEWS / INTERVIEWS
29/6/1995 |
BBC North, "An Artist in the Falklands"
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5/5/1995 |
Border TV, Open Studio / "Drawing on the Falklands" Exhibition
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Jan/Feb 1993 |
Mandy McAteer, Cumbria Life, pp. 72-73 "Eden"
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Jan 1993 |
BBC North "Eden"
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Jan 1993 |
Border TV, "Eden"
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Feb 1990 |
David Leach, Northern Business, pp. 10-11
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Jan 1988 |
Richard Cork, The Listener, "The Self Portrait"
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Summer 1986 |
Roger Wollen, Art Line, p.36 "Fell Farm Labour"
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June 1985 |
Border TV, Open Studio Exhibition
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March 1984 |
Yorkshire TV, "Artist in Industry"
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Alan Stones |
