Tom Wall (artist)
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Tom Wall was a landscape painter and educator.
He moved with his family to Bryhonddu in Wales at the age of 10, later studying at Newport College of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art
in London. It is believed that the countryside around Abergavenny
inspired his enduring relationship with art and landscape.
Wall spent most of his teaching career at Cleveland College of Art and Design
arriving in 1968 and staying for 23 years ,ending up as principal lecturer for art.. He retired in August 1991 to devote the rest of his life to his beloved art.
He was described as a "painter of great talent with a remarkable personal vision" by Kenneth Clark
, who also said he was "a natural painter who is also a poet".
The major body of his work was entitled "Visionary Landscapes" and he was highlighted as "a true artist on the verge, perhaps of visions so transitive that they become revelations" by the Yorkshire Post
. He also produced other series such as "Journey Paintings", "Symphony in Colour" and "Fantasy Landscapes".
Wall's last exhibition was held jointly with a former pupil of Cleveland College of Art and Design, Mackenzie Thorpe
at St. Martin in the Fields Gallery, London, 28 June - 11 July 1992. Thorpe later said of Wall, "His style (of working) made a great impression on me and was the beginning of what I have gone on to do."
He moved with his family to Bryhonddu in Wales at the age of 10, later studying at Newport College of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art
Slade 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...
in London. It is believed that the countryside around Abergavenny
Abergavenny
Abergavenny , meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 15 miles west of Monmouth on the A40 and A465 roads, 6 miles from the English border. Originally the site of a Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches...
inspired his enduring relationship with art and landscape.
Wall spent most of his teaching career at Cleveland College of Art and Design
Cleveland College of Art and Design
Cleveland College of Art & Design is a further and higher education art and design college, based in the north east of England. The college draws its name from the former non-metropolitan county of Cleveland, operational from 1974 to 1996.-Regional coverage:...
arriving in 1968 and staying for 23 years ,ending up as principal lecturer for art.. He retired in August 1991 to devote the rest of his life to his beloved art.
He was described as a "painter of great talent with a remarkable personal vision" by Kenneth Clark
Kenneth Clark
Kenneth McKenzie Clark, Baron Clark, OM, CH, KCB, FBA was a British author, museum director, broadcaster, and one of the best-known art historians of his generation...
, who also said he was "a natural painter who is also a poet".
The major body of his work was entitled "Visionary Landscapes" and he was highlighted as "a true artist on the verge, perhaps of visions so transitive that they become revelations" by the Yorkshire Post
Yorkshire Post
The Yorkshire Post is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England by Yorkshire Post Newspapers, a company owned by Johnston Press...
. He also produced other series such as "Journey Paintings", "Symphony in Colour" and "Fantasy Landscapes".
Wall's last exhibition was held jointly with a former pupil of Cleveland College of Art and Design, Mackenzie Thorpe
Mackenzie Thorpe
Mackenzie Thorpe is a British artist. Born as the first of seven children into the post-war industrial town, Thorpe initially took on work in the shipyards, such were his familial origins...
at St. Martin in the Fields Gallery, London, 28 June - 11 July 1992. Thorpe later said of Wall, "His style (of working) made a great impression on me and was the beginning of what I have gone on to do."
Exhibitions
Sources:- Welsh Arts Council Annual Exhibitions - 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
- South Wales Group - 1959, 1960, 1961
- Leicester Galleries, London - Selected work from the South Wales Group - 1961
- Group Show, Cardiff -1964
- Amolfini Gallery, Bristol - Joint One-Man Show, January - February 1966
- Spring Exhibition Contemporary British Art, Bradford - 1966, 1967
- Winter Exhibition, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull - 1970, 1971
- Welsh Arts Council/South Wales Group, "NOW" Exhibition - 1971
- Teesside College of Art - December 1973
- Chapter Centre for the Arts, Cardiff - October 1974
- Mall Galleries, London - August 1975
- Response Exhibition, 13 Cleveland Artists, Billingham - 1976
- Preston Polytechnic Gallery, Lancaster - April to May 1977
- Sheffield University - July 1978
- Welsh National Eisteddfod - 1980
- Cleveland College of Art - June 1982
- Byre Gallery, Glaisdale - July 1982
- 'Work', Five Artists, Jarrow - 1983
- Hartlepool Art Gallery - 1984
- Warminster Art Centre, Wiltshire - October 1985
- Chandler Gallery, Leyburn - 1990
- John Laing Exhibition, Harrogate - 1992
- St. Martin in the Fields Gallery, London - 1992
- Tennants Gallery, Leyburn - 1993 (posthumously)
- Rennie Hamilton Gallery, Barnard Castle - 2008 (posthumously)