William Scott CBE RA (1913-1989)
British Artist
For World Poetry Day, Tate St Ives have produced postcards with poems by the poet Ella Frears.
This is to coincide with selected works, including Mackerel on a Plate, 1952, currently hanging with Frear’s poems beside them.
Some poems draw on Frear’s experience of growing up in St Ives, while other works are written from the perspective of the objects. Continue reading “World Poetry Day at Tate St Ives”
Opening on 6 March, Charleston’s second exhibition in the new Wolfson Gallery positions the work of former Charleston residents – Vanessa Bell (1879-1961) and Duncan Grant (1885-1978) – within a century of great British colourists, including William Scott.
Curated by London-based textile designer, Cressida Bell, granddaughter of artist Vanessa Bell, the exhibition will feature a broad-ranging and highly Continue reading “In Colour – Sickert to Riley”
Anita Rogers Gallery, New York are pleased to announce an upcoming exhibition of a selection of William Scott’s work this October.
London, bustling and dynamic, is a world capital of creative production. Let the city be your guide to its creative scenes and the social, cultural and economic transformations that have shaped this diverse and multi-faceted metropolis from 1950 to today.
A space through which you can stroll as though exploring a new city. Continue reading “London Calling”
The UB Art Galleries is pleased to present Light, Line, Color, and Space, an exhibition celebrating the past five years of new acquisitions from among hundreds of recent gifts to the permanent collection. Strengthening key areas in the UB Art Galleries collection and offering fresh opportunities for learning, this selection includes an exciting range of modern and contemporary painting, sculpture and photography. Continue reading “Light, Line, Color, and Space”
Curated by Abbot Hall Art Gallery, LAND | SEA | LIFE is exhibition of works on loan from The Ingram Collection, which is recognised as one of this Country’s most significant collections of Modern British Art.
See 70 works by over 40 leading artists including Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Graham Sutherland and Laura Knight in this fascinating collection. Continue reading “LAND | SEA | LIFE”
Exploring the Vessel will focus on the works of a painter and a potter. The painter is William Scott, a prominent and important figure of British Art in the post-war period, and the potter is Ashley Howard, a leading contemporary ceramicist. Showing paintings, drawings and works on paper by Scott and new ceramic pieces by Howard, the exhibition will aim to look at how both artists have engaged with the vessel, ancient forms that are at once functional and beautiful. Continue reading “Exploring The Vessel”
Wednesday 16 August 2017Every Picture Tells A Story is a “sensitive, exploratory portrait of William Scott’s early years.” Alongside this film, James Scott’s unique collaboration with Richard Hamilton, Richard Hamilton (1969), will also be presented. Continue reading “BFI DVD Launch: Every Picture Tells a Story”
The Gallery at Ryedale Folk Museum will be home to the exhibition Table, a stunning range of works on loan from Leeds Museums & Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) including works by Samuel Peploe, William Scott and Turner Prize nominated artist Lubaina Himid. Continue reading “Table”
Beaux Arts London’s current exhibition Summer Come Rain Come Shine features artists such as Elisabeth Frink, Anthony Frost, Luke Frost, Sarah Gillespie, Philip Harris, Patrick Heron, Peter Lanyon plus William Scott. Continue reading “Summer Come Rain Come Shine “