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David Manley (artist)
David Manley, artist, educationalist and arts administrator was born in Devon and lives and works in North West Leicestershire, UK. He received a Diploma in Art & Design, Fine Art from Falmouth School of Art (now Falmouth University) in 1972 and a Higher Diploma in Art & Design, Fine Art from Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham Polytechnic (now Birmingham City University) in 1974. He also has a Master of Arts (MA) in Photography from De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. In 1975 Manley was awarded a painting fellowship at Gloucestershire College of Art and Design. There followed a career in arts administration including Visual Arts Director and Head of Public Affairs at East Midlands Arts, UK. In 1994 he was appointed Assistant Dean of the School of Art and Design at the University of Derby and became Dean of the school in 1995. In 2003 he was appointed Dean of the new Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology at the University of Derby and in 2007 Director of Cultural Developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is a coastal county with cliffs and sandy beaches. Home to the largest open space in southern England, Dartmoor (), the county is predominately rural and has a relatively low population density for an English county. The county is bordered by Somerset to the north east, Dorset to the east, and Cornwall to the west. The county is split into the non-metropolitan districts of East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, West Devon, Exeter, and the unitary authority areas of Plymouth, and Torbay. Combined as a ceremonial county, Devon's area is and its population is about 1.2 million. Devon derives its name from Dumnonia (the shift from ''m'' to ''v'' is a typical Celtic consonant shift). During the Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falmouth University
Falmouth University ( kw, Pennskol Aberfal) is a specialist public university for the creative industries based in Falmouth and Penryn, Cornwall, England. Founded as Falmouth School of Art in 1902, it was later known as Falmouth College of Art and Design and then Falmouth College of Arts until 2012, when the university college was officially granted full university status by the Privy Council. The university is located in Penryn and Falmouth. Penryn Campus, near the town of Penryn, is the larger of its two campuses, which it operates in partnership with the University of Exeter. The Falmouth Campus is in Falmouth town centre. Falmouth has about 7,000 students, offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. History Falmouth University was founded as Falmouth School of Art in 1902, in response to the diminution of scientific activities in Cornwall that was brought about by the decline of the Cornish mining industry. Falmouth School of Art In 1902, Falmouth School of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham School Of Art
The Birmingham School of Art was a municipal art school based in the centre of Birmingham, England. Although the organisation was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971 and is now part of Birmingham City University's Faculty of Arts, Design and Media, its Grade I listed building on Margaret Street remains the home of the university's Department of Fine Art and is still commonly referred to by its original title. History The origins of the School of Art lie with the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, who founded the ''Birmingham Government School of Design'' in 1843. George Wallis (1811–1891), Wolverhampton-born artist and art educator, was its Headmaster in 1852–1858. In 1877, the Town Council was persuaded by the school's energetic headmaster Edward R. Taylor to take the school over and expand it to form the United Kingdom's first municipal college of art. With funding coming from Sir Richard and George Tangye, the current building was commissioned from architect J H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University (abbrev. BCU) is a university in Birmingham, England. Initially established as the Birmingham College of Art with roots dating back to 1843, it was designated as a polytechnic (United Kingdom), polytechnic in 1971 and gained university status in 1992. The university has two main campuses serving four faculties, and offers courses in art and design, business, the built environment, computing, education, engineering, English, healthcare, law, the performing arts, social sciences, and technology. A £125 million extension to its Birmingham City University City Centre Campus, campus in the city centre of Birmingham, part of the Eastside, Birmingham, Eastside development of a new technology and learning quarter, is opening in two stages, with the first phase having opened in 2013. It is the second largest of five universities in the city, the other four being the University of Birmingham (which is the largest), Aston University, University College Birming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Montfort University
De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was taken from Simon de Montfort, a 13th-century Earl of Leicester. De Montfort University has approximately 27,000 full and part-time students, 3,240 staff and an annual turnover in the region of £168 million. The university is organised into four faculties: Art, Design, and Humanities (ADH); Business and Law (BAL); Health and Life Sciences (H&LS); and Computing, Engineering and Media (CEM). It is a Sustainable Development Hub, focusing on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, an initiative by the United Nations launched in 2018. The Department of Education awarded university a Gold rating in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. History Origins The university's origins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianjin Academy Of Fine Arts
The Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts (TJ Arts; ) is a public art college in Tianjin, China. The academy is sponsored by the Tianjin Municipal People's Government. The Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts was founded in 1906 with the original name of Peiyang Female Normal School (), which has a long history and it is also a comprehensive college providing a wide variety of subjects. It is the most important arts education center in the north part of China. History The Beiyang Women's Normal School was founded in 1906 by Lü Bicheng although Fine Art was not established at the school until 1926. In 1929 it became the ''Hebei Provincial Women's Normal Academy''. In 1949 men were admitted to the facility and it was renamed the ''Henei Normal Arts Academy''. In 1959 the part that dealt specifically with Fine Art became the ''Henei Academy of Fine Art''. Description The academy consists of the Arts Design School, Plastic Arts School and Contemporary Art School. Also, there are the Departments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiangsu Art Gallery
Jiangsu Art Gallery, usually known as Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum (), is a museum in Nanjing, in Jiangsu province in China. It was founded in 1936, during the Nanjing decade, as China's first state level museum. In 1960, it was formally renamed as the Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum. In 2010 it re-opened in a new building designed by the German architect studio KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten. The museum hosts the Nanjing biennale. The gallery is the largest in the Jiangsu Province, presenting traditional and pieces of China. Transportation The buil ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Priseman Seabrook Collection
The Priseman Seabrook Collection is a British-based private collection founded by the artist Robert Priseman and his wife Ally Seabrook. It is composed of three distinct categories: 21st Century British Painting, 20th and 21st Century British Works on Paper and Contemporary Chinese Works on Paper, and is a collection partner of Art UK. The Priseman Seabrook Collection of 21st Century British Painting is the only art collection in the United Kingdom dedicated to painting produced in Britain after the year 2000 and was exhibited publicly for the first time in 2014 at the Huddersfield Art Gallery while works from the other two elements of the collection were first displayed at the Minories Art Gallery in Colchester during 2016. Subsequent exhibition loans have been made to the China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, The University of Suffolk, The Cut, Halesworth Jiangsu Art Gallery, Nanjing, Artall, Nanjing, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin and Yantai Art Museum, China. The focu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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21st-century British Painters
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Male Painters
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English Painters
The following is a list of notable English and British painters (in chronological order). English painters Born 16th century *George Gower (c. 1540–1596) *Nicolas Hilliard (1547–1619) *Sir Nathaniel Bacon (1585–1627) *Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (1593–1661) *Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) born in Antwerp; Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King * William Larkin (1580–1619) Born 17th century *Emmanuel de Critz (1608–1665) *William Dobson (1610–1646) *John Michael Wright (1617–1694) *Peter Lely (1618–1680) Principal Painter in Ordinary to Charles II (1661) *Oliver de Critz (1626–1651) *Henry Gibbs (1630/1–1713) * Edward Bower (fl. 1635–1667) * Henry Cooke (1642–1700) *Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646–1723) * John Riley, or Ryley (1646–1691) * Marmaduke Cradock (1660–1716) *Sir James Thornhill (1675–1734) *Edward Byng (c. 1676–1753) *Peter Monamy (1681–1749) *John Wootton (1682–1764) * Isaac Whood (1689–1752) *Joseph Highmore (16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
