Stephen Farthing (1951 − )
Highlights
Stephen Farthing was born in London. He studied at St Martin's School of Art and the Royal College of Art, both in London, and at the British School in Rome. His first solo exhibition was held at the Royal College of Art in 1977. He has taught at numerous art schools becoming Head of the Department of Fine Art at West Surrey College of Art and Design. In 1990 he was appointed Ruskin Master at the Ruskin School of Fine Art and Professional Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, until 2000 when he moved to New York in order to take the position of Executive Director of The New York Academy of Art, Manhattan. His work was included in the 1989 São Paulo Bienal and he was elected a Royal Academician in 1998.
Glossary
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Design
The arrangement of elements or details in an artefact or a work of art.
Work Themes (2)
Past exhibitions
A CROSS SECTION THROUGH CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ART
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2001
- Turkey, Ankara, Ankara Art Fair
CRIES & WHISPERS NEW WORKS FOR THE BRITISH COUNCIL COLLECTION
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1996
- Mexico, Guadalajara, Instituto Cultural Cabanas
- Mexico, Mexico City, Museo De Arte Moderno, Galeria De Exposiciones Temporales
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1995
- Colombia, Colombia
- Peru, Lima, Peru
- Ecuador, Ecuador
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1993
- Philippines, Manila, Culture Center Of The Phillpines
- Malaysia, Penang, Penang State Museum And Art Gallery
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, National Art Gallery
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1992
- Spain, Las Palmas, San Antonio Abad Gallery
- Spain, Salamanca, Salamanca University
- Spain, Zamora, Casa De La Cultura
- Spain, Barcelona, Centre Cultural De La Caixa De Terrassa
- Spain, Palma De Mallorca, Centro Cultural 'sa Nostra'
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1991
- Spain, Madrid, Centro Cultural Galileo
- Spain, Madrid, Centro Cultural Galileo
- Spain, Cadiz, Ayuntamiento De Jerez
- Spain, Bilbao, Museo De Bellas Artes De Bilbao
- Spain, Valencia, Galeria Ambiente Cero
- Spain, Leon, Caja De Ahorros
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1989
- New Zealand, Hamilton, Centre For Contemporary Art
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1988
- Australia, Melbourne, Heide Park And Art Gallery
- Australia, Shepparton, Shepparton Art Gallery
- Australia, Newcastle, Newcastle Region Art Gallery
NEW WORKS ON PAPER
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1991
- Belgium, Luxembourg, Musee National D'histoire Et D'art
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1990
- Ukraine, Kiev, Russian Museum
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1989
- Bulgaria, Bulgaria
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1988
- Romania, Romania
- East Germany, East Germany
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1984
- Poland, Poland
TWICE TOLD TALES - WORK BY S FARTHING & G SUJO
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1982
- UK, Oxford, Museum Of Modern Art
