John GARRIHY

John Patrick GARRIHY
1947

Born in London John studied at Bath Academy of Art, Corsham 1965-68. He went on to teach in schools in Cambridgeshire and Bristol.

His 'Great Ebb Project', an event documented by photographs showing the action of the sea on three bands of pebbles painted red, yellow and blue on a Dorset beach was selected for the John Player Biennale II. 

Under the name 'Tomfoolery' (Cockney rhyming slang) he designed and made painted jewellery ('Paintings you can wear') which  were included in a survey of popular jewellery: Fancy Goods, a Scottish and Welsh Arts Council Touring Exhibition 1980/81.

His paintings are figurative and although the themes vary they all show his delight in colour and enjoyment of the process of painting.

He has a house in Penzance which he shares with his wife Andrea, a sculptor (qv). In 2006 John completed a mural for Trevelyan House The Mazey Day Parade Never Ends, celebrating the annual procession held in Penzance as part of Golowan Festival.

In 2008 he took part in a major public art project in Bath; - King Bladud's Pigs. His Sky Blue Pig was one of 100 life size fibre glass pigs decorated by artists displayed around the city throughout the summer.

media

Painter, muralist, jewellery-maker

works and access

Works include: The Mazey Day Parade Never Ends (mural, 2006); Landscape; Retinal Painting

Access to work: Trevelyan House, Penzance; University of Southampton; Glamorgan LEA

exhibitions

John Player Biennale Touring Exhibition (organised by the Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham) 1970

Van Dyck Gallery, Bristol (sharing with Ian Blake) 1971

The Other Festival, Bath Cleveland Circus 1972-74

Southampton Wessex Artists 1974

Citadel Gallery, Chippenham Joint Account (John&Andrea Garrihy) 1999

Hypatia House Joint Account (John&Andrea Garrihy) 2001

Affordable Art Fair, London and Bath 2001

Helston Folk Museum (joint with Andrea) 2002

Quay Arts, Newport, Isle of Wight Disco 2003

Bath King Bladud's Pigs (joint) 2008

Queen Square, Bath Art for Life 2009

Walcot Chapel, Bath Out of the Studio (joint with Andrea) 2009

references

WCAA files