Michael PRAED
Michael was born in Cornwall and studied at both the Penzance and Falmouth Schools of Art. His paintings of boats, fishing ports and the coast of Cornwall are strong in both line and colour, having developed a personal style that can be readily recognised as his work.
His first solo show at NAG was in 1981, and his paintings have been part of many mixed shows both with NSA and at the Penwith Gallery, both of which artists' societies he has been a member. From 1978-80 he was Chairman of the NSA. He is a reguar exhibitor at Tregony Gallery on the Roseland peninsula. His son, Nick PRAED, is also an artist.
media
Painting
works and access
Harbour (c1982) in permanent collection, Falmouth Art Gallery
Works incl: Morning Light through the Gaps (2003) WCAA exhibit; Evening Light: Green and Blue Hues (2010) Newlyn Arts Festival
exhibitions
1972 Artists of Cornwall Exhibition, University of Birmingham (Orion Gallery Touring)
1977 NAG (mixed) Newlyn in Pont Aven
1981 Solo, NAG
1988: Art Share, in aid of NAG education outreach
1988: Celtic Vision (mixed)
1989: A Century of Art in Cornwall 1889-1989, Truro
2004: WCAA Founding Art Auction (2004), Queen's Hotel (Donor)
2009: 'Painters of West Cornwall', Group Exhibition in Central London, Eleven and a Half Art Gallery
2010: Open Art Exhibition (Selected) NAG, Newlyn Arts Festival
2017: Partners in Paint, Summerhouse Gallery, Marazion (9-23 Sept)
2019: A Cornish Springtime, Summerhouse Gallery, Marazion (April)
2021: Ten - A Celebration of Ten Years, Summerhouse Gallery, Marazion (21-28 Aug)
2022: Praed - Father & Son, Summerhouse Gallery, Marazion (27 May-10 June)
2023: Peninsula, Summerhouse Gallery, Marazion (June)
2024: A Retrospective Exhibition, Penwith Gallery, St Ives (12 Apr-11 May)
2024: Maritime, Summerhouse Gallery, Marazion (23 Aug-8 Sept)
memberships
NSA 1972-3 list ff.
Queen's Hotel Group (1990s, now disbanded)
Penwith Society of Artists
misc further info
WCAA file
references
Cornishman 18 Nov 2010 'Arts Festival begins with a bang' (Newlyn's 4th Annual Arts Festival), F Ruhrmund, reviewer
Hardie (1995) 100 Years/Diary p136ff
McLeod, Alister J (1973) Newlyn Society of Artists 1895-1973 (NAG 12 page brochure)
Public Catalogue Foundation (2007) Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly: Oil Paintings in Public Ownership
Tovey, David (2022) Lamorna - An Artistic, Social and Literary History - Volume II - Post-1920, Wilson Books
W H Lane Sales Catalogue 23 Apr 2004 WCAA