Vincent WILSON
[From Falmouth AG Exh Cat 2000] 'Vincent has been exhibiting his work in Cornwall since 1962, when he moved from the North Wales and Lancashire area. He exhibits regularly with the artists' societies to which he belongs. In 1995 he was elected a member of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen.
'Born in Mold, Clwyd, North Wales, he trained at Chester School of Art and Liverpool College of Art. He exhibited widely in Wales and was included in three Welsh Arts Council exhibitions from 1958-1981.'
In Cornwall he has shown in group shows of West Country artists in London, Sussex and South West Arts and in the South West Open exhibition at Plymouth (1990).
media
Painter, mixed media
works and access
Works incl: Rocky Coastline (collage & acrylic)
exhibitions
1977: NAG: Newlyn in Pont Aven
1986: RCM & RIC Three Spires Festival Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture and Pottery, Truro (Opening of the RCM or County Art Gallery, by the Royal Institution of Cornwall)
1995: Falmouth AG: one man show
2000: Falmouth AG: Group '20 Years of Contemporary Art'
2009: 'Painters of West Cornwall', Group Exhibition in Central London, Eleven and a Half Art Gallery
memberships
Penwith Society of Arts
Penzance Society of Artists
Devon Guild of Craftsmen
Royal Cambrian Academy
references
Hardie (1995) 100 Years/Diary
Exh Cat: 20 Years of Contemporary Art at Falmouth Art Gallery 1980-2000
Press release: (2009) Painters of West Cornwall, Eleven and a Half Art Dealership