Clive Wilkins
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Clive Wilkins (born 25 June 1954) is a figurative painter from the United Kingdom.
He works in the Northern European tradition of oil painting relying heavily on strong craft skills allied to a precise & studied drawing ability. As epitomised by artists of the Netherlandish or Flemish School, most notably Hans Memlinc & Van Eyck.
Clive has produced portraits of Sir Peter Blake and Sir Howard Hodgkin amongst notable others. He was presented to HRH Princess Royal during a visit to the Royal Holloway University in 1994.
His work has appeared in print, including:
Royal Academy of Arts Illustrated Catologue 1986. Royal Academy of Arts Illustrated Catologue 1994. Country Life Magazine March 1992. Country Life Magazine March 2005. The Best of British Illustrators Fifth Annual. The Best of British Illustration 80. The John Player Portrait Awards Catalogue Review. The Clive WILKINS One Man Show, Petley Fine Art Catologue 2005.
His most recent work of note (2000-05) is a 31 painting sequence entitled "The Creatures in the Night", a story sequence which has been produced for publication. This can be viewed by following the first external link at the end of this page.
He is currently producing work based on ideas emanating from Don Quixote (2006-7).
[edit] Exhibits
- I.C.A. Galleries, London. [1980]
- Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London. [1984]
- Midland Group, Nottingham. [1984]
- Mansfield Museum and Art Gallery [1985]
- Stoke City Museum and Art Gallery [1985]
- Ikon Gallery, Birmingham. [1985]
- Derby City Museum. [1985]
- National Portrait Gallery, London. [1985]
- Cartwright Hall, Bradford. [1985/6]
- Leicester City Museum & Art Gallery. [1986]
- Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition. [1986]
- National Portrait Gallery, London. [1986]
- The Yarrow Gallery, Oundle, Northants. [1986]
- The Alfred East Art Gallery, Kettering, Northants. [1986]
- The Portal Gallery, Bond Street, London. [1986/7]
- Leicester City Museum & Art Gallery. [1987]
- The Mall Galleries, The Mall, London. [1987]
- National Portrait Gallery, London. [1987]
- The Piccadilly Gallery, Cork Street, London. [1987]
- Leicester City Museum & Art Gallery. [1988]
- The Mall Galleries, The Mall, London. [1988]
- Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth. [1988]
- Northampton Museum and Art Gallery. [1988]
- The Piccadilly Gallery, Cork Street, London. [1988]
- The Goldmark Gallery, Uppingham, Rutland [1988]
- The Loseby Gallery, Leicester. [1988]
- Leicester City Museum & Art Gallery [1989]
- Adam and Co. Banking. Charlotte Street. Edinburgh. [1989]
- Spink and Son, King Street, London. [1989]
- Leicester City Museum & Art Gallery. [1990]
- The Portal Gallery, Bond Street. London. [1992]
- Leicester City Museum & Art Gallery. [1992]
- Portal, Bremen, West Germany. [1992]
- The Portal Gallery, Bond Street, London. [1993]
- Leicester City Museum & Art Gallery. [1993]
- University of London, Royal Holloway College. [1994]
- National Portrait Gallery, London. [1994]
- Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London. [1994]
- National Portrait Gallery, London. [1995]
- Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland. [1995]
- Fine Art of Oakham, Rutland. [1997]
- The Leonardo Sunley Gallery, Uppingham, Rutland. [1998]
- Leicester City Museum & Art Gallery. [2000]
- The Orange Street Gallery, Uppingham, Rutland. [2005]
- Petley Fine Art, Cork Street, LONDON. [2005/6]
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