biography
Stephen Court was
born at Kingston-upon-Thames in England in 1945. He studied at
Yeovil School of Art, Birmingham College of Art & Design,
University of Leeds Bretton Hall College and Leeds Metropolitan
University. Awards including Somerset County Youth Art Exhibition
prize, Royal Academy David Murray Traveling Scholarship, (traveled
in France, Cornwall and Italy later), Royal Birmingham Society of
Artists prize, Starpack award, Nina Hosali prize and South Yorkshire Open award.
paintings
sizes range from small up
to large mural. Oil paintings and acrylic paintings on canvas, panel
and cardboard. On papers and cardboard in gouache, watercolour and
acrylics . Other artwork on paper as drawings, printmaking editions
and monoprints.
other artworks
including, sculpture, environmental installations,
colaboration dance set, theatre and creative arts projects and
graphics. He has practiced and taught in painting, drawing, print,
also graphics, display and exhibition design. Books published by
RotoVision, edited by Betsy Hosegood, with a chapter by Stephen
Court about gouache painting techniques ‘Inspiration to Paint
Landscapes’ ISBN-2-88046-419-6 and ‘Inspiration to Paint
Watercolours’ ISBN-2-88046-659-4. Republications in English, Dutch,
Danish and German. Daler Rowney Artists Newspaper Nov 2004 half page
about mono-print and generating compositions.
‘... In working up images by
drawing on his experience of life and his technical expertise he
takes care to leave a magical space, which is an invitation to the
viewer to draw upon his or her own experience to interact and share
... ’ an extract from the Wakefield City Art Gallery 1995
catalogue for solo exhibition introduction text by Marian Scott, (artist and writer) Newcastle-upon-Tynne, September 1995
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selected exhibitions
HUDDERSFIELD ART
GALLERY 1992, solo
DIORAMA GALLERY London 1997, Cosmopolis
Group guest artist.
FPS LOGIA GALLERY
London 1998, with Philip
Worthe
WAKEFIELD CITY ART GALLERY 1995, solo.
LUPTON SQUARE
GALLERY
solo 1996 and in 1998 with Denis Bowen.
GYMNASE GALLERY
BESANCON France 2005, exchange exhibition.
BATLEY ART
GALLERY 1997, solo
GALLERY II UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD 1994
Printmakers Limited Editions, group
SCUNTHORPE MUSEUM & ART GALLERY
North Lincolnshire Open Printmaking Exhibition, 1995.
L'IMPRONTA DI EMPOLI Italy 2002, drawings,
selected group exhibition.
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