Patrick Hayman - Artist Info

About Patrick Hayman

  • Biography from International Art Centre

    Ralph Hotere Hayman was born in London in 1915 and spent his formative years in New Zealand. He attended Dunedin School of Art and was part of a group of young artists including Doris Lusk, Tosswill Woollaston, and Colin McCahon. Hayman became part of the St Ives artists' colony in Cornwall and was known for his text-based artwork. He taught at the Croydon School of Art in London during the 1960s and had solo exhibitions in Cornwall, London, and abroad. His daughter, Christina Conrad, is also an artist. Hayman's work is held in the Arts Council Collection and the Tate Gallery
  • Biography from Adam's (James Adam & Sons Ltd.)

    Born in London, Patrick Hayman decided to become a painter in 1947. Also a writer and poet, he met a dancer, Barbara Judson, and they were married in 1950. They moved to St. Ives where Hayman felt a particular affinity for Alfred Wallis, the renowned primitive painter. Hayman had a strong literary talent and was the founder and editor of Painter & Sculptor magazine from 1958 until 1963.

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