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Born 1941 Aston, Birmingham. Known for: Landscape, street scene, city buildings, portrait, figure, crowd genre painting.
With a solo show 'Travels with my Pochard' opening this month (March 15, 2018) at the Piers Feetham Gallery in London, Tom Coates tells us about his art education, influences and method of working.... Read full biography
With a solo show 'Travels with my Pochard' opening this month (March 15, 2018) at the Piers Feetham Gallery in London, Tom Coates tells us about his art education, influences and method of working. He also shares a story about an unusual request from an anxious French farmer. "At my first college,... Read full biography
With a solo show 'Travels with my Pochard' opening this month (March 15, 2018) at the Piers Feetham Gallery in London, Tom Coates tells us about his art education, influences and method of working. He also shares a story about an unusual request from an anxious French farmer. "At my first college, Bourneville College of Art, my principal Capel Smith told me to go into graphics. “No,” I replied, “I want to paint!” . At my second college, Birmingham College of Art, I painted everything and... Read full biography
With a solo show 'Travels with my Pochard' opening this month (March 15, 2018) at the Piers Feetham Gallery in London, Tom Coates tells us about his art education, influences and method of working. He also shares a story about an unusual request from an anxious French farmer. "At my first college, Bourneville College of Art, my principal Capel Smith told me to go into graphics. “No,” I replied, “I want to paint!” . At my second college, Birmingham College of Art, I painted everything and anything – from industrial scenes to coal mines where I worked on twilight shift. I had no grant as my parents had emigrated to New Zealand, to the luxury of painting in the warmth of the studio. I was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools... Read full biography
With a solo show 'Travels with my Pochard' opening this month (March 15, 2018) at the Piers Feetham Gallery in London, Tom Coates tells us about his art education, influences and method of working. He also shares a story about an unusual request from an anxious French farmer. "At my first college, Bourneville College of Art, my principal Capel Smith told me to go into graphics. “No,” I replied, “I want to paint!” . At my second college, Birmingham College of Art, I painted everything and anything – from industrial scenes to coal mines where I worked on twilight shift. I had no grant as my parents had emigrated to New Zealand, to the luxury of painting in the warmth of the studio. I was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools where my life changed. I relished in the use of oils. My mentor was Sir Henry Rushbury; and I was influenced by Peter Greenham, Char... Read full biography
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Art Association
- •New English Art Club-
- •Royal Society of Artists in Watercolour
- •Royal Society of British Sculptors
Art School
- •Royal Academy of Arts School (Schools) of London, Student