Q3 Awareness post - David Hockney

David Hockney is a British artist known for his contributions to the 1960s Pop Art movement. His art centers around the extraordinary within everyday life and the act of looking. Born on July 9, 1937, he has been a practicing artist for over 70 years. He is a painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer.

The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire, David Hockney, 2011

Career:

• 1953: Bradford School of Art

• 1959-62: Royal College of Art, London

• 1960:

  • London Group, RBA Galleries, London, UK

  • Young Contemporaries, RBA Galleries, London, UK

• 1961:

  • John Moore's Exhibition, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK

  • New Painting 1958-61, Arts Council of Great Britain, UK (Tour 1961-1970)

• 1962: Four Young Artists, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK

• 1963-1996: Featured in international art shows

• 1996: First solo show

• 1996-2021 (Date of publication): Continuous shows and exhibitions

  
  

  

  American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman), David Hockney, 1968