bernard farmer (1919-2002)

Born in London in 1919.

In addition to painting, Farmer also made abstract constructions, he said of his work that "the more simple I can make an image the better I like it".

He showed with London Group, New Vision Centre, St Martin's Gallery and Artists' International Association. He held solo exhibitions at Heal's Art Gallery in 1964 and Angela Flowers Gallery in 1982. The painter Adrian Heath was a keen supporter of his work.

Arts Council and Contemporary Art Society hold examples of his work.