john hoyland (1934-2011)
John Hoyland, RA was one of the country's leading abstract painters.
Hoyland was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire and went on to study at SheffieldSchool of Art, Psalter Lane and the Royal Academy Schools. His devotion to colour came after summer school at Scarborough, 1957, having received tuition from Victor Pasmore, Tom Hudson and Harry Thubron. He was elected to the RoyalAcademy in 1991 and was appointed Professor of the Royal Academy Schools in1999.
Hoyland's first solo exhibition was held at the Marlborough New London Gallery in 1964 and he had a solo show at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in 1967. In the1960s, Hoyland's work was characterised by simple shapes, high-key colour and a flat picture surface. During the 1970s his paintings became more textured. He exhibited at the Waddington Galleries, London throughout the 1970s and 1980s. During the 1960s and 1970s, he showed his paintings in New York City with the Robert Elkon Gallery and the André Emmerich Gallery. Hoyland disliked the "abstract" painter label and described himself as "a painter".
Retrospectives of his paintings have been held at the Serpentine Gallery (1979), the Royal Academy (1999) and Tate St Ives (2006).
His works are held in many public and private collections including the Tate.
Hoyland was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire and went on to study at SheffieldSchool of Art, Psalter Lane and the Royal Academy Schools. His devotion to colour came after summer school at Scarborough, 1957, having received tuition from Victor Pasmore, Tom Hudson and Harry Thubron. He was elected to the RoyalAcademy in 1991 and was appointed Professor of the Royal Academy Schools in1999.
Hoyland's first solo exhibition was held at the Marlborough New London Gallery in 1964 and he had a solo show at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in 1967. In the1960s, Hoyland's work was characterised by simple shapes, high-key colour and a flat picture surface. During the 1970s his paintings became more textured. He exhibited at the Waddington Galleries, London throughout the 1970s and 1980s. During the 1960s and 1970s, he showed his paintings in New York City with the Robert Elkon Gallery and the André Emmerich Gallery. Hoyland disliked the "abstract" painter label and described himself as "a painter".
Retrospectives of his paintings have been held at the Serpentine Gallery (1979), the Royal Academy (1999) and Tate St Ives (2006).
His works are held in many public and private collections including the Tate.
