Wall spent most of his teaching career at Cleveland College of Art and Design, arriving in 1968 and staying for 23 years, ending up as principal lecturer for art.[2] He retired in August 1991 to devote the rest of his life to his beloved art.
He was described as a "painter of great talent with a remarkable personal vision" by Kenneth Clark, who also said he was "a natural painter who is also a poet".[3][4]
The major body of his work was entitled "Visionary Landscapes" and he was highlighted as "a true artist on the verge, perhaps of visions so transitive that they become revelations" by the Yorkshire Post.[5] He also produced other series such as "Journey Paintings", "Symphony in Colour" and "Fantasy Landscapes". His 1985 exhibition at the Warminster Arts Centre (organised by a former pupil-John Henshaw- https://sites.google.com/a/henshaworks.com/www/biography) generated so much interest that it was nearly a sell-out.Indeed one of his largest works in that exhibition (6' x 4')was sold to the local Warminster Hospital where it still hangs for all to appreciate.
Wall's last exhibition was held jointly with a former pupil of Cleveland College of Art and Design, Mackenzie Thorpe at St. Martin in the Fields Gallery, London, 28 June – 11 July 1992.[6] Thorpe later said of Wall, "His style (of working) made a great impression on me and was the beginning of what I have gone on to do."[7]
Rennie Hamilton Gallery, Barnard Castle – 2008 (posthumously)
ReferencesEdit
^"Sudden death of artist Tom Wall" (obituary) unsigned, Abergavenny Chronicle, 5 November 1992. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
^"Well-known artist and lecturer dies aged 51" (obituary), The Hereford Times, 5 November 1992. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
^"A Passion for Colour" (obituary) by Phillip Gatenby, The Northern Echo, 10 October 1992. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
^"A Passion for Colour" (obituary) by Phillip Gatenby, The Guardian, 20 October 1992. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
^"Byre Art Gallery, Glaisdale: "Visionary Landscapes by Tom Wall and Selected Classical Prints", Yorkshire Post, 26 June 1982. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
^Modern Painters: Modern Painters magazine, summer 1992. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
^Mackenzie Thorpe's web site 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 31 August 2010.
^"Wall/Wilson at Bristol", The Guardian, 18 January 1966. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
^"Northern Exhibitions: Work and Roy Britton by William Varley", The Guardian, 1 April 1969. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
^"The silent art of charity auctions", Darlington and Stockton Times, 16 March 1991. Retrieved 31 August 2010
External linksEdit
Tom Wall tribute site
Tom Wall Giclèe Collection
Original Tom Wall
August 25, 2023
wall, artist, wall, 1941, october, 1992, british, landscape, painter, educator, wall, shortly, before, death, 1992, contents, biography, exhibitions, references, external, linksbiography, editborn, balham, london, moved, with, family, bryhonddu, wales, later, . Tom Wall 30 May 1941 5 October 1992 was a British landscape painter and educator Tom Wall shortly before his death in 1992 Contents 1 Biography 2 Exhibitions 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditBorn in Balham London he moved with his family to Bryhonddu in Wales at the age of 10 later studying at Newport College of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art in London It is believed that the countryside around Abergavenny inspired his enduring relationship with art and landscape 1 Wall spent most of his teaching career at Cleveland College of Art and Design arriving in 1968 and staying for 23 years ending up as principal lecturer for art 2 He retired in August 1991 to devote the rest of his life to his beloved art He was described as a painter of great talent with a remarkable personal vision by Kenneth Clark who also said he was a natural painter who is also a poet 3 4 The major body of his work was entitled Visionary Landscapes and he was highlighted as a true artist on the verge perhaps of visions so transitive that they become revelations by the Yorkshire Post 5 He also produced other series such as Journey Paintings Symphony in Colour and Fantasy Landscapes His 1985 exhibition at the Warminster Arts Centre organised by a former pupil John Henshaw https sites google com a henshaworks com www biography generated so much interest that it was nearly a sell out Indeed one of his largest works in that exhibition 6 x 4 was sold to the local Warminster Hospital where it still hangs for all to appreciate Wall s last exhibition was held jointly with a former pupil of Cleveland College of Art and Design Mackenzie Thorpe at St Martin in the Fields Gallery London 28 June 11 July 1992 6 Thorpe later said of Wall His style of working made a great impression on me and was the beginning of what I have gone on to do 7 Exhibitions EditSources 8 9 10 11 Welsh Arts Council Annual Exhibitions 1959 1960 1961 1962 1964 South Wales Group 1959 1960 1961 Leicester Galleries London Selected work from the South Wales Group 1961 Group Show Cardiff 1964 Amolfini Gallery Bristol Joint One Man Show January February 1966 Spring Exhibition Contemporary British Art Bradford 1966 1967 Winter Exhibition Ferens Art Gallery Hull 1970 1971 Welsh Arts Council South Wales Group NOW Exhibition 1971 Teesside College of Art December 1973 Chapter Centre for the Arts Cardiff October 1974 Mall Galleries London August 1975 Response Exhibition 13 Cleveland Artists Billingham 1976 Preston Polytechnic Gallery Lancaster April to May 1977 Sheffield University July 1978 Welsh National Eisteddfod 1980 Cleveland College of Art June 1982 Byre Gallery Glaisdale July 1982 Work Five Artists Jarrow 1983 Hartlepool Art Gallery 1984 Warminster Art Centre Wiltshire October 1985 Chandler Gallery Leyburn 1990 John Laing Exhibition Harrogate 1992 St Martin in the Fields Gallery London 1992 Tennants Gallery Leyburn 1993 posthumously Rennie Hamilton Gallery Barnard Castle 2008 posthumously References Edit Sudden death of artist Tom Wall obituary unsigned Abergavenny Chronicle 5 November 1992 Retrieved 31 August 2010 Well known artist and lecturer dies aged 51 obituary The Hereford Times 5 November 1992 Retrieved 31 August 2010 A Passion for Colour obituary by Phillip Gatenby The Northern Echo 10 October 1992 Retrieved 28 September 2009 A Passion for Colour obituary by Phillip Gatenby The Guardian 20 October 1992 Retrieved 31 August 2010 Byre Art Gallery Glaisdale Visionary Landscapes by Tom Wall and Selected Classical Prints Yorkshire Post 26 June 1982 Retrieved 28 September 2009 Modern Painters Modern Painters magazine summer 1992 Retrieved 31 August 2010 Mackenzie Thorpe s web site Archived 2012 04 26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 31 August 2010 Wall Wilson at Bristol The Guardian 18 January 1966 Retrieved 28 September 2009 Northern Exhibitions Work and Roy Britton by William Varley The Guardian 1 April 1969 Retrieved 28 September 2009 Paintings by Tom Wall Teesside College of Art Middlesbrough Yorkshire Post 23 July 1975 Retrieved 28 September 2009 The silent art of charity auctions Darlington and Stockton Times 16 March 1991 Retrieved 31 August 2010External links EditTom Wall tribute site Tom Wall Giclee Collection Original Tom Wall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Wall artist amp oldid 1083987418, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
