{"id":181,"date":"2013-02-07T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T10:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnaddyman.co.uk\/?page_id=181"},"modified":"2015-09-12T12:48:40","modified_gmt":"2015-09-12T12:48:40","slug":"chronology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/johnaddyman.co.uk\/index.php\/chronology\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
  • 1929 \u00a0<\/strong>Born Wallasey, Cheshire only son of John \u2018Jack\u2019 Addyman, leather merchant of Liverpool and Emma Hughes of Mold,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flintshire.<\/li>\n
  • 1939<\/strong> Attended Wallasey Grammar School<\/li>\n
  • 1940-1941\u00a0<\/strong>Evacuated to North Wales<\/li>\n
  • 1945\u00a0<\/strong> Attended Wallasey School of Art, with a tradition of War Artists work and English graphics. Family moved business to Port Talbot, South Wales.<\/li>\n
  • 1949<\/strong> Entered Royal College of Art, London in graphic design then transferred to illustration taught by Nash, Bawden, Minton etc.<\/li>\n
  • 1952 <\/strong> Left RCA to work with Colman Prentis & Varley advertising agents<\/li>\n
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  • 1953<\/strong> \u00a0 Went to Live in South Wales, Married Madeline Southern, also a student at Wallasey and RCA, Produced large drawing in ink and watercolour based on rocks at Porthcawl shown by Welsh Arts Council and purchased by Steel Company of Wales. Heralded by David Bell as indicative of \u2018Welsh School of Painting\u2019 and included in his book \u2018The Artist in Wales\u2019 Harrap. 1957. Taught in Swansea School of Art.<\/li>\n
  • 1954<\/strong> Showed at Glyn Vivien, Swansea.<\/li>\n
  • 1955<\/strong> Showed at \u2018Daily Express Young Artists Exhibition\u2019: work purchased by Balliol College, Oxford. Moved to Colchester, Essex. Daughter Lynne is born.<\/li>\n
  • 1956-63<\/strong> Taught at Colchester School of Art, also worked with John Nash at Abingdon Summer School and Flatford Mill Field Centre. Produced lino and woodcut print of Welsh subject \u2018Rocks and Sea\u2019 Edition, purchased by Hon. Robert Erskine for St Georges Gallery, London, and shown in International Printmakers exhibitions and purchased for Giles Bequest at V&A and public collections in Sydney, Chicago, Glasgow, etc.<\/li>\n
  • 1958<\/strong> First of three one-man shows at Minories, Colchester, then presided over by EM O\u2019R Dickey, late of War Artists Commission.<\/li>\n
  • 1959<\/strong> Exhibited at New Art Centre, London. Reviewed in \u2018Observer\u2019 by John Russell. Met Nigel Henderson at Colchester and started work with ceramics related to rock forms. Large ceramic work purchased by the Foreign Office for the University of Abidjan. Invited to exhibit at Oxford Union Art Society with Greaves, Middleditch and Nash by Nicholas Elam, then president. Works purchased for college collections. Continued to show privately at the Royal Academy and London Group.<\/li>\n
  • 1960<\/strong> Included in major exhibition by Contemporary Art Society for Wales opened by Lord Snowdon; work purchased for permanent collection. Exhibited in London and Wales.<\/li>\n
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  • 1961<\/strong> Exhibition at Oxford Union Art Society with John Nash, Edward Middleditch, etc. Works Purchased for College Collections including Oriel and New College.<\/li>\n
  • 1962<\/strong> Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool \u2013 took part with wife in exhibition of Ceramics and Design for Architecture resulting in a major commission for ceramic mural for B.X. Plastics, Warrington. Withdrew from full-time teaching at Colchester to develop own work<\/li>\n
  • 1963<\/strong> Nottingham College of Art John Addyman developed a course for ceramics for architecture in conjunction with University of Nottingham. Work shown At Midland Group. Pictures for Schools work purchased by Nottingham County Council. Continued to show privately also at Howard Roberts Gallery, Cardiff with important sales included BBC Controller for Wales and University of Wales, Aberystwyth.<\/li>\n
  • 1966<\/strong> Exhibition in Cape Town of watercolours and other work. A ceramic panel is purchased by Abidjan University. Moved back to Suffolk with family.<\/li>\n
  • 1967<\/strong> Settled in Sudbury, Suffolk. Invited to join Management Committee of Gainsborough\u2019s House.<\/li>\n
  • 1968<\/strong> Exhibition \u2018Sculpture and Drawings\u2019 at Corn Exchange, Ipswich, curated by Bernard Reynolds.<\/li>\n
  • 1969 \u2013 70<\/strong> Assisted at University of Essex Art department under Joseph Rykwert and exhibited formal abstracts at Wivenhoe Arts Club.<\/li>\n
  • 1971 \u2013 73<\/strong> Visiting Lecturer at Nottingham (TrentPoly) BA Fine Art painting course also visited Norwich School of Art.<\/li>\n
  • 1972<\/strong> Established Printworkshop at Gainsbourough\u2019s House. Produced a series of lithographs. Showed extensive collection of work at Gainsbourough\u2019s House.<\/li>\n
  • 1973<\/strong> Exhibition at Oriel, Bangor, sponsored by Welsh Arts Council. Works Purchased for Collection.<\/li>\n
  • 1976<\/strong> Prizewinner at Eisteddfod, Cardigan, Dyfed.<\/li>\n
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  • 1977<\/strong> Works in Watercolour and ceramic bas-relief purchased for Coleg Normel through Welsh Arts Council.<\/li>\n
  • 1978<\/strong> Major works in watercolour purchased for the City of Coventry and City of Newport, Monmouth from exhibition at National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. Large exhibition of watercolours at Aldeburgh, Suffolk.<\/li>\n
  • 1979<\/strong> Group show at Ellingham Mill, Norfolk with Clatworthy, Grant, Cohen, Westley and others.<\/li>\n
  • 1980<\/strong> Show at Harlow Playhouse Theatre and Bawden, Proctor, etc.<\/li>\n
  • 1981<\/strong> Became involved with American Summer Schools programme U.K.<\/li>\n
  • 1982<\/strong> Important work purchased by Ipswich Corporation for Christchurch Museum, Invited to show in exhibition \u2018Anglain Encounters\u2019 at Blackman Harvey London, Curated by Isobel Vasseur with G. Clarke, A. Cohen, and others.<\/li>\n
  • 1983<\/strong> Show in Bury St Edmonds Market Cross Gallery sponsored by Eastern Arts, works purchased for Suffolk County Council, Eastern Arts Award.<\/li>\n
  • 1986<\/strong> Travelled to Canada and USA. Showed work privately in Montreal and Washington D.C. Visited New York print schools.<\/li>\n
  • 1987 Collaboration with poet Kevin Crossley-Holland and composer Alun Bullard for Anglia Television Folio production \u2018the Painting Room\u2019. Resulting work exhibited at Christchurch Museum, Ipswich. Further work Purchased for Collection.<\/li>\n
  • 1989<\/strong> Moved with family to Ceredigion West Wales. First solo show at Chappel Galleries, Essex.<\/li>\n
  • 1991<\/strong> Hosted the \u2018Proteus Exhibition\u2019 group exhibition sculpture, paintings, prints \u2013 some work produced in site, installation and performance.<\/li>\n
  • 1992<\/strong> Exhibition at Gainsborough’s House \u2018Work in Wales\u2019. Several important sales including Michael Chase for his collection. Reviewed by Ray Rushton in Guardian.<\/li>\n
  • 1993<\/strong> Involved with Dyfed Art Show. Invited George Melly to award prizes and lecture at Trinity College, Camarthen.<\/li>\n
  • 1994<\/strong> Invited by Nicholas Elam, British Ambassador, to take part in Artists in Residence programme in preparation for Luxembourg European City of Culture celebration 1995.<\/li>\n
  • 1995- 96<\/strong> Residency extends<\/li>\n
  • 1996<\/strong> September- recommended by William Packer for residency in Ballycastle, Co Mayo at Ballinglen Arts Foundation. Major prizewinner Sunday Times Singer Friedlander watercolour competition. Exhibition British Embassy Artists in Residence at Konschthaus Brim Engel, Luxembourg.<\/li>\n
  • 1997<\/strong> Invited to exhibit in \u2018The Elements\u2019 at Bury St Edmonds Art Gallery with Goldsworthy, Tabner, and others. Piers Feetham Gallery, London \u2013 \u2018Drawings of Landscape\u2019. Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin \u2013 \u2018Landscape and Recollection\u2019 the Ballinglen Experience.<\/li>\n
  • 1998<\/strong> \u20184 Artists form Great Britain\u2019 at t\u2019 Elzenveld VZW Antwerp, British Council.<\/li>\n
  • 1999<\/strong> Art at the Institute of Physics, London \u2013 25 works. Welsh Watercolour Society. Invited member. Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan Exhibition: large watercolours and drawings.<\/li>\n
  • 2000<\/strong> One man show \u2013 t\u2019Elzenveld, Antwerp.<\/li>\n
  • 2001<\/strong> Retrospective- Chapel Galleries, Essex.<\/li>\n
  • 2002<\/strong> National Trust at Dinefwr, Llandeilo- works produced on site.<\/li>\n
  • 2003<\/strong> \u2018Layers of perception\u2019 Touring Exhibition originating from Queens Hall Gallery, Narberth. Sponsored by Arts Council, Wales Watercolours, prints, ceramics, photographs and Artist Box.<\/li>\n
  • 2004<\/strong> Llantarnam Grange, Cwmbran, Newport Touring exhibition, Arts Council Wales.<\/li>\n
  • 2005<\/strong> Suffolk and Wales exhibition at Chappel Galleries Colchester<\/li>\n
  • 2006<\/strong> \u2018Corrugated Irony\u2019 show at Salem Chapel Hay on Wye, coinciding with the literary festival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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