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Portfolio for Tom Wood - Commissionaportrait
Tom Wood is probably one of Yorkshire's best known artists. Since graduating from Sheffield School of Art in 1978 he has exhibited his work worldwide. Most recently his celebrated portraits of Professor Lord Robert Winston and Alan Bennett, both commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery, London were on display at the Australian National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. He has shown his work in solo exhibitions at the Yale Centre for British Art, USA and Schloss Cappenberg, Kreiss Unna, Germany.
His recent commissions include portraits for the National Trust, Warwick University and for the Harewood Trust where his large double portrait of Lord and Lady Harewood is on permanent display at Harewood House, Leeds.
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| Birth date |
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1955
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| Education |
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1974-5 Batley School of Art Foundation year
1975-1978 Sheffield Polytechnic First Class Honours Degree Fine Art
1998 Leeds Metropolitan University MA Fine Art
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| Awards |
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1981 - Artist in Industry Fellowship/ Elizabeth Greenshields Foundations Award
1982 - Gulbenkian Foundation Printmakers Award
1983 - Artist in Industry Fellowship
1984 - Elizabeth Greenshields Second Award
1985 - Prizewinner John Player Portrait Award
1986 - Prizewinner Nineth International Print Biennale
1987 - Public Arts Commission/HRH Prince of Wales Portrait Commission
1989 - Honorary Fellowship Sheffield Hallam University
1991 - Royal Society of Arts Art into Architecture Award
1993- Skopos Professor of Fine Art Bretton Hall University College of Leeds
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| Selected Commissions |
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HRH The Prince of Wales
Alan Bennett
Professor Lord Winston
Arthur Haigh
Elizabeth Wrisdale
John Lyles - Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire
Kenneth Morgan -Principal of the University of Wales
Lady Diana Dollery
Professor Peter Brooks
Professor Sir Michael Thompson - Vice Chancellor of The University of Birmingham
Professor Sir Colin Dollery - Principal of The Royal Hammersmith Hospital
Sir Shridath (Sonny) Ramphal - Chancellor of the University of Warwick
The Earl and Countess of Harewood
Professor John West - Vice Chancellor of Bradford University
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| Group Exhibitions |
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A selection from a long list:
1990 - The Art Machine, McClennan Gallery,Glasgow and Crown Pictorial, Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, USA
1992 - Contemporary Prints, Marlborough Graphics, London
1993 - Chicago International Art Exposition/Art L.A., Los Angeles International Art Fair/The Portrait Now, National Portrait Gallery, London/ Family and Friends, Norwich Castle Museum
1995 - Art 95 London Contemporary Art Fair/ Europ'art, Geneva/ Lineart, Ghent/ Recent Aquisitions, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
1997 - Art Miami 97/ Eigse, Carlow Arts Festival, Invited Artist, Ireland
2000 - Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2001 - Royal Academy Summer Show
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| Solo Exhibitions |
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1981 - Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield/ Piece Hall Art Gallery, Halifax
1983 - Northern Arts, Newcastle
1984 - Cartwright Hall, Bradford
1989 - Agnews, London
1990 - Wakefield Art Gallery
1991 - Hart Gallery, Nottingham
1994 - Hart Gallery, London (1995, 1997, 1999)/ Leeds City Art Gallery
1997 - Dean Clough Contemporary Art Gallery,Halifax/ Huddersfield Art Gallery/ Schloss Cappenburg, Kreiss Unna
1999 - Atkinson Gallery,Street, Somerset
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| Statement |
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I normally travel to the sitter, it helps me to see people on their own terms where they are most comfortable. I start with some drawings and lots of discussions/chats from which an idea of the form of the painting usually evolves. Wherever possible I listen and incorporate the sitters views, I like to think we're working together towards a common goal. I have one or two sittings to get the painting started and then with a combination of my drawings, notes and photographs I continue in the studio. Periodically I arrange sittings whenever necessary, I usually take the painting to the sitter. Each sitting is usually for the day, but I try to be flexible and work around the sitters commitments.
Tom is happy to give advice on framing. Any reasonable travel within the UK is included within the commission price. Any travel abroad is negotiated seperately. |
| Travel nationally |
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Yes |
| Travel internationally |
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Yes |
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| Prices |
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| Portrait Format: |
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Head and Shoulders |
From £ |
6000 |
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$ | 8000 |
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Half Length | From £ |
10000 |
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$ | 14000 |
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3/4 Length | From £ |
12000 |
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$ | 16800 |
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Full Length | From £ |
25000 |
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$ | 35000 |
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Double Portrait | From £ |
30000 |
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$ | 42000 |
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Group Portrait | From £ |
30000 |
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$ | 42000 |
The
Prices quoted are for the standard mediums of oil on canvas and bronze
(in
the case of sculpture).
For other media, prices may vary, please enquire
directly with us for more specific quotes.
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