Richard Cook (painter born 1947)


Richard Cook is a British painter living and working in Newlyn, Cornwall. Cook has been exhibiting for over twenty five years and has received awards from the British Council and the Arts Council. In 2001 he was given a solo show at Tate St Ives, with a related publication, and a major painting was acquired for the collection in 2006. Further works are held in the British Museum collection.

Early life and education

Cook spent his early childhood in Ceylon, upon his family’s return to England, he attended school in Oxfordshire. Cook went on to study at Saint Martin's School of Art, London, and the Royal College of Art, London. As a child Cook was passionate about nature and learnt the names of trees, birds, fish and flowers. He spent countless hours near the river and woods in
Oxford where he lived, feeling rooted through his experiences of nature. These are the things he loved as a child and is rediscovering as an artist living in Cornwall.

Notable Solo Exhibitions

2016
She lies within my sleep, , London
2012
With Closed Eyes, Keslte Barton, Manaccan, Cornwall
2010
Under the Summer, The Exchange, Penzance, Cornwall
2008
Iridescence, Art First, London
2006
Art First, London
2003
New Paintings, Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London
2001
, Tate St Ives, Cornwall
2000
Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London
1995
Austin/Desmond Fine Art, London
1993
Galerie am Savignyplatz, Berlin
1992
Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall
1989
Odette Gilbert Gallery, London
1981
House Gallery, London

Notable Group Exhibitions

2012
Landscape, The Redfern Gallery, London
2010
Meetings Of Dreams, The Wills Lane Gallery, St. Ives
2007
Art Now, Tate St. Ives
2006
Drawing Inspiration: Contemporary British Drawing, Abbot Hall, Kendal
2005
Mixed Doubles, Art First, London
1994
Inside Outside, Anne Berthoud Gallery, London
1993
Invited Artist, Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London

1989
School of London, Works on Paper, Odette Gilbert Gallery
1987
Looking West, Newlyn Art Gallery and the Royal College of Art
1982
Summer Show, Serpentine Gallery, London
1981
Contemporary Artists in Camden, The Camden Arts Centre, London
1980
British Art 1940-1980, The Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery
1976-80
The Artist's Market, London
1976
The Human Clay, Hayward Gallery, London

Collections