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John Sturgess :

Paintings ,Drawings,Prints

Education:

Northampton High School
Northampton School of Art 1950-54
Royal College of Art / Design 1956-59

Teaching:

Sidcup School of Art
Ravensbourne College of Art and Design
Middlesex University:
Principal Lecturer, Director of Studies,
Visual Research Department,
Architectural Design, Furniture Design
Department. 1966-87
Westminster University: Visiting Lecturer,
Architectural Design and
Interior Furniture Design, 1987-95
London MetroplitanUniversity: Visiting Lecturer,
Interior Architecture,
Furniture Design, 1988


Exhibition:

Joint Exhibition: New Art Centre, London
Joint Exhibition: New Vision Centre, London


Represented:

Swiss Triennially 1964
Exhibition British Artists Scandanavia
Royal College of Art, Past Fifteen
Years Exhibition Arts Council Touring Exhibition,
40 British Artists, Far East and U.S.A
Travelling Exhibition U.S.A.
Exhibition 16 British Artists Tokyo, Japanese Expo 1971
Natenshi Gallery Japan
Definitive Exhibition British Optical / Kinetic Art, Harlow Arts Centre 1972
Contempory British Artists I.C.A. Galleries
Zwemmer Art Gallery
Bradford Invitation Exhibitions contempory British Art 1961-64
Osborne Gallery New York
Michigan University, Exhibition An Arbor U.S.A
Hull University
Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford
St Georges Gallery, London
R.W.A. Galleries
Editions Alecto Gallery
Editions Alecto Ltd. contracted, outlets europe, U.S.A.
Graven Image Great Britain
Pictures for schools exhibitions 1964-66

Collections Include:

Arts Council of Great Britain
Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art New York
Japanese National Collection
Cuban Embassy London
Rank Foundation
Various Education committees Great Britain
Niel Wates Ltd.
Work in many Private collections Great Britain and abroad
Cervantes Museum Alcala de Henares, Madrid Spain.
Spanish Embassy London.
Israel Embassy London.

Commissions:

National Trust: Oxborough Hall Norfolk
Digswell Arts Trust: Atelier for Research in Colour Etching, Arts Council
backed.
Development of own editions, and printed editions for other Artists.
Sir Gordon Russell, commemoration, Lygan Arms Hotel Broadway


Geometry into Art