CHRISTOPHER DARTON-WATKINS

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Born 1928 in England, the son of sculptor, Siegfried Richard Watkins

Education:

  1940 - 1947 Ampleforth College, Yorkshire.

1949 - 1951 Hertford College, Oxford University.

1951             Honours Degree in Modern History.

Art Training:

1949 - 1951  Attended art course for undergraduates, Ruskin School of Art, Oxford.

1956 - 1957  Studied drawing & painting with American artist, Chester Williams.

1957 - 1960  Worked in the London studio of Francis Marshall­Malagola, painter.

 Work & Teaching experience:

1951               Joined Young & Rubicam as management trainee.

1952-1956     Worked with the J Arthur Rank Organisation on advertising & documentary films.

1960               Left London to live in Portugal & Spain to paint full time.

1962               Returned to London & supplemented income from sale of paintings by part time                        art teaching.

1971-1983     Taught painting & ceramics at Salesian College.

1983              Gave up teaching to paint full time.

1985               Left England to live and paint in Italy.

1988               Returned to London to further artistic career.

1990               Awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant.

Member of l'association internationale des arts plastiques, Unesco, since 1970.

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Spirit of new Mexico

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