BRYAN HANLON (born 1956)
“Towards the Church, Henley Regatta”
Acrylic on Board. 7 ˝” x 9 ˝”
Signed IMAGE
“Approaching the Barrier, Henley Regatta”
Acrylic on Board. 7 ˝” x 9 ˝”
Signed IMAGE
Brian
Hanlon was born in Hampshire in 1956. He
works in oil, watercolour, pastel, tempera and bronze. He held three one-man shows iun Marlborough in 1983, 1985 and 1987.
The 1987 exhibition moved from Marlborough to Jersey, and lead to a commission
from the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust for a painting
depicting endangered species to commemorate their 25th
anniversary. Posters of the painting
were signed by Gerald Durrell and Bryan Hanlon.
He was also commissioned to design and paint the jacket cover and
illustrate the book "Gerald Durrell's Army". He has exhibited in many mixed shows,
including the World of Watercolours in London; the Game Fair in Newbury; Tryon
Gallery, London; Halcyon Gallery at
Selfridges in London, the Rain Forest Exhibition at the Barbican in London, the
Hawk and Owl Trust Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London, the Game Fair in
Wales and several Galleries in Gloucestershire and Hampshire. . He has also exhibited abroad in Africa, France and America. He exhibited at
the Whaletail Exhibition held by the East African Wildlife Society, Nairobi where he was an award winner, and also at AFRICAT
Exhibition, Nature in Art, Gloucester. He visited Africa to
research his own book on African Wildlife and Conservation which was published
by Swan Hill Press in 1997. In 1992,
1998 and 1999 he was the Artist in
Residence at Wallsworth Hall, Gloucester. In 1997 he held one-man shows and book launches in London, Southampton and Gloucester and was commissioned to produce a work entitled
"Altarpiece", a 10' x 5' triptych inspired by a verse by Francis of
Assisi. In 1999 he again visited Africa – Zimbabwe and Mozambique on a working trip and in
2000 and 2001 he tutored at the Summer School at Marlborough College, Wiltshire
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