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Born: 25 May 1926, Leek, Staffordshire
Elected RA: 24 March 1981
Category of Membership: Painter
William Bowyer RA, Crab Fishermen at Walberswick
William Bowyer studied at Burslem School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London where he was taught by Carel Weight and Ruskin Spear. Bowyer works in the tradition of English figurative painting. English landscape painters, particularly Constable and Turner, have strongly inspired his work. Bowyer is also a member of the Royal Watercolour Society, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and, for thirty years, he was a leading figure in the New English Art Club.
William Bowyer RA, Lone Cyclist Fellow Academician Ken Howard says of his work: ‘The content of his pictures is the artist’s life, whether it be his beloved river at Hammersmith, Walberswick in Suffolk – where he escapes whenever possible – his friends and family, as seen in his strong and challenging portraits, or his life-long love of cricket. Bill Bowyer’s work communicates with us directly. It gives us a way of seeing the world and above all it is life enhancing.’
Recent solo exhibitions
2009 Chappel Galleries, Essex
2008 Fosse Gallery, Gloucestershire
2004 Messum’s, London
Public collections
National Portrait Gallery, London
Contact details for further information
Email membershipoffice@royalacademy.org.uk
