Frank Bowling

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Sir

Frank Bowling
Born
Richard Sheridan Franklin Bowling

(1934-02-26) 26 February 1934 (age 90)
Bartica, Guyana, South America
NationalityBritish
Alma materChelsea School of Art;
Royal College of Art
Websitewww.frankbowling.com

Sir Richard Sheridan Franklin Bowling OBE RA (born 26 February 1934), known as Frank Bowling, is a Guyana-born British artist. His paintings relate to Abstract expressionism, Color Field painting and Lyrical Abstraction.

Bowling now spends part of each year between London and New York, where he has studios.[1]

Bowling's paintings have been shown in numerous exhibitions in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States and are included in major private and corporate collections worldwide.[2]

His work can also be seen in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art [3] and Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as the Tate Gallery in London.[4]

References[change | change source]

  1. Spencer A. Richards, "Frank Bowling". Frank Bowling Biography pdf.
  2. "Frank Bowling CV.pdf". Google Docs.
  3. "Night Journey". metmuseum.org. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. Tate. "'Who's Afraid of Barney Newman', Frank Bowling, 1968 | Tate". Tate. Retrieved 19 September 2018.