Henry Mundy (artist)

Henry Mundy (13 January 1919 – 27 February 2019) was an English abstract painter and teacher.[1][2]

Henry Mundy
Born(1919-01-13)13 January 1919
Died27 February 2019(2019-02-27) (aged 100)
Bude, Cornwall, England
Education
Known for
Notable workCluster (1961)
MovementAbstract art
Spouse
(m. 1951; div. 1976)
Children2
AwardsJohn Moores Painting Prize (1961)
WebsiteHenry Mundy – Art UK

Born in Birkenhead, Cheshire Mundy was one of ten children and attended St Francis Xavier School and Laird School of Art (1933–37). Moving to London to study at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts (1946–50) alongside Anthony Eyton, Terry Frost, Andrew Forge and Gillian Ayres whom he would marry in 1951.[1]

Taught at Saint Martin's School of Art (1966–82) and Bath School of Art and Design (1959–66).[1]

Work

Art critic David Sylvester commented that Mundy's works 'relate to visual experience, to seeing in a space which is all around one, to seeing as one moves about in space'.[3]

Selected exhibitions

Solo

Group

  • Place, ICA (1959)
  • Situation, RBA Galleries (1960)
  • New Situation, New London Gallery (1961)

Awards

Collections

References

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