Graham Peacock

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Graham Peacock (borh July 26, 1945 in London, United Kingdom) is an English-born abstract Canadian painter. He was a member of the art group founded by Dr. Kenworth Moffett (1934-2016) known as the New New Painters. [1]

From 1969, Peacock was a Professor of Fine Art at and then also the Coordinator of the Painting program at the Department of Art and Design, University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [2] He has been a retired professor emeritus of the university since 2008. [3] In 1995 Peacock was given a solo museum exhibition at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia. [4]  In 2005 Peacock's work was the subject of a retrospective at the Art Gallery of Alberta and an accompanying catalogue was published. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Carpenter, Ken. "Graham Peacock :: Gallery Gevik". www.gevik.com. Retrieved 15 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Graham Peacock - Curriculum Vitae". sites.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "graham peacock Exhibition". www.probertsongallery.com. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "GRAHAM PEACOCK". Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Peacock, Graham (2008). Graham Peacock: A Retrospective. G. Peacock. ISBN   978-0-9809087-0-1.
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