Graham Peacock

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Graham Peacock (born 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.
  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.