Nicholas Monro

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Nicholas Monro
Born1936 (age 8586)
NationalityEnglish
Alma mater Chelsea School of Art
Occupation
Employer Chelsea School of Art
Style Pop art

Nicholas Monro (born London, [1] 1936 [1] ) is an English pop art sculptor, print-maker and art teacher. [2] He is known for being one of the few British pop artists to work in sculpture [2] and is known for his use of fibreglass. [2]

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Life and work

Monro studied art at the Chelsea School of Art [2] from 1958 to 1961. [1] After graduating he began teaching at Swindon School of Art, [2] then returned to Chelsea School of Art in 1968. [2]

In 1969 he received an Arts Council Award [3] and was included in the exhibition Pop Art Re-Assessed at the Hayward Gallery. [3]

In the early 1970s, he had a studio at Hungerford. [4]

His work was included in the 2004 pop art retrospective "Art and the 60s: This Was Tomorrow" at Tate Britain, [1] and Birmingham Gas Hall [5] and, in the same year, "British Pop Art 1956–1972" at the Galleria Civica di Modena. [2]

Public collections

Monro's works are in the collections of the Berardo Collection Museum, Tate Modern and Wolverhampton Art Gallery. [2]

Key works

The repaired and repainted Statue of King Kong, at Penrith, in April 2008 Kong (2).jpg
The repaired and repainted Statue of King Kong, at Penrith, in April 2008

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