
The Artist
Reginald Gardner was born in Prestwich in 1948. Art the age
of 12 he won his first art competition in the Manchester
Evening News.
In 1962,
at the age of fourteen, Reginald won a scholarship to the High
School of Art in Manchester.
He went
on to continue teaching himself and studying the works of Old
Masters in local art galleries, and has painted professionally
since his first exhibition in the Colin Jellicoe Gallery in
Manchester in 1969.
His work
can now be found in many private collections and he has has
past successes in London galleries. His work can be found in
such places as Russia and America.
Between
1973 and 1980 he mounted several one-man shows in venues like
Stockport Art Gallery, Rivington Great House, The Barbican and
the National Theatre in London.
Large format versions of the pictures illustrated here and a
full gallery of other artwork can be found on his own website
at:
www.rsgardner.com
He can be
contacted by email at:
reg@rsgardner.com