Geoffrey
Key
The Artist
Geoffrey Key
was born in Manchester, England, in 1941. His early education
was at Manchester High School of Art.
In 1958 he
began degree and post graduate studies at the then Manchester
Regional College of Art, (later to become part of Manchester Polytechnic
and then the Metropolitan University of Manchester). While at
the College of Art he gained the National Diploma of Design and
the Diploma of Associateship of Manchester; the latter with distinction,
leading to a postgraduate scholarship in sculpture.
Geoffrey lives
and works in the North West region of England.
His academic
awards include the Heywood Medal in Fine Art and the Guthrie Bond
Traveling Scholarship.
During his career he has exhibited (exhibitions) widely and his
work features in important public, corporate and private art collections
throughout the world.
His reputation
is internationally recognised and he has held exhibitions throughout
the UK and worldwide for more than 30 years, with shows in Manchester,
London, Bradford and Preston, as well as in France, Germany, Hong
Kong, Switzerland, New York, Dublin and Kuala Lumpur.
His work is
to be found in many private and public collections locally in
Manchester, Bolton and Wigan and as far afield as France, the
USA, Greece, Malta and Hong Kong, among many others.
In praise
of his work, American Club News, (Hong Kong) wrote:
"First
impressions of Geoffrey Key's work reveal confidence, dedication,
purpose and sincerity. More exciting than Braque and placing
Picasso in time perspective, he conveys a classical quality
with no question of imitation. His images are uncompromisingly
commanding and he has a penetrating vision, which allows him
to strip away the facades and expose the true meaning of his
subject".
There are
now 2 books available about Geoffrey and his work, including "Geoffrey
Key - Twentieth Century Drawings", and "Clowns",
which covers a single unique series of paintings from the summer
of 2001, originating in Key's themes of jesters, musicians and
dancers
In June 2004,
"LivingEdge" magazine, which deals with life
and style in the North West, published an illustrated article
on the subject of Geoffrey Key and his work.
An extensive
gallery of work can be found on his webiste at:
http://www.geoffreykey.com
Geoffrey Key
can also be contacted in the following ways:
By telephone:
0161-736 6014
By email: enquiries@geoffreykey.co.uk
