
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