Anthony Frost was born in St. Ives Cornwall in 1951. He studied at Cardiff College of Art, before returning to South West Cornwall where he lives and works. Anthony is known for his vibrant abstract paintings, collages and limited edition prints. He often incorporates found materials like sailcloth and textured fabrics into his paintings.
He has exhibited widely and his work is in many public as well as private collections: The Contemporary Arts Society, Cornwall County Council, Eton College, Kasser Foundation New York, Nuffield Trust, Truro Museums and Art Galleries, Anglo American PLC London.
British artist Terry Frost RA (1915-2003) was a leading figure in British abstract art. Born in Leamington Spa, he left school at the age of fourteen and worked at a cycle shop in Coventry until the outbreak of war. He served in Palestine and Greece, before being captured in 1941. Frost remained a prisoner until the end of the war, an experience that changed his outlook on life and introduced him to the possibilities of art.
Whilst being held prisoner in Bavaria, Frost began to paint encouraged by fellow prisoner Adrian Heath. On his return to Britain, Frost moved to St. Ives in Cornwall and became one of the artists associated with the growing artistic community in the town. He attended the St. Ives School of Art before spending 1947 - 1950 commuting to London in order to attend Camberwell School of Art.
His early work was figurative, but it was the influence of Victor Pasmore at Camberwell, combined with that of the artist Ben Nicholson that led Frost to paint his first abstract painting in 1949.
In the 1950s he was employed as visiting lecturer at the Bath Academy of Art, and became Gregory Fellow in Painting at the University of Leeds 1954-56 He taught at Leeds College of Art and Reading University. In 1974 he moved from St. Ives to Newlyn, Cornwall.
Terry Frost was elected Royal Academician in 1992 and made Knight of the Realm for services to Art and Art Education 1998. His work is held in numerous private and public collections around the world including The Tate Gallery London, The Museum Of Modern Art, New York City, and the National Gallery of Canada.
Working from his studio on the edge of the Lake District, James Hake uses oriental glazes to create distinctive wheel-thrown ceramics which reflect the dynamic processes of the natural world. After studying design at Manchester Metropolitan University James trained in ceramics near Kilkenny in Ireland where the disciplined focus on technique gave him the tools and space to discover his individual style.
It was following a visit to an exhibition at the Lake District’s Arts and Crafts House Blackwell in 2001 that his interest in Japanese ceramics took hold. The exhibition also featured work by the English potter Edward Hughes (1953–2006) who’s work has remained constant reference point throughout James’ career. James established his studio, a converted barn in rural north Lancashire, more than a decade ago. Today James’ work combines simplicity of form with thick experimental glazes and a preference for locally-sourced materials.
Taking inspiration from Japanese ceramics, his work — which ranges from generously proportioned chargers to palm-sized tealight holders — is also influenced by the sea-glazed sand and simplicity of Morecambe Bay near his home. Solitude and open landscapes have enabled him to forge his own way and make objects that feel both honest and unique. His confident, distinctive style has been honed over years of ‘decision making’; the slow, instinctive process of working out what interests him as an artist, paring away the things that don’t matter.
Other artists whose work curated by Gavagan Art, that have had exhibitions as part of the Art in the Atrium gallery.
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