2015-16 Mixed media: oil, pastel and graphite on Bockingford paper 122 cm x 153 cm (48 in. x 60.2 in.)
2015 Mixed media: oil, pastel and graphite on Bockingford paper 153 cm x 122 cm (60.2 in. x 48 in.)
2015 Mixed media: oil, pastel and graphite on Bockingford paper 122 x 153cm
HOWARD TANGYE
About the Artist
Howard Tangye (b. 1948, Queensland, Australia) lives and works in North London. Tangye is a figurative abstract artist who is best known for his portraits created in a mixture of oils, pastels, water colour, inks and graphite. His works are characterised by fluid lines that suggest movement and depth of character.
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Tangye studied BA Fashion and Textiles at Saint Martins School of Art, London followed by a postgraduate in Drawing at Parsons School of Art, New York. Tangye was head of BA Womenswear at Central Saint Martins for seventeen years, artistically inspiring some of the leading names in fashion.
Artist CV
SOLO EXHIBITIONS​
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2017
· 'LINKS', Amar Gallery, London
2014
· Hus Gallery London
· Galerie Dessers, Belgium
2013
· 'Stinsensqueeze', London
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2017
· ‘Harlem:Found Ways’, Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & American Art, Harvard University Boston
· Dallas Art fair, 10 Hanover Gallery
2015
· ‘I Found This and Thought of You’, Sir John Soane Museum, London
2014
· 'Why Didn't You Say Goodbye', Ronchini Gallery, London
2010
· Jamie Goulay Gallery, London
2002
· Kinnijoe Space Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
1997
· ‘Collages and Drawings’, Jody Gilchrist Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
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EDUCATION
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· 1970 -1974 St Martins School of Art, London
· 1975 – 1975 Parsons School of Art and Design, New York
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TEACHING
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· 1980 – 2015 Saint Martins School of Art Design and Drawing
· 1997 – 2015 Head of Womenswear, Senior Lecturer
· 1995 – 1999 Royal College of Art – Drawing
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COLLECTIONS
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· Archive of the Victoria & Albert museum, London
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