Sir Terry Frost

born Leamington Spa (UK) 1915 died Cornwall (UK) 2003

Sir Terry Frost (born Terence Ernest Manitou Frost) (October 13, 1915 - September 1, 2003) was a British artist noted for his abstracts.

Born in 1915, in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, Terry Frost first began to paint as a prisoner of war. Returning to England, he received an ex-serviceman's grant and attended Camberwell School of Art, London from 1947 to 1950. He went on to teach at the Bath Academy of Art at Corsham Court from 1952, and was the Gregory Fellow at Leeds University 1954 to 1956, teaching at Leeds School of Art from 1956 to 1957. He was made Artist in Residence at the Fine Art Department of Newcastle University in 1964, became a full time lecturer at the Department of Fine Art, Reading University 1965, and went on to become Professor of Painting at the University of Reading from 1977 to 1981. In 1974 Frost moved permanently to Newlyn in Cornwall, where his love of the region has provided a rich source of inspiration for much of his work. Two of his sons, Anthony and Luke also became artists. A third, Stephen is a comedian.

Frost's first one-man show was held at the Leicester Galleries in 1952. He continued to exhibit regularly in London and his first international one-man show was held in 1961 at the Bertha Schaeffer Gallery, New York. Further solo exhibitions include the ICA, London (1971) and the Serpentine Gallery, London (1976) organised by the Arts Council and South West Arts, touring to Newcastle, Bristol, Leeds, Chester, Birmingham and Plymouth.

A retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the Mayor Gallery, London in 1990 and in 2000 a major retrospective, 'Terry Frost: Six Decades', was held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Frost has also participated in many group shows since 1953, and his work is held in many corporate and private collections throughout the world.

Terry Frost was elected Royal Academician 1992 and received a knighthood in 1998. He lived and worked in Newlyn, Cornwall.

Sir Terry Frost died on 1st September 2003.

Select Timeline

Select Exhibitions

• 1944 - Learnington Public Library, Learnington Public Library Learnington, England
• 1947 - G.R. Downing's Bookshop, G.R. Downing's Bookshop St. Ives, England
• 1952 - Leicester Galleries, Leicester Galleries London, England
• 1956 - Leicester Galleries, Leicester Galleries London, England
• 1958 - Leicester Galleries, Leicester Galleries London, England
• 1960 - Bertha Schaeffer Gallery, Bertha Schaeffer Gallery New York, NY
• 1961 - Waddington Galleries, Waddington Galleries London, England
• 1962 - Bertha Schaffer Gallery, Bertha Schaffer Gallery New York, NY
• 1963 - Galerie Charles Lienhard, Galerie Charles Lienhard Zurich, Switzerland
• 1963 - Gallery 5, Gallery 5 Reading, England
• 1964 - Retrospective Exhibition (traveled), Laing Gallery Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
• 1965 - Anolfini Gallery, Anolfini Gallery Bristol, England
• 1967 - Queen Square Gallery, Queen Square Gallery Leeds, England
• 1967 - Lincolnshire Association, Lincolnshire Association Lincoln, England
• 1968 - Bear Lane Gallery, Bear Lane Gallery Oxford, England
• 1969 - Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Modern Art Oxford, England
• 1969 - Waddington Galleries, Waddington Galleries London, England
• 1969 - John Moores Exhibition 7, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
• 1970 - 1971 - International Exhibition of Prints, Tokoyo British Paintings 1960-70, National Gallery of Art, Washington
• 1970 - Bear Lane Gallery, Bear Lane Gallery Oxford, England
• 1970 - City Art Gallery, City Art Gallery Plymouth, England
• 1971 - Waddington Galleries, Waddington Galleries London, England
• 1971 - Dartington Hall, Dartington Hall Totnes, Devon, England
• 1971 - Institute of Contemporary Arts, Institute of Contemporary Arts London, England
• 1971 - Peterloo Gallery, Peterloo Gallery Manchester, England
• 1972 - Arnolfini Gallery, Arnolfini Gallery Bristol, England
• 1972 - John Moores, Exhibition 8, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
• 1973 - Bath Festival, Leeds Playhouse Gallery Leeds, England
• 1974 - Waddington Galleries, Waddington Galleries London, England
• 1974 - Oxford Gallery, Oxford Gallery Oxford, England
• 1977 - Retrospective Exhibition, Serpentine Gallery London, England
• 1978 - Waddington Galleries, Waddington Galleries London, England
• 1978 - Gallery Zygos, Gallery Zygos Cyprus
• 1978 - Oxford Gallery, Oxford Gallery Oxford, England
• 1978 - Pier Gallery Collection, Tate Gallery, London
• 1980 - New Art Centre, New Art Centre London, England
• 1980 - Frany Wynam Galleries, Frany Wynam Galleries Vancouver, Canada
• 1980 - Willis Lane Gallery, Willis Lane Gallery St. Ives, England
• 1980 - Parnham House, Parnham House Dorset, England
• 1980 - Oxford Gallery, Oxford Gallery Oxford, England
• 1980 - Hayward Annual, Hayward Gallery, London
• 1981 - New Art Centre, New Art Centre London, England
• 1982 - Rufford Craft Centre, Rufford Craft Centre Nottingham, England
• 1982 - London Regional Art Gallery, London Regional Art Gallery London, Canada
• 1984 - Landscapes in Britain, Arts Council, Hayward Gallery
• 1985 - St Ives 1939-64, Tate Gallery
• 1985 - One City Patron, Southampton Art Gallery
• 1986 - British Prints of the Post-War Years, Redfine Gallery
• 1987 - 1988 - Terry Frost - Painting in the 1980s, Reding University Reading, Lincoln, Ayr, Plymouth, Newlyn, England
• 1987 - Looking West, Newlyn Art Gallery, & the Royal College of Art
• 1988 - Camberwell Artists of the 1940's and 50's, Belgrave Gallery
• 1988 - Gillian Jason Gallery, Gillian Jason Gallery London, England
• 1989 - St. Ives 1939-63, Tour to Japan
• 1989 - The Presence of Painting, South Bank Center
• 1989 - Sheffield and tour, Mappin Art Gallery
• 1989 - Frost, Mitchell, Berkley Square Gallery
• 1989 - Painting in the Visible World, Austin Desmond Fine Art
• 1989 - Corsham 1946-72, Michael Parkin Fine Art and tour
• 1989 - Post-War British Art, Austin-Desmond
• 1989 - Oxford Gallery, Oxford Gallery Oxford, England
• 1989 - The Belgrave Gallery, The Belgrave Gallery London, England
• 1989 - Austin Desmond Fine Art, Austin Desmond Fine Art London, England
• 1991 - 20th Century British painting and Sculpture, Belgrave Gallery
• 1992 - Adelson Gallery
• 1992 - British Abstract Artists of the 50's and 60's, Belgrave Gallery
• 1993 - Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy
• 1993 - Austin-Desmond Fine Art, Tate Gallery
• 1993 - Walking around the Quay, Tate Gallery, St Ives
• 1994 - Adelson Galleries, Adelson Galleries New York, NY
• 1994 - Here and Now, Serpentine Gallery
• 1994 - Painter's Prints, Curwen Gallery
• 1994 - British Abstract Painting, Flowers East
• 1995 - Angela Flowers Gallery, Angela Flowers Gallery London, England
• 1995 - The McGeary Gallery, The McGeary Gallery London, England
• 1995 - 80th Birthday Exhibition, Paintings of the Nineties and Recent Prints, Flowers East, London
• 1995 - Newlyn Art Gallery
• 1996 - Sim's Gallery, St. Ives
• 1996 - Flowers East, London
• 1997 - Belgrave Gallery, London
• 1997 - Summer Exhibition, The Royal Academy of Arts, London
• 1998 - New Paintings, Flowers East, London
• 1999 - New Publications, Flowers Graphics, London
• 1999 - Ten New Abstract Paintings, Flowers East, London
• 1999 - Small is Beautiful, Part 1: Abstract, Flowers West, Santa Monica, California
• 1999 - 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Flowers East
• 2000 - Angela Flowers Gallery 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Flowers East, London and Flowers West, Santa Monica, California

Select Artwork

• Sun Lizard, oil pastel
• Red, Black and Green, Watercolor
• Five Black Moons, Screenprint
• Lorca II, Screenprint
• Sun and Boats, Screenprint and Collage
• Black Sun, Screenprint
• Black Circle, Screenprint
• Blue and Lemon, Screenprint
• Suspended Forms, Screenprint
• Timberaine, Screenprint
• Brown, Blue, Black Descending, Screenprint
• Madron Blue-Suite III, Etching
• Madron Blue, Suite I, Etching
• Camberwell Green, Etching
• Orchard Tambourine B16, Woodcut

Quotes

Publications

• Terry Frost - by Isabel Carlisle, Mel Gooding,
• Terry Frost - by David Lewis, Elizabeth Knowles (Editor), Lund Humphries Publishers; New Ed edition (October 2000)
• St. Ives Artists: Terry Frost (St Ives Artists) - by Chris Stephens, Tate (September 1, 2000)
• Warm Frost (Inspirations) - by Terry Frost, Alison Hodge (June 26, 2003)
• Terry Frost (Limited Edition) - by Mel Gooding, Isabel Carlisle, Thames and Hudson Ltd (October 30, 2000)
• Terry Frost: Act and Image. Works on Paper Through Six Decades - by Mel Gooding,

Quick Facts

• In 1992 he was elected a Royal Academician and was knighted in 1998.
• He attended Camberwell School of Art and the St Ives School of Art.
• Frost's first one-man show was held at the Leicester Galleries in 1952
• In 2000 a major retrospective, 'Terry Frost: Six Decades', was held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.

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