Norman Ackroyd RA (1938 - 2024)
Norman Ackroyd studied at Leeds College of Art from 1956 to 1961, and subsequently at the Royal College of Art, London from 1961 to 1964. Ackroyd had many solo exhibitions, both in Britain and internationally, including Anderson O’Day; Aitken Dott, Edinburgh; Jersey Arts Centre, Channel Islands and the Compass Gallery, Glasgow. Solo shows abroad include the National Museum of Art, Santiago, Chile; Jan Turner, Los Angeles; Dolan/Maxwell Gallery, Philadelphia and the Mickleson Gallery, Washington DC. Ackroyd also received several public mural commissions, produced in etched stainless steel or bronze. Recent commissions included Lloyds Bank, London; British Airways, Birmingham Airport; Freshfields, London; Tetrapack, Stockley Park, Heathrow; a bronze mural for the Main Hall of the British Embassy, Moscow; and Lazards Bank, Stratton Street, London W1.
Norman Ackroyd was elected a Royal Academician in 1991 and was made Senior Fellow, Royal College of Art in 2000. In 2007 was awarded a CBE for services to Engraving and Printing. Ackroyd lived and worked in London.
Profile
Engraver
Born: 26 March 1938 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: 16 September 2024
Nationality: British
Elected ARA: 4 May 1988
Elected RA: 26 June 1991
Elected Senior RA: 1 October 2013
Professor of Printmaking: 1999 - 2000
Gender: Male
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Preferred media: Printmaking, Etching, and Painting
Works by Norman Ackroyd in the RA Collection
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Norman Ackroyd RA - Selected CV
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Recent Solo Exhibitions
2013 Rye Art Gallery, East Sussex
Eames Fine Art, Bermondsey, London
Atelier Rose & Gray, Hale, Cheshire
Rye Art Gallery, East Sussex
2012 North House Gallery, Manningtree
North House Gallery, Manningtree, Essex
Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow, Scotland
2011 North House Gallery, Manningtree, Essex
Corn Hall Gallery, Diss, Norfolk
2010 Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Brook Gallery, Devon
2009 Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Fine Art Society, London
North House Gallery, Manningtree, Essex
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Selected Collections
British Museum, London
Tate Gallery, London
Museum of Modern Art, New York
National Gallery, Washington DC
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Stedelijk, Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Albertina Museum, Venice
Arts Council of Great Britain
British Council
The Royal Collection, Windsor Castle
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
National Gallery of Norway
National Gallery of Scotland
National Gallery of South Africa, Cape Town
Boston Museum of Fine Art
British Embassy, Moscow
Chicago Art Institute
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Selected Publications
Donegal Bay, 2013
Shetland, 2012
Beyond Cape Wrath, 2011
St. Kilda Revisited, 2010
Random Journeys, 2009
Malin, 2008
Shannon, 2007
From Cuillin to Kintyre, 2006
The Furthest Lands, 2005
Brancaster Roads, 2004
High Islands, 2003
Skellig to Skibbereen, 2002
The Aran Islands, P2001
On Blacksod Bay, 2000
A Song for Ireland, 1998
Ten Etchings, 1997
Tender is the North, Harewood House Trust Ltd, 1997
Orkney, 1996
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'A Line in the Water' by Norman Ackroyd RA – Limited Edition
This volume is a limited edition of 125 copies and includes the etching McDara’s Church (2009) by Norman Ackroyd RA. The etching is beautifully printed on 150 gsm laid paper, and has been signed by the artist.
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'A Shetland Notebook' by Norman Ackroyd
A Shetland Notebook by Norman Ackroyd RA presents the artist’s series of forty watercolour sketches of the beautifully remote Shetland Islands. This book is also available as Limited Edition that contains a signed print.
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Norman Ackroyd RA Postcard Pack
These notecards feature two different striking images by Norman Ackroyd RA. Each pack contains 12 notecards, six of each design.
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The artist as collector
Norman Ackroyd RA’s art collection reflects his friendships and collaborations, artistic heroes and a few favourite things. He shows us some of the highlights at his home in Bermondsey, south London.
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