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David Cobley

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Biographical Details

Born 27 June 1954, Northampton, England
Education
  • Northampton School of Art, Foundation Course in Art and Design 1971-1972
  • Liverpool School of Art, Diploma in Fine Art (incomplete) 1972-1973
  • Sophia University (Tokyo), BA in Comparative Culture 1979-1981
      

Selected Solo Exhibitions

  • Victoria Art Gallery, Bath 2007
  • Messum’s 2005
  • Beaux Arts Bath 2002, 2004
  • Widcombe Studios 1997
      

Selected Open Exhibitions

  • The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 
  • The Royal Society of Portrait Painters 1989, 1995, 1997 to the present
  • The Royal West of England Academy 1989 to 1994, 1996 to the present
  • The New English Art Club 2000, 2001, 2003 to the present
  • NAKED at The Royal West of England Academy 2004
  • The Holburne Portrait Prize 2002, 2004
  • The Discerning Eye 1998, 2000, 2001
  • The RP Selection at The National Portrait Gallery 2000
  • People's Portraits (touring exhibition) 2000
  • The Hunting Art Prizes 1999, 2005
  • The BP Portrait Award 1995
  • The John Player Portrait Award 1989
  • The Metropolitan Museum, Tokyo 1982
      

Commissions

  • The Princess Royal HRH Princess Anne
  • President Bashar al-Assad of Syria
  • Steven Berkoff
  • Richard Briers
  • Ken Dodd OBE
  • Sir Norman Fowler
  • Dame Alicia Markova
  • The Lord Mayor of London
  • Sir Timothy Sainsbury
  • The Dean of Westminster
  • English National Ballet
  • Exeter College
  • The National Society for Epilepsy
  • The Royal Horse Artillery
  • The Royal Engineers
  • The Royal Marines
  • The Royal Navy
  • The Institution of Civil Engineers
  • among others
      

Public Collections

  • The National Portrait Gallery
  • The Victoria Gallery, Bath
      

Awards

  • Llewellyn Alexander Award 2004
  • Public Prize, The Holburne Portrait Prize 2004
  • Prosigns and Graphics Prize 2002
  • Andrew Brownsword Prize 2001
  • Daler-Rowney Prize and RWA Public Prize 1999
  • RWA Tom Rice Gallery, Dublin, Award 1999
  • John Brandler Prize 1993
  • Short-listed, John Player Portrait Award 1989
      
Societies
  • The Royal West of England Academy 2001
  • The Royal Society of Portrait Painters 1997
Contact


Email this artist: davidcobley@therp.co.uk
  

 

Title: Alderman Sir Clive Martin OBE, DT, DL The Rt. Hon. Lord Mayor of London
Size: 66 x 54 inches
Medium: Oil
Year Painted: 2000
Collection: The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers
Alderman Sir Clive Martin OBE, DT, DL The Rt. Hon. Lord Mayor of London
 
Title: Edward
Size: 22 x 20 inches
Medium: Oil
Collection: Private
Edward
 
Title: Petrus
Medium: Oil
Collection: Private
Petrus
 
Title: The Princess Royal
Size: 127 x 142 cm
Medium: Oil
Year Painted: 2002
Collection: Private
The Princess Royal
 
Title: Hoody
Size: 56 x 51 cm
Medium: Oil
Year Painted: 2004
Collection: Private
Hoody
 
Title: Simon
Size: 29 x 22 inches
Medium: Charcoal
Collection: Private
Simon
 
Title: Moussa
Size: 40 x 30 inches
Medium: Oil
Collection: Private
Moussa
 
Title: Ken Dodd, OBE
Size: 36 x 42 inches
Medium: Oil
Collection: The National Portrait Gallery
Ken Dodd, OBE
 
Title: Nicky
Size: 16 x 12 inches
Medium: Oil
Collection: Private
Nicky
 
Title: Solace
Size: 36 x 36 inches
Medium: Oil
Collection: Private
Solace
 
Title: Steven Berkoff
Size: 48 x 42 inches
Medium: Oil on Linen
Collection: Private
Steven Berkoff
 
Title: Camilla
Size: 20 x 18 inches
Medium: Oil on Linen
Collection: Private
Camilla
 
Title: Professor Kevin Gournay CBE
Size: 26 x 20 inches
Medium: Oil on Linen
Collection: Private
Professor Kevin Gournay CBE
 
Title: One Man and His Dog
Size: 26 x 36 inches
Medium: Oil on Linen
Collection: Private
One Man and His Dog
 
 
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