Anthony ‘Tony’ Daley started showing his strong art aptitude from an early age and emerged into the limelight at the age of 23 in 1983 when he was selected by David Hepher as the first artist to be exhibited for Flowers Gallery’s¹ Artist of the day show²; Daley was still a student at Chelsea School of Art. Angela Flowers wrote on Daley “Tony did not just bring his work in and lay it round the gallery, the large canvases were hung impeccably, the walls pristine, everything in order. It was a triumph.”³ It is this diligence then and now that Tony brings to his class.
In Tony’s own words:
Since graduating my Masters Degree in fine art painting from Chelsea College of Art in 1983, I have worked primarily as a practicing artist and educator. I hold an established national and international exhibition record and taught at a range of institutions including postgraduate and undergraduate studies at Chelsea and the Slade Schools of art and Adult education courses at Morley College and the Blackheath Conservatoire amongst others.
The activity of painting itself never ceases to amaze me with what can be achieved by people with the application of essentially primitive earthly stuff on basic materials mingled with the artist’s drive, imagination and instincts to conjure up untold magic, wonder and awe.
When teaching, I always aspire to respond to and rise to the infinite challenges offered up by the sheer love, passion and commitment in the approach to the painting activity, outcome and expectation of each student. I aim to respond in a sympathetic manner to the practical requirements over issues of technique, use of materials and application of artistic integrity. All based on solid art-historical and current painting practice. My ultimate goal is to act as a mere conduit on the Individual creative journey of each and every student, and to see them flourish to their full potential within the tutorial group.
ANTHONY DALEY writing to TheESOP
EDUCATION
1982-83 CHELSEA COLLEGE OF ART: Masters Degree in Fine Art /painting
1979-82 WIMBLEDON SCHOOL OF ART: Bachelors Degree {honours) in Fine Art/Painting
1978-79 JACOB KRAMER COLLEGE OF ART, LEEDS: Art Education Foundation Diploma
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012-15 Recent Paintings: Riverside Gallery, Lewisham Hospital. London
2012 New work: Urban Space. Los Angeles , USA
2009 Paintings: APT Gallery. London
2009 Big Paintings: The Conservatoire. London
2007 Moon-Bow-Jakes Gallery. London
2006 Paintings and Prints: Preview Prints Space. Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2004 Painting and drawing: Gallery CelCuk. Zurich, Switzerland
2003 Prints: Preview Prints Space. New York, USA
2002 New Work: Angela Flowers Gallery. London
2002 New Paintings: Gallery M. London
2001 Paintings: Apt Gallery. London
1999 Paintings: Eccles and Daniels Gallery. London
1997 Recent paintings: Flowers East Gallery. London
1996 Paintings: Gallery M. London
1995 Drawings: Preview Prints. New York, USA
1993 Paintings: Angela Flowers, Dawneen. County Cork, Ireland
1992 New work: Angela flowers Gallery. London
1991 Paintings and drawings: Woodlands Art Gallery. London
1990 Paintings: Drumcroon Art Gallery. Wigan
1989 River Thames Drawing: Flowers Graphics. London
1988 Paintings: Angela Flowers Gallery. London
1986 Paintings: Angela flowers Gallery. London
1983 Artist of the Day: Angela Flowers Gallery. London
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015 Small is Beautiful: Flowers Central Gallery, Cork Street. London
2015 Twenty Years: APT Gallery. London
2015 Paintings: The lovely Gallery. London
2014 Small is Beautiful: Flowers Gallery New York. New York, USA
2014 Exchange: Pulchri Art Gallery. The Hague, Holland
2014 Portfolio: Cartwright Hall Art Gallery. Lister, Bradford
2012 Greenwich Artist: Clifford Chance Exhibition Space. London
2012 Uncaught Hares: The Stephen Lawrence Galley. London
2012-13 First Come First Serve: Lion and Lamb Gallery. London
2009 East: Apt Gallery. London
2009 Paintings: The Blackheath Conservatoire Gallery. London
2008 Love: flowers East Gallery. London
2007 Portrait: Flowers Central Gallery. Cork Street, London
2006 Two Person Show, with David Webb: The Blackheath Conservatoire. London
2005 Apt artists group show: Apt Gallery. London
2004 Small is Beautiful: Flowers East. London
2003 The Painting Show.The Angela Flowers Gallery. London
2002 The London Group Show: Woodlands Art Gallery. London
2000 Gallery Artist Show: Selcuk Gallery. Zurich, Switzerland
1999 Transforming the crown: Museum of Harlem. New York, USA
Transforming the crown: The Kenkeleba Gallery. New York, USA
1997 New Paintings: The African Diaspora Institute. New York, USA
1995 The London Group Show: The Barbican Galleries. London
1993 Emerging artists: The Kenkeleba Galleries. New York, USA
1992 The Dub Factor: Curated by Eddy Chambers. Toured show: Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham; Mosely
Art Galleries and Museums, Ipswich; City Museums and Galleries, Bristol; Bracknell Art Gallery
1992 Ten artists: Arundel Art Gallery. Arundel, UK
1991 Flowers Artists: Cork City Museum and Galleries. County Cork , Ireland
1990 Big Paintings: Barbican Galleries. London
1990 Art Aid: Royal Academy of Art. London
1989-92 Basle Art Expo: Basle, Switzerland
1988 Chicago Art Expo: Chicago, USA
1987 Process and Product: Turnpike Art Gallery. Manchester
1986 Creation for Liberation: Brixton Art Gallery. London
1984 Portraits: Battersea Arts Centre. London
1983 Stowels Trophy Exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts. London
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2014 Black Artists in British Art: Eddy Chambers
2014 30 years of Artist of the day: Flowers Gallery
2014 Artist of the day: The financial times
2012 Uncaught Hares: The Stephen Lawrence Gallery
2008 Abstract Paintings: The Metro Publications
2000 Dinosaurs Blood: Caroline Saunders
1999 Transforming the Crown: Museum of Harlem
1995 Art Today: Edward Lucie-smith
1992 The Dub Factor Eddy Chambers
1990 Anthony Daley Paintings: Drumcroon Art Gallery
1990 The London Group: The London Group
1988 Modern Painters: Peter Fuller
1988 Catalogue: Angela Flowers Gallery
1983 Artist of the Day: Angela Flowers Gallery
FELLOWSHIPS
1984 Author Boise Award Fellow
1986 The Peter Mendellson Painting Fellowship Award
1995 Preview Prints Drawing Residency/ Phoenix, Arizona
1994 Pollock-Krasner Painting Fellowship
1996 Celcuk Painting Residency Award/ Zurich
WORK IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2014 The National Portrait Gallery collection/London
2014 The Cartwright Hall Art Gallery/Bradford
2012 Lewisham Healthcare Hospital Trust/London
2000 The Tate Collection/UK
¹Flowers gallery held the first Artist of the day in 1983 for more on Flower Gallery click here ²Press Release via www.newexhibitions.com ³ Quote from ‘Artist of the Day’, London By Emma Crichton-Miller
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