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Born in [[Hartlepool]], [[County Durham]], he studied at [[Wrexham]] School of Art, South Wales, then Denbigh Technical College and later the [[University of Reading]] from 1960-4. |
Born in [[Hartlepool]], [[County Durham]], he studied at [[Wrexham]] School of Art, South Wales, then Denbigh Technical College and later the [[University of Reading]] from 1960-4. |
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In [[Liverpool]], where he lived for nearly twenty years since 1964, he taught at [[Liverpool College of Art]] and Liverpool Polytechnic. He was a central figure in Liverpool’s artistic life, regularly exhibiting at the [[Walker Art Gallery]], before his departure for [[London]] in 1982. |
In [[Liverpool]], where he lived for nearly twenty years since 1964, he taught at [[Liverpool College of Art]] and Liverpool Polytechnic. He was a central figure in Liverpool’s artistic life, regularly exhibiting at the [[Walker Art Gallery]], before his departure for [[London]] in 1982. |
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Cockrill’s Liverpool work was in line with that of Sam Walsh and [[Adrian Henri]], employing Pop and [[Photorealism |
Cockrill’s Liverpool work was in line with that of Sam Walsh and [[Adrian Henri]], employing Pop and [[Photorealism|Photo-Realist]] styles, but later he moved towards Romantic [[Expressionism]], as it was shown in his retrospective at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool in 1995. |
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His poetry was published in magazines such as “Ambit” and “Poetry Review”. |
His poetry was published in magazines such as “Ambit” and “Poetry Review”. |
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Revision as of 10:00, 24 May 2007
Maurice Cockrill RA FBA (30 July 1936-) is a British painter and poet.
Born in Hartlepool, County Durham, he studied at Wrexham School of Art, South Wales, then Denbigh Technical College and later the University of Reading from 1960-4. In Liverpool, where he lived for nearly twenty years since 1964, he taught at Liverpool College of Art and Liverpool Polytechnic. He was a central figure in Liverpool’s artistic life, regularly exhibiting at the Walker Art Gallery, before his departure for London in 1982. Cockrill’s Liverpool work was in line with that of Sam Walsh and Adrian Henri, employing Pop and Photo-Realist styles, but later he moved towards Romantic Expressionism, as it was shown in his retrospective at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool in 1995. His poetry was published in magazines such as “Ambit” and “Poetry Review”.
He is currently the Keeper of the Royal Academy, and as such manages the schools of the Establishment as well as being a member of the Board and Executive Committee.