Xavier Pick
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Xavier Pick is an art teacher and former war artist in Iraq.[1][2] Pick currently lives in Hong Kong and works as a educator throughout Asia. In 2008 and 2009 Xavier Pick joined the British Army's 20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist) in southern Iraq to record the final weeks of Operation Telic,[3] producing sketches, photographs and film footage.[4]
Pick has a B.A. from the Glasgow School of Art and a M.A. from the Royal College of Art.[5]
Credentials[5]
- Produced a series of coins commemorating the First World War, commissioned by The Royal Mint, 2013
- Managed ACAVA Parkham Street Studios for recent art and design graduates, 2012–13
- Conducted drawing courses for young people in Baghdad, 2011
- Official war artist, Ministry of Defence in Iraq, 2008 to present
- Conducted drawing courses for British troops in Iraq, 2008–09
- Visiting lecturer, Royal College of Art, 2005 to present
- Course leader and visiting lecturer, The Royal College of Art, 2003–05
Publications and Exhibitions[5]
- “The Big Draw” symposium lectures at the Natural History Museum, various cities in the United Kingdom, 2004–06
- “Art for the Love of Sark,” group exhibition, Jersey Arts Centre in Saint Helier, Jersey, 2011
References
- ^ "'War artist' shows occupied Iraq"Deutsche Welle March 2013
- ^ "The Art of War, BBC World News America"BBC, October 2009 March 2013
- ^ "Drawing Down" Soldier Magazine, February 2009
- ^ "York artist Xavier Pick to feature in BBC documentary" The Press, 8 November 2010, retrieved on 27 May 2011.
- ^ a b c "Xavier Pick". SCAD.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-01.