Zoe Cameron - English Figurative Artist
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Zoe CameronBiography

 

  • 1959 - Born Hayling Island, England.
  • 1972 - 75 Educated Cranford House School, Moulsford.
  • 1975 - 77 Maidenhead College of Art. Foundation Course
  • 1977 - 80. Gloucestershire College of Art and Design. BA(Hons) Fine Art
  • 1980 - Met long term partner, painter Charlie Watts, lived Eldersfield Gloucestershire
  • 1987 - They moved perminently to Cornwall,studio at Porthleven
  • 1990 - 2001 Lecturer Falmouth College of Art and design
  • 1994 - Took a studio Florence Italy
  • 1993,97 & 98 - Travelled as practising artist on Exeter University field trips, Italy
  • 1993 - 2001 Worked at Tate Gallery St Ives,Cornwall, Artist lead lectures/workshops.
  • 1994 - Met her American Father for the first time and travelled to Australia
  • 1995 - 7 Spent time painting in Malta
  • 1997 - Set up home with Graphic Designer John Martin in Cornwall.
  • 1999 - Kathleen Morris, her grandmother, who had brought her up as a child died
  • 2000 - Lecturer in painting Accademia di Belli Arti di Venezia, Italy
  • 2001 - Moved to Exeter, painting Lecturer at Plymouth University & Scats
  • 2000 - 04 Lecturer in Painting Cornwall College
  • 2005 - Met and Married Geoff Freeman,currently lives and works on Lizard Peninsular


Solo Shows

  • 1984 - Rooksmoor Gallery, Bristol.
  • 1984 / 85 - The Cirencester Workshops, Gloucester.
  • 1990 - Salt House Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall.
  • 1996 - Saltram House Gallery, Plympton, Plymouth.
  • 2000 - Open Studio
  • 2005 - Mrs Morris's Companions,Goldfish Contemporary Gallery, Penzance,Cornwall
  • 2006 - Morgan Boyce Gallery, Marlborough


Selected Exhibitions

  • 1980, 81,84 & 85 - Cheltenham Group, Cheltenham. Art Gallery & Museum
  • 1982 - Bath. Contemporary Art Fair
  • 1985 & 87 - Cleveland Biennale Drawing Exhibition. International Touring
  • 1987 - Double Reynolds Warehouse, Glos. Docks.
  • 1988 - New Academy Gallery, London. Summer Show.
  • 1990 - present Newlyn Orion Gallery, Penzance.
  • 1991 - The Stephen Bartley Gallery, London, SW3. Cornwall, A Contemporary View
  • 1991 - Whiteleys Gallery, London, W2. Art For Sale (Guardian Supplement)
  • 1993 - 2004 Cadogan Gallery, London, SW3. Two Artists
  • 1993 - Spacex Gallery, Exeter. Two Artists.
  • 1994, 97 - Tate Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall. In the studio
  • 1995 - present Rainyday Gallery, Penzance.
  • 1996 - David Messum Fine Art, 8 Cork St, London.
  • 1998 - Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracy. Procession
  • 1999 - The Count House, Botallack, Cornwall. Living on the Line
  • 1999 - Falmouth College of Arts, Cornwall.
  • 1999 - Artifex, Sutton Coalfield, W. Midlands.
  • 2000 - present The Square Gallery,St Mawes,Cornwall.
  • 1999 - present Goldfish Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Penzance, Cornwall.
  • 2000 - 2001 Badcocks Gallery,Cornwall.
  • 2000 - 03 Polkadot Gallery, Exeter.
  • 2002 - present Avalon Gallery, Marazion, Cornwall
  • 2002 - 03 Seven Worcester Terrace Gallery, Bath. Three person Show
  • 2003 - Islington Art Fair, London. Goldfish Contemporary Fine Art
  • 2003 - Goldfish Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Solitude and Solidarity.Three artists.
  • 2006 - Falmouth Art Gallery and Museum Posers.
  • 2007 - London Art Fair.
  • 2007 - Form Art Fair London.

 

Commissions / Publications

  • 1997 - Commissioned by Tate St Ives to design Mug
  • 1999 - 'Living on the Line' Exhibition, Botallack. Catalogue .
  • 1999 - Tregony Gallery, Gallery Artists. Catalogue
  • 2000 - BBC Childrens TV, Blue Peter. Xchange
  • 2002 - Lord Bath, Longleat,Warminster. Portrait
  • 2002 - ARTNSA , Newlyn Soc Artists Catalogue
  • 2002 - Candy Atherton, MP Cornwall. Portrait
  • 2003 - plm Estates,Warwickshire. 9 paintings for Dolphin House,Barbican,Plymouth.
  • 2003 - Solitude and Solidarity. Catalogue
  • 2004 - Vivian Hendra,Lander Gallery, Truro. Portrait
  • 2005 - Goldfish Contemporary Fine Art, Mrs Morris's Companions Catalogue
  • 2007 - Open 07, Sherborne House, Dorset . Margins Catalogue

Reviews/Articles

  • 4/2/1993 West Briton
  • 22/7/1996 Cornishman
  • 18/7/1996 Cornishman
  • April 1996 Inside Cornwall
  • 11/6/1998 The Cornishman
  • 8/4/1999 WestBriton
  • 10/6/1999 Cornishman
  • 5/8/1999 The Cornishman
  • 6/1/2000 West Briton
  • June 2001 Inside Cornwall
  • 7/6/2001 West Briton
  • 5/11/2002 Western Morning News
  • 14/11/2002 Cornishman
  • 31/7/2003 West Briton
  • Oct 2003 Inside Cornwall
  • 16/10/03 Cornishman
  • 19/2/2004 West Briton
  • 15/4/2005 Western Morning News
  • 31/3/05 Cornishman
  • March 2007 Inside Cornwall