STEPHEN FINER - CV
'David Bowie' by Stephen Finer - National Portrait Gallery
  born 1949
   
  see references
  view the exhibition
SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2004

Art Space Gallery

2002

'People', Charleston, Sussex (opened by Prof Norbert Lynton)

2001

Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, Sussex

1999

'Sir Morris Finer' & other paintings', Agnew's, London

1998

'Heads', Agnew's London

1995

Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London

1992

Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London

1989

Berkeley Square Gallery, London

1988

Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London

1986

Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London

1985

Four Vine Lane, London

1982

Four Vine Lane, London

1981

Four Vine Lane, London

WORK IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
 

Arts Council of England

Loan to National Charities Board from Arts Council
 

The British Council

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
 

Contemporary Art Society

Pallant House Gallery
 

National Portrait Gallery
click to view the painting in NPG Collection

Southport Art Gallery
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2003

Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
 'The National Portrait Gallery Collects', ('David Bowie') Bodelwyddan Castle, Wales 

2001

'Art 2001' London Contemporary Art Fair
'RCA Secret', Royal College of Art, London 

2000-01

'Painting The Century 101 Portrait Masterpieces 1900-2000', National Portrait Gallery, London ('David Bowie' and 'Iman' by Stephen Finer)

1999-00

'Pure Paint', Stephen Lacey Gallery, London

1999

'British Art 1900-1998', Agnew's, London
'Art 99' London Contemporary Art Fair
Agnew's, London
'Absolut Secret', Royal College of Art, London

1998

'50 Contemporary Self Portraits' Six Chapel Row, Bath
Oriel Theatr, Bodelwyddan Castle, School of Art Museum & Art Gallery, Aberyswyth
Contemporary Art Fair, London
Glasgow Art Fair
'50 Contemporary Self-Portraits', Six Chapel Row, Bath
Sep 20th Century British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London

1997-98

'Men on Women' Oriel Theatr, Bodelwyddan Castle, Schools of Art Museum & Art Gallery, Aberyswyth (selected by Peter Edwards),

1996-97

Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London

1996

'The Discerning Eye' Mall Galleries, London ( invited by Martin Gayford)

1995

Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
Chicago Art Fair
Basel Art Fair
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London

1994

Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London

1993/9

'The Portrait Now' ('Marlene Dietrich' by Stephen Finer), National Portrait Gallery, London

1992

'The Figure Laid Bare', Pomeroy Purdy Gallery, London
'Cabinet Painting', Hove Museum & Art Gallery & Glynn Vivian Art Gallery& Museum, Swansea
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London

1991

Berkeley Square Gallery, London
Contemporary Art Fair London
Basel Art Fair
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
'Cabinet Painting', Gillian Jason Gallery, London

1990

'Academician's Choice' - (invited by Kitaj) The Mall Galleries, London & The Eye Gallery, Bristol

1989

Contemporary Art Fair, London
Westcott Gallery
Berkeley Square Gallery. London

1988-89

Berkeley Square Gallery

1988

AR.CO Madrid

1986

Contemporary Art Fair, London
 'New Art', Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London

1985

'New Art 2', Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London

1984

COLLAZIONE INGLESE II, Venice Biennale, Italy

1983

'The Face', Art House, London

1981-82

'Small Work', Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London

1980

BRITISH ART 1940-80 from the Arts Council Collection, ('Sandra Fisher' by Stephen Finer) Hayward Gallery, London

1977

Monika Kinley: 'Open House', London

SELECTED REVIEWS

2000

'The Fame of the Pose' by Hugh Pearman, Sunday Times Magazine
'Stephen Finer: Presence and Identity' by Martin Golding, Modern Painters Spring

1994

'Article of Faith' by Colin Wiggins, Art Review Summer Issue

1992/3

'Spotlight: Stephen Finer' by Robin Gibson, Modern Painters Magazine Winter

1986

'Portraits that capture the prizes' by William Packer, Financial Times, Thursday June 5
'Artists of the Day'  by Margaret Garlake, Art Monthly  June

BIBLIOGRAHY

2004

Elmbridge Life Style Magazine (illus: cover) March
Esher News and Mail, 17 March (illu. 'Marlene Dietrich on stage')
Cobham News and Mail, 17 March (illu. 'Marlene Dietrich on stage')

2002

'Bowie and Dietrich come to Charleston' (illus: 'David Bowie' and 'Patrick Garland' by Stephen Finer), Spectrum 2002
'Finer comes to Charleston' (illus: 'Patrick Garland and Alexandra Bastedo' by Stephen Finer), Eastbourne Herald, Friday 8 March
'Sitting Stars' by Unity Wroe (illus: 'Patrick Garland and Alexandra Bastedo'),  The Argus, 15 March
'Intimacy and Mortality Finer's People' by Robin Gibson illustrated essay published by The Charleston Trust.
The Insight (illus:'David Bowie', 2000 by Stephen Finer) Issue 52, April
'Date', (illustrated: David Bowie' 1994 by Stephen Finer), Denmark

2001

Reuters article by Emma Ross-Thompson, Nov
Chichester Observer, July 12 illus: 'Patrick Garland and Alexandra Bastedo, front page & page 5
'Another Finer Mr and Mrs Jones' www.bowiewonderworld.com  illus: 'Iman and David Bowie' by Stephen Finer, July
'Passport to Pleasure...', West Sussex Gazette, 9 August
'Nothing could be Finer...', by Andrew White illus: 'Iman' , 2000 by Stephen Finer, Southern Daily Echo, Friday 17 August
'When is a portrait not a portrait?' by Charles Saumarez Smith, The Daily Telegraph, 19 Sept

2000

'Images of a Lifetime', Modern Painters, Winter 1999
'Stephen Finer: Presence and Identity' by Martin Golding, Modern Painters, Spring
'Heath's Private View', Private Eye, June
'Painting the Century 101 Portrait Masterpieces 1900-2000', by Robin Gibson introduction by Norbert Lynton (illustration: 'David Bowie and Iman' by Stephen Finer), National Portait Gallery, London
'The Fame of the Pose' by Hugh Pearman, Sunday Times Magazine, 22 October (illustration: 'David Bowie and Iman' cover & article)

1999

'Harpers & Queen', January
'National Coup for city art gallery', Bath Chronicle, 12 Jan
'The Body Beautiful', Bath Chronicle, 18 Jan
'Face to face with an actress who now champions animals', Bath Observer, 21 Jan

1998

'Photo Finish', Times Diary, Jasper Gerard, The Times, Saturday 31 Jan
'British Art 1900-1998' catalogue illus: 'Marlene Dietrich on Stage', Agnew's

1997

'Men on Women' exhibition catalogue (illus)
'Crankin Out' illustration: 'David Bowie'

1996

Diary, Jewish Chronicle, 7 November
'Pop Art' Celia Lyttleton, Tatler, October

1995

'Gallery Round-up', The Daily Telegraph, Wednesday April 16
'Hot Tickets: Galleries', Nicholas Drake, ES Magazine, 28 April
' What's On' magazine May 3-May 10 illustration
'Worthwhile hanging around the galleries', Jewish Chronicle, 5 May
'Hot Air', July-Sept (illustratiin: 'David Bowie' 1994)
'Features: Beauty and the beastly portrait', Elizabeth Grice, Daily Telegraph,Thursday Sept 28
'Pop Art', Celia Lyttelton, Tatler October
Norbert Lynton, catalogue essay, Bernard Jacobsen Gallery

1994

Simon Tait, The Observer 6 Feb
'Greenwich Time', 'Finer Art', 1 July
 Ian McKay 'What's on in London', July 6-July 13
Greenwich Guide
'Finer Art', This is London, 1 July
'Article of Faith' by Colin Wiggins, Art Review, Summer Issue
John Windsor, The Sunday Review, The Independant on Sunday
The Sunday Review, 18 September

1993/94

Ian McKay 'The Portrait..When?', Contemporary Art, Winter Issue

1992/93

Robin Gibson 'Spotlight': Stephen Finer', Modern Painters vol 4, No 4 Winte Issue

1992

Margaret Garlake, introduction to exhibition at Bernard Jacobson Gallery
'Gallery Openings', The Independant 8 Sept Iain Gale
Londoner's Diary, Evening Standard 11 Sept
'Gallery', Modern Painters Autumn 1992 illustration: 'Man of twenty three and man of twenty two',
'Faced with a view', William Packer, Financial Times, Tuesday 15 Sept
'What's On' magazine, Simon Corbin, 7-14 October

1991

'Antennae', Galleries Magazine, Oct

1989

William Packer, catalogue introduction to exhibition at Berkeley Square Gallery
The Guardian, The Independent

1988

Margaret Garlake, catalogue introduction to exhibition at Anthony Reynolds Gallery

1986

R. Costa 'London' Juliet Dec-Jan no:23
'Portraits that capture the prizes', Financial Times, Thursday June 5
Margaret Garlake 'Artists of the Day', Art Monthly, June
Graham Hughes 'Letter from Holland', Arts Review, June
Margaret Garlake, Art Monthly, July-August

1985-86

Marjorie-Allthorpe-Guyton 'New Art l & ll at Anthony Reynolds' Artscribe, Dec-Jan, no: 55

1985

'Exhibition reviews', Art & Artists, October, no: 229 illustration: 'Untitled', by Stephen Finer

1984

Artline, Studio International, Financial Times

REFERENCE
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Complete Illustrated Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery, London 2004
Insight Guides Museums and Galleries of London illus: 'David Bowie' APA Publication 2002

National Portrait Gallery Guide by John Cooper 2000

'Painting the Century 101 Portrait Masterpieces 1900-2001' by Robin Gibson; introduction  Norbert Lynton NPG 2000

  British Council Collection Catalogue vol ll
Dictionary of International Biography
  Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking 1900-1990 Scolar Press, Ashgate 1998
Allemeines Kunstlerlexicon

Dictionary of 20th Century Artists' facsimilie signatures & monograms

 

Dictionary of British Artists Since 1945 Ed David Buckman 1998

 

National Portrait Gallery Annual Report 1995/96 illus:'David Bowie'

 

National Portrait Gallery Annual Report 1994/95

 

The Portrait Now by Robin Gibson NPG 1993

 

Contemporary Art Society Annual Report Sir Stephen Tumim 1986

 

Arts Council Collection Catalogues vol ll 1979-83,vol lll1984-88

Who's Who in Art

TELEVISION & RADIO

2004

Radio Jackie, Simone Halfin interviewer, March

2001

British Satellite News recorded Tue 20 Nov 
ZDF German Television (Katrina Balmforth interviewer) recorded Tue 20 Nov.  

1998

BBC1 News, James Wilkinson Wed 29 April 9.05pm

1995

'Paint it Red' incl. Norbert Lynton interview by Channel One (cable)
'The Nude in Art' incl. Norbert Lynton interview by Channel One
'Omnibus' BBC1  Monday 6 Nov

1960

ITN (with Alma Cogan)

FILM
 

'Pilgrim Farewell' dir Michael Roemer USA

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