Mark Hearld
Mark Hearld was born in 1974. He studied illustration at Glasgow School of Art followed by an MA in Natural History Illustration at the Royal College of Art. Godfrey & Watt gave Mark his first exhibition in 2001.
His work is based on his observations of the natural world, influenced by mid twentieth century Neo-Romanticism and the gaiety of 1930s Modernism. He is inspired by British artists such as Eric Ravilious, John Piper and Edward Bawden. Mark's practice extends across painting, collage, ceramics, sculpture and print. His long-standing collaborations with Simon Lewin from St.Judes have extended to exclusive designs for wallpaper, fabrics and books.
In 2015 as part of a major refurbishment of York City Art Gallery Mark was commissioned to curate one of the new galleries, it proved so popular that 'The Lumber Room' remained open for 2 years.
Compton Verney in Warwickshire houses the British Folk Art Collection, the largest in the UK. In 2018 the re-display of the collection was curated by Mark who produced new work in response to the collection, including a number of weathervanes and collages.
Some of these works have now been purchased by Compton Verney to add to their permanent collection. A group of collages were on temporary display, and Mark and I recently went to collect them for our Christmas Exhibition.
His work is based on his observations of the natural world, influenced by mid twentieth century Neo-Romanticism and the gaiety of 1930s Modernism. He is inspired by British artists such as Eric Ravilious, John Piper and Edward Bawden. Mark's practice extends across painting, collage, ceramics, sculpture and print. His long-standing collaborations with Simon Lewin from St.Judes have extended to exclusive designs for wallpaper, fabrics and books.
In 2015 as part of a major refurbishment of York City Art Gallery Mark was commissioned to curate one of the new galleries, it proved so popular that 'The Lumber Room' remained open for 2 years.
Compton Verney in Warwickshire houses the British Folk Art Collection, the largest in the UK. In 2018 the re-display of the collection was curated by Mark who produced new work in response to the collection, including a number of weathervanes and collages.
Some of these works have now been purchased by Compton Verney to add to their permanent collection. A group of collages were on temporary display, and Mark and I recently went to collect them for our Christmas Exhibition.
