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Clifford William Blakey
Born in 1957 in Newcastle Upon Tyne Cliff Blakey graduated in 1980 with a BA (Hons)
Fine Art, Newcastle University and again in 1986 with Master of Fine Art, Newcastle
University, studying under his professor Norman Adams RA. During his M.F.A. course
he worked as an exhibitions assistant at the Hatton Gallery. He was Conference Organiser
for New Contemporaries 1986, Newcastle and organised exhibitions on a weekly basis
at The Long Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, having previously gained experience Sunderland
Museum and Art Gallery as an Exhibitions Assistant. After a short period of solo
shows in 1986 he moved to Manchester to become an Arts Development Officer for MASA
and SIGMA Artists Groups. He returned to the North East in 1988 to work for Index
Magazine (the then official listings magazine for the north of England) as Editor
and Designer. In 1990 he became a freelance graphic designer setting up his company
Ikon Creative Design Studio providing graphics to arts organisations and businesses
in the North East region of England. Resuming his desire to exhibit Cliff Blakey
began showing at the British Watercolour Society in 1997 and he won several awards
with the Society -
Cliff has lived and worked in Whitley Bay for over 20 years and exhibits in the North East of England, Yorkshire and Scotland.
Buy Clifford William Blakey Art at The Harrison Lord Gallery
Pastoral Scene £875
21’’ x 21’’ Acrylic on Paper
Gold in the Dales £950
30’’ x 16’’ Mixed Media on Paper