Ken Howard OBE RA

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Professor Ken Howard was born in London and studied at the Royal College of Art.

In 1973 he was appointed as the official artist for the Imperial War Museum in London. In the same year he was a prize winner at the John Moore’s Exhibition for “The Ulster Crucificition”. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Arts and has been awarded an OBE.

1932 Ken Howard born in London
1949-53 Studied at the Hornsey School of Art
1953-55 National Service in the Royal Marines
1955-58 Studied at the Royal Collect of Art
1959 First exhibited at the New English Art Club
1966 First prize Lord Mayors Art Award
1973 Appointed official artist in Ireland by the Imperial War Museum
1983 Associate member of the Royal Academy
Prize winner Royal West of England Academy
1985 Critics Prize, Sparkasse Karlsruhe
1986 Prize winner New English Art Club Centenary Exhibition
1992 Member of the Royal Academy
1998 President of the New English Art Club
2001 Critics prize New English Art Club
2004 Professor of Perspective, Royal Academy of Arts
2006 Hon. Fellow, Royal Institute of Oil Painters
Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Painter Stainers
Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Painter Stainers

“I worked as the Official Artist of the Imperial War Museum in Northern Ireland between 1973 and 1984.
Belfast had a terrible beauty at that time - the Lower Falls, the derelict houses, the incredible graffiti, both in Catholic and protestant areas, both very different.
The grey weather, the rain, the reflections, everything conspired to create a drama I have never found elsewhere.”

Professor Ken Howard OBE RA

Selected Writings about Ken Howard:

The Paintings of Ken Howard. David and Charles.
Ken Howard, A Personal View: Inspired by Light. David and Charles.
Ken Howard, A Vision of Venice in Watercolour. Royal Academy
Masterclass. Watson and Guptill.
Ken Howard, Art Class. Watson and Guptill.
Ken Howard, The Complete Artist. Juniper Publications.
Neil MacGregor, Britains Paintings. Daily Telegraph.
Watercolour Masters, Then and Now. Royal Watercolour Society.
Marion and Susie Harries, The War Artists.
Philip Van, Face to Face. British Self-Portraits in the 20th Century.
Artists Manual. Harper Collins.
Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in the Imperial War Museum.
Le Messurier, Dartmoor Artists.
Tom Cross, Catching the Wave.
Ron Ranson, Modern Oil Impressionists.
The Old Water Societys Club, Vol. LX.
Oxford Watercolours.
Cambridge Watercolours.
Sally Bulgin, Oils Masterclass.