Roger & Margaret Dean
4th February to 4th March

Roger and Margaret Dean, in Hampton Court
Roger
Dean – Selected Biography
Born Warrington, Lancashire
Education 1953-58
Liverpool College of Art
Brera Academy, Milan
Awards, Prizes & Scholarships
1955 Blonde Scholarship Liverpool
1957 Finalist, Prix de Rome competition
1959 British Council Scholarship
Gulbenkian Foundation Travelling Scholarship
1964 John Moore’s Liverpool
1965 Gulbenkian Fellow in Fine Art, Keele University
Roger
Dean: White Spiral Corkscrew
Exhibitions
1960-91
Lane Gallery, Bradford
Compendium Gallery, Birmingham
Bowes Museum County Durham
Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool
Keele University, Staffordshire
Exeter University
Exe Gallery, Exeter
Rathaus Gallery, Germany
Commonwealth Institute, London
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
John Moore’s, Liverpool
Peri-Renneth Gallery, LongIsland, USA
Public Collections
Gulbenkian Collection of Contemporary Art, London
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport
Watherstone Inc, New York, USA
Associate Printing, New Jersey, USA
Public Commissions 1987 -2010
Exeter City Council
North Devon District Council & South West Arts
Exeter Quay and Canal Trust
Exeter Fountain Steering Group
Plymouth University
Lego UK, Windsor
Lifestyle Ltd, Birmingham
West Devon Borough Council
Devon Agricultural Association
Force Cancer Research, RDE Hospital
Percent for Art, Midas Homes, Kingskerswell
Town Centre Axminster
Mortonhampstead town redevelopment scheme
Axminster Community Arts
South Devon Healthcare Trust, Newton Abbot Hospital
Roy Lancaster, the Admirals House, Ilfracombe
Land Securities, Princesshay development
Royal Marine 42 Commando’s, Bickleigh Barracks

Margaret Dean: Only

Margaret Dean: Reclining Nude

Margaret Dean: August evening, drawing, 2011

Roger Dean masterclass 1
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Margaret Dean: Last Day, drawing, 2011
In
1973 Margaret was fortunate to find an exceptional studio space in
Bluehayes House which belonged to the internationally known Conservator
of Paintings Margaret Watherston. Watherston handled the
collections of the Guggenheim and Whitney Galleries in New York and
acted as adviser to a number of New York artists including Rothko. Her
main studio was in Times Square, New York but she also ran Bluehayes
House in Devon which was used to clean and restore paintings from the
dominant painters of the New York School. This stimulating setting
became Margaret’s working environment for the next 20 years.

Margaret Dean: Silvia Sitting, 1999
Margaret
Dean – Selected Biography
Born Liverpool
Education 1955-62
Liverpool College of Art
William Hayter Studio, Paris
Awards, Prizes & Scholarships
1960 Liverpool City Council Travelling Scholarship
1975 Winner Westward Television Open competition

Margaret Dean: Figure in Shower, 1988
Exhibitions
1962-96
Compendium Gallery, Birmingham
Bowes Museum and Art Gallery, County Durham
Keele University
Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool
Gallerie Chapitre, Rennes, France
University of Exeter
Maison International, Rennes, France
Gallerie Dys, Dinard, France
Peri Renneth Gallery, New York, USA
Paul Fowler Studio, London

Margaret Dean: P1000637
Public
Collections
Manchester City Council
Plymouth City Council
Staffordshire County Council
Liverpool City Council
Exeter City Council
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Watherston Inc, New York, USA
Associated Printing Services, New Jersey, USA

Margaret Dean: P1000627
Public
Commissions 1984-96
Exeter City Swimming Baths
Commando Training Centre, Lympstone
RNAS Culdrose Navel Station, Cornwall
Oxford Architects Partnership
Heavitree Breweries
Farway Park, Devon
Lego UK, Windsor
Weatherspoons Ltd

Roger Dean masterclass 2
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Roger Dean - the bronzes
Artist's
statement: The starting point of the two small bronzes plus the large
marble/resin column is based around the fusion of organic and
manufactured (man made) structures and the relative effect that these
two separate identities have on each other.

Roger Dean: Four Way Curtain Bronze
The small Four Way Curtain bronze is one of a series of works
(mainly in relief format) which are based around ideas of privacy and
isolation
In
addition certain metamorphic devices come into play where the
transition from two to three dimensions operates to introduce elements
of uncertainty and ambiguity with each individual sculpture.

Roger Dean: Contained Bronze

Roger Dean: Marble-Resin Column

Roger Dean: Archway Bronze

Roger Dean: Exeter Memorial Princesshay
A Review of Art Work by Margaret and Roger
Dean at present on show at The Art Room, Topsham
By very good luck, a visit to The Art Room in the historic village of
Topsham near Exeter having been suggested by a friend, I was able to
see there an exhibition of art by two Devon artists - paintings by
Margaret Dean and sculptures predominently cast in bronze by Margaret’s
husband, Roger Dean.
My
visit was on Saturday 4th February, a day after the exhibition
inauguration, which I was informed had been enthusiastically attended.
The Art Room, situated near the harbour in Topsham, is an elegant,
bright and welcoming gallery that specialises in the work of artists
from the South West. It is a place in which visitors feel immediately
comfortable whether they go in for just a quick look or for a serious
viewing of the exhibits.
The paintings there by Margaret are mostly in oil, on board and
canvas, mainly of fine expressive studies of the
human figure, sitting, standing, or reclining nudes, which recalled to
me some of the art works of Vidan and Christine Comyn. Margaret’s
paintings are what I consider as real, skilful art, that, hung on the
walls of one’s hallway, sitting room or elsewhere, will much enhance
the beauty and interest of the house both for the householder and for
guests.
Roger’s
bronze sculptures are variable in size and include in the design
partially open and closed shapes, that can be seen as representing
archways, columns, foliage and reclining figures, for thought and for
discussion.Those and Roger’s other free standing sculptures would grace
any room.
I certainly much
recommend a visit to this exhibition, which continues until the 4th of
March.
Dr Derek W Palmer
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