David Whitaker Retrospective Part 2

David Withaker was born in Blackpool in 1938. He studied painting at the Royal Academy Schools.

Since the late 1960s he has been working as an “ Op Artist”. While Bridget Riley was exploring the optical effects of line in her black-and-white works, Whitaker was investigating the optical effects of colour in paintings of extraordinary daring and technical accomplishment.

In 1970 he became the first British artist to have a solo exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery. In 1973 he received the Mark Rothko Memorial Award. He has exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and the Royal Watercolour Society. In 1996 he became the first abstract painter to win a prize at the Hunting Art Prizes, and achieved the same distinction at the Singer Freidlander national watercolour competition in 2000.

Join us at Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery for the Private View on Saturday 6 July from 3 to 6pm where Frankie Whitaker - the artist's widow- will be answering questions.