Terry Frost
Artist's Biography
Sir Terry Frost RA was one of Britain’s most successful and highly
acclaimed artists of the Twentieth Century. He enjoyed a career spanning
six decades, was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1992
and recognised in the 1998 New Years Honours List when he was granted
a Knighthood.
Born in 1915, Terry discovered his artistic talent during the four
years he spent as a Prisoner of War in the Second World War. Upon his
return to England he studied at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts,
enjoying the flourishing artistic scenes of London and St Ives.
By the late 1950s he had become established as a leading abstract painter,
exhibiting regularly in London and throughout the world. Printmaking
always played a key role in Terry’s work, for him painting and
printing were inseparable, with one medium creating ideas for the other.
In 1974 Terry moved permanently to Newlyn, Cornwall where his love
of the region proved a rich source of inspiration for much of his work.
His work has a recurring theme, which is deeply personal and reflects
his love of life and most of all his beloved family.
Terry Frost sadly died on 1st September 2003.
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