Gerard Hemsworth was a British contemporary artist and painter known for his contributions to British conceptual art.
10 Facts About Gerard Hemsworth
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Gerard Hemsworth attended St Gerard's secondary school in Clapham before studying at Saint Martin's School of Art from 1963 to 1968.
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In 2004, Gerard Hemsworth was appointed Professor of Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London.
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Gerard Hemsworth was made Emeritus Professor on his retirement in 2011.
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Gerard Hemsworth was an advisor at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten between 1990 and 1995.
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Gerard Hemsworth had his first solo exhibition at the Nigel Greenwood Gallery in London in 1970.
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The first of his text-based wall pieces appeared in the Wall Show at the Lisson Gallery in 1970 and in 1972 Gerard Hemsworth showed in Survey of the Avant-Garde in Britain at Gallery House, London.
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Gerard Hemsworth was married secondly to Susan Ormerod, a photographic artist, in 1981.
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Gerard Hemsworth died on 15 February 2021, at the age of 75.
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Gerard Hemsworth was survived by his second wife and his five children.