Ken J Messer was a British watercolour painter and draughtsman.
10 Facts About Ken Messer
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Ken Messer was born in Newport, South Wales, and was educated at the City of Oxford High School for Boys in Oxford, where he spent much of his time during his life.
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Ken Messer then joined British Overseas Airways Corporation as a steward, flying internationally.
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In 1974, Ken Messer left Pergamon Press to become a freelance graphic designer.
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Ken Messer started painting more watercolours, becoming a fulltime artist.
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Ken Messer has sometimes been called "The Oxford Artist" because of his large number of artworks depicting the city of Oxford.
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Prints of Ken Messer's artworks have been published by the Burford Gallery, Kingfisher Prints, Rosenstiels, and Templecrest Art.
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Ken Messer's work has been shown at Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours annual exhibitions, held at the Mall Galleries, the base of the Federation of British Artists in London.
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Ken Messer won prizes at three consecutive biennial international Saunders Artist in Watercolour competitions and in The Artist magazine watercolour competition.
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Ken Messer's paintings have been sold at auctions, including at Christie's, South Kensington, in London.