Richard Scott (artist)

Richard Scott (born 14 December 1968, Middlesbrough, England) is a South African artist, residing in Cape Town and well known for the phrase Naive meets Pop art to describe his unique take on Art. He is very well known for his art both in South Africa and internationally.

Richard matriculated in 1986 from Norkem Part High School in Kempton Park, Gauteng. Although he attended art classes throughout his high school term, he did not pursue, what would become his profession, until 13 years passed. Only in 2001 did Richard make the decision to become a full-time artist. Before pursuing a career as a full-time artist, Richard Scott worked as a technical illustrator and IT specialist. In 2004 he got involved with Mark Atwood, at the Lithography Artist Press in Mpumalanga, South Africa. In 2008 Richard studied silk screening with Keip Silk Screening in Johannesburg.

The art of Richard Scott is very distinctive as he always uses a thick black line in all of his work. His subject matter ranges from the female figure to cats, cars, lighthouses, and planes. Richard Scott has had numerous "group exhibitions" under the label "Naive meets Pop".

The Media used in Richard's art consists of: Pencil, pastel, watercolour, acrylic, oil, lithography, etching, sculpture, new media, and photography

Richard's work is mostly sold outside South Africa. Art Collectors in Europe own at least 75% of the 2,500 paintings he has produced in the last 10 years.

Family

Richard Scott has two children, Richard and Angelina. Richard's father and mother, Len and Janet Scott, immigrated to South Africa in 1969, when Richard was 9 months old. Richard's parents then immigrated back to England in 2004 to retire. Richard has one living sister Angela, who resides in England, and one deceased sister, Susan, who died in 2010 as a result of granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

Childhood

Richard was born at 5 Linton Road Normanby, Redcar and Cleveland, near Middlesbrough. The house is still standing today and is owned by the people who bought it from his parents in 1969. Richard was born at 10pm and weighed 4 kg. Within the first week of arriving in South Africa, Richard fell off the bed in the hotel where his parents were staying and had to have two stitches in his upper lip, which the doctor did without any anesthetic, hence the scar on his lip. Richard was then diagnosed with gluten intolerance and was put on a gluten free diet for two years. In 1971, Richard contracted chickenpox, with no side effect. In 1976, Richard contracted mumps, also, with no side effects.

Schooling

Richard started schooling in Benoni, Gauteng at Pinegrove Primary School, Springs, Gauteng. Richard was a loner, and thus received good grades throughout School. At the age of 12 Richard's parents moved back to Darlington, England briefly for 18 months. Upon their return to South Africa in 1981, Richard Entered into Birch Acres Primary School, in Kempton Park, Gauteng to complete his final year at primary school.

In 1982 Richard entered High School at Norkem Park High, where he completed his schooling in 1986. In 1984 Richard had the choice of subjects and choose French over art. He soon realised his friends all took art and so he switched. Richard recalls art been a bore under the tuition of Mrs. Moolman. But it was in his final year, under the tuition of Mr. Fuel, that Richard really flourished in art. It was Mr. Fuel's teaching style that allowed Richard to express himself.

Exhibitions

2002

January – Hout Bay Gallery, Group Exhibition
March – Bellville Association of Visual Arts
April – Bay Art Gallery, Kalk Bay, Group Exhibition
May – Knysna Fine Art Gallery, The Art of Colour Exhibition with Vgallery
June – Art Channel Diversity 4 Exhibition
June – Ekurhuleni Fine Arts Finalist Exhibition

2003

March – Lennox Gallery, Exhibition with Vanessa Berlein, London
June – AVA Gallery Cape Town, Members Exhibition
July – Hout Bay Gallery, Group Exhibition
August – Grosvenorvilla Art Gallery, Cape Town, Group Exhibition
September – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Art De Waterkant Group Exhibition
October – Brett Keble Awards (Inaugural), Cape Town, Finalist Exhibition
December – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Exhibition with Chris Basson
December – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Art of the Motorcycle – Harley-Davidson Centenary

2004

January – Sue Lipschitz Gallery, Plettenberg Bay, Group Exhibition
January – Rossouw Gallery Cape Town, White is a Colour Group Exhibition
September – Solo at Winchester Mansions, Cape Town
October – Brett Keble Awards 2004 Cape Town, Finalist Exhibition
November – AVA Absolut Vodka 9 group exhibition
November – Group exhibition at Muiz Studio, Muizenberg
December – Group exhibition at MOJA MODERN, Johannesburg
December – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Solo, Pop Goes The Easel

2005

April – Rossouw Gallery Cape Town, Solo, Light Years Away
May – Woolworths in store, Group exhibition
September – Moving Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium, Group Exhibition
November – AVA Absolut Secret 10 – Absolut Finale
December – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Wavesacpes, Group Exhibition
December – KIZO Art Gallery, Kwazulu Natal, Durban, Solo
December – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Richard Scott invites Gavin Rain to exhibit with him
December – 34LONG, Cape Town, group exhibition, East West

2006

January – Worldart, Hamilton Russell, Hermanus, Solo
February – Rossouw Gallery, Cape Town, An Evening of Erotica, Group Exhibition
April – Hout Bay Gallery, Solo
March – 34LONG, Cape Town, group exhibition, Metal
July – CTICC, Solo, Supermodel 2006
August – KIZO Art Gallery, Aston Martin Exhibitionroom, Sandton, Group Exhibition
August – KIZO Art Gallery, Decorex, Johannesburg, Group Exhibition
October – Moving Gallery, Leuven, Belgium, Speechless, Group Exhibition
December – KIZO Art Gallery, Kwazulu Natal, Durban, Group Exhibition
December – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Wavesacpes, Group Exhibition

2007

January – Worldart, Cape Town, Solo
February – Kizo Art Gallery, Durban, Homemakers, Group Exhibition
February – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Wavesacpes, Group Exhibition
March – Marlies Dekkers, Amsterdam, Open Closed
April – Worldart, Johannesburg, Solo
April – Kizo Art Gallery, Decorex, Cape Town, Group Exhibition
April – Cape Town School of Photography, Group Exhibition
May – Winchester Mansions, Cape Town, Solo
May – Rust-en-Vrede, Durbanville, Solo
June – Worldart, Cape Town, Beauty and the Beasts, solo
August – Kizo Art Gallery, Decorex JHB Galagher, AffordArt
August – Kizo Art Gallery, Cape Town, Homemakers, Group Exhibition
August – Kizo Art Gallery, Durban, Homemakers, Group Exhibition
September – Paarl, Cultivaria, Die voël met die af vlerk, Group Exhibition
September – Kizo, Durban The Heritage Exhibition, Group Exhibition
October – Kizo Art Gallery, Heritage, Group Exhibition
October – Kizo Art Gallery, Glamour Aid, Group Exhibition
November – Hawaan Evening, Durban, Group Exhibition
November – Kizo Art Gallery, Durban, Umdwebo Festival, Group Exhibition

2008

January – Worldart, Cape Town, Solo
January – Kizo Art Gallery, Durban, Oubaai, Group Exhibition
February – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Wavescapes, Group Exhibition
February – Sexpo, Durban, Group Exhibition
March – Demelza Prettejohn, England, Affordable Art Fair, London
March – Worldart, Cape Town, Solo, Hypnotized
March – Peacock Gallery, Franschhoek, Solo Cottage Fromage
April – Kizo, Durban, Erotica, Group Exhibition
May – Demelza Prettejohn, England, Bristol Art Fair, Bristol
May – Kizo, Durban, Ready Made, Group Exhibition
July – Stephen Falcke, Decorex, Johannesburg
August – Watercomfort, Johannesburg, Solo
September – Kizo, Durban, The Heritage Exhibition, Group Exhibition
October – Demelza Prettejohn, England, Manchester Art Fair, Manchester
November – Watercomfort, Johannesburg, Solo, VISI magazine
November – Die Meul, Philadelphia, Cape Town, One day only art splash, Group Exhibition

2009

February – Luca Carniato, Treviso, Italy, The South African Wave, Solo Exhibition
February – Lisa King, Cape Town, Group Exhibition
March – Peacock Gallery, Franschhoek, Solo Cottage Fromage, Solo Exhibition
March – Luca Carniato, Treviso, Italy, Gas Clothing Store Instore, Group Exhibition
March – Carniato, Treviso, Italy, Piola Instore, Solo Exhibition
March – Demelza Prettejohn, England, Affordable Art Fair, London
April – Imbizo Gallery, Balito, Landscapes and Trees, Group Exhibition
April – Lisa King, Cape Town, Art on the Piazza, Group Exhibition
May – Sexpo, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Solo Exhibition
May – Imbizo Gallery, Balito, Heritage Art Exhibition, Group Exhibition
June – The Ars Italica Gallery, Milan, The South African Wave Exhibition, Group Exhibition
June – POP Chicago Gallery, Chicago, America, Group Exhibition
September – Walker Bay, Hermanus, Spring Exhibition, Group Exhibition
November – Lisa King, Cape Town, Group Exhibition

2010

March – Imbizo Gallery, Balito, Shapes and Scapes, Group Exhibition
March – Demelza Prettejohn, England, Affordable Art Fair, London
March – Miart, Luca Carniato, Milan, Italy, Group Exhibition
December – Felix Pakhuis, Antwerp, Belgium, Solo Exhibition

2011

January – La Modella Nel Ritratto Contemporaneo, Italy, Group Show
March – Demelza Prettejohn, England, Affordable Art Fair, London

2017

November – ART-Gallery.be, Knokke, Belgium

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