Frederick Cuming RA (1930 - 2022)
Fred Cuming studied at Sidcup School of Art from 1945 to 1949 and, having completed his National Service, went on to study at the Royal College of Art from 1951 to 1955, where he gained a Rome Scholarship and an Abbey Minor Scholarship.
Cuming’s first solo show was held in 1978 at the Thackeray Gallery, London. Since then he continued to exhibit regularly in solo shows throughout the UK and more recently in the United States. His work has also been included in many group exhibitions since 1953. In 2001 he was given the honour of being the featured artist in the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition, with an entire gallery within the show dedicated to his work.
Among Cuming’s many awards are the Grand Prix Fine Art (1977), the Royal Academy’s House & Garden Award and the Sir Brinsley Ford Prize (New English Art Club, 1986). His work is held in private collections throughout the world.
Cuming was elected Royal Academician in 1974 (ARA 1969). He was also a Member of the New English Art Club and an Associate of the Royal College of Art. He lived and worked in East Sussex.
Profile
Born: 16 February 1930 in London, England, United Kingdom
Died: 12 June 2022
Nationality: British
Elected ARA: 25 April 1969
Elected RA: 12 February 1974
Elected Senior RA: 1 October 2005
Gender: Male
Preferred media: Painting
Works by Frederick Cuming in the RA Collection
3 results
Works associated with Frederick Cuming in the RA Collection
1 results
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I am not interested in pure representation. My work is about responses to the moods and atmospheres.
Fred Cuming RA
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Gallery
![Fred Cuming RA, Winter Sun]()
Fred Cuming RA, Winter Sun.
![Fred Cuming RA, Winter Landscape II]()
Fred Cuming RA, Winter Landscape II.
![Fred Cuming RA, Winter-floweing Jasmine and Prunus]()
Fred Cuming RA, Winter-floweing Jasmine and Prunus.
![Fred Cuming RA, The Freeze]()
Fred Cuming RA, The Freeze.
![Fred Cuming RA, Poppies, Angel of the South]()
Fred Cuming RA, Poppies, Angel of the South.
![Fred Cuming RA, Will O' the Wisp]()
Fred Cuming RA, Will O' the Wisp.
![Fred Cuming RA, Fowey Harbour]()
Fred Cuming RA, Fowey Harbour.
![Fred Cuming RA, Shirley Valentine Greek Island]()
Fred Cuming RA, Shirley Valentine Greek Island.
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![Fred Cuming RA, Hastings Pier]()
Fred Cuming RA , Hastings Pier .
30.5 x 36 cm. Image courtesy Adam Gallery.
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![Fred Cuming RA, October Beach Camber]()
Fred Cuming RA, October Beach Camber.
![Fred Cuming RA, Flower Piece and Window]()
Fred Cuming RA, Flower Piece and Window.
![Fred Cuming RA, Shirley Valentine Greek Island]()
Fred Cuming RA, Shirley Valentine Greek Island.
![Frederick Cuming RA, The Angel of the South, Dungeness]()
Frederick Cuming RA, The Angel of the South, Dungeness.
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Selected CV
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Recent solo exhibitions
2016 Adam Gallery, Bath
2014 Adam Gallery, Bath
2013 Adam Gallery, London and Bath
2012 Brian Sinfield Gallery, Oxfordshire
2011 Thompson’s Gallery
2010 Adam Gallery, London
2009 Brian Sinfield Gallery, Oxfordshire
Thompson’s Gallery, London
2008 Adam Gallery, London and Bath
2006 Adam Gallery, London and Bath
Thompson’s Gallery, London
2002 Alresford Gallery, Alresford
2001 City Gallery, London
Adam Gallery, Bath
Neville Gallery, Canterbury
Alresford Gallery, Alresford, Hampshire
2000 New Grafton Gallery, London
1999 Barneys Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
City Gallery, London
Neville Gallery, Canterbury
Alresford Gallery, Alresford, Hampshire
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Selected Collections
University of Kent
National Portrait Gallery
Shell
Stormont Gallery, Rye
Bradford and Scunthorpe Museum
Brighton and Hove Museum
Canterbury Museum
Carlisle Museum and Art Gallery
Chantrey Bequest
Department of the Environment
Eastbourne Towner Gallery
Farendon Trust
Folkestone New Metropole Arts Centre
Kendall Museum
Maidstone Museum
Ministry of Works
Monte Carlo Museum
National Museum of Wales
Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Southend Museum
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![Fred Cuming RA, Lagoon Venice]()
Art Sales at the RA
Lagoon, Venice
This screenprint by Fred Cuming offers a calm vista of the Venetian Lagoon, and forms part of a selection of Italian landscapes.
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![Fred Cuming RA: Another Figure in the Landscape]()
Fred Cuming RA: Another Figure in the Landscape
Fred Cuming RA is considered one of the finest landscape painters of his generation. Obsessed with capturing colour and light, Cuming’s work expresses a dreamlike quality which transports the reader into his evocative world.
This fantastic volume contains over 150 colour illustrations and a fascinating introduction by Richard Holmes, as well as text by Cuming himself on his ideas and working practices.
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