1944 Born Devon England
1963 - 1964 Dartington Schol of Art
1964 - 1968 Slade School of Fine Art London
1968 onwards: Established Studio Prints Etching Workshop London
Currently working with Auerbach,Conroy, Freud and Celia Paul.
Teaching part-time at Morley College London. Continues to make mezzotints and also working on digital images using computer manipulation
INTERNATIONAL PRINT EXHIBITIONS, BIENALES & TRIENNALES
2008, 2006, 2002, 1998, 1989, 1987, 1985, 1983, 1981: Biennale Petit Format du papier, Couvin and Brussels
2007 Guanlan Biennale China
2004 Festival de le gravure Diekirch, Luxembourg
2003 Praha Triennale
1997, 1982, 1976: 14th International Triennal of Graphic Prints Grenchen, Switzerland
1996 4th Biennale of graphic Art Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1996,1994,1991, 1989: Male Formy Grafiki Lodz ,Poland
1996 4th International Biennal of Miniature Art, Yugoslavia
1996 International Worldwide Print exhibition Portland Art Museum U.S.A.
1994, 1988:1st & 3rd Triennale Mondiale d'Estampes Petit Format, Chamalieres
France
1991 2nd Bharat Bavan International Biennale of Prints, India
1990 Interprint Lviv, Ukraine
1989 Bapha Print Biennale Varia, Bulgaria
1989 L'Europe des Graveurs Grenoble, France
1989, 1978, 1976, 1974: International Graphic Biennale/Triennale Fredrikstad,
Norway
1988 ‘Miniature 4' International Print Exhibition, Fredrikstad, Norway
1986, 1984, 1980, 1978, 1976: International Biennale Krakow, Poland
1986, 1984, 1980, 1978, 1976: International Biennale Katowice, Poland
1984 Prize-winners Exhibition Krakow, Poland
1984 2nd Triennale dell'Incisione Venice, Italy
1984 Philadelphia International Mezzotint Exhibition, U.S.A.
1983 International Mezzotint Exhibition San Francisco, U.S.A.
1982 Ibiza Graphica Ibiza
1982, 1979, 1976, 1972: Bradford Biennale England
1981 Graphics Creativa Museum of Central Finland,Jyvaskyia
1981 2nd Biennale of European Graphic Art Baden-Baden Heidelberg, West
Germany
1980, 1978, 1976, 1974: International Biennale Frechen, West Germany
1980, 1978 Print Biennale Listowel, Ireland
1980 3rd Biennale Internationale de la Gravure de Bon Secours, Belgium
1980 Leading Contemporary Prints Galery S65 Alst Belgium
1979, 1977, 1975: International Biennale Ljubliana, Yugoslavia
1978 International Print Biennale Angouleme, France
1978,1976: International Print Biennale Mulhouse,France
1977 Miami Graphics Biennale, U.S.A.
1977 Figura 2 Liepzig international Book Fair Germany
1976 Internation Biennale Biella, Italy
INTERNATIONAL DRAWING EXHIBITIONS
1978 Christchurch, New Zealand
1979 ‘Multiples' Tours Museum, France
IMPORTANT GROUP EXHIBITIONS OF PRINTS AND DRAWINGS
2004 Morley Gallery London
2003 Morley gallery London
2002 Two-man studio show London
1999 Morley Gallery London
1997 Three-man show Morley Gallery London
1996 New Academy Gallery London
'Mezzotint Art of darkness' New Orleans Museum of Art USA
1994 1+1 Morley Gallery London
Adair Margo Gallery U S A
1989 Morley Printmakers, Morley Gallery London
1988 Royal AcademyLondon
Atelier Nordstrand Oslo, Norway
1987 AD87 at the Barbican Gallery London
Royal Academy London
9th Solihull Autumn Exhibition West Midlands
1985 AD85 at the Barbican Gallery London
Modern Mezzotints C.C.A. Galleries London
L'Ongle Aigu Brussels, Belgium
Camden Workshops - an Historical Survey Camden Arts Centre London
1984 Press Papier 84 ‘Estampe du Rhin' Strasbourg
International Contemporary Mezzotints Oxford Gallery Oxford
1982 Contemporary Drawings and Watercolours, Curwen Gallery London
1981 ‘Summer reflections' Thumb Gallery London
1980 ‘Les Metarealistes'Galerie Bellint Paris France
Painter-etchers gallery London
Minsky's Gallery London
Maitres de la Maniere Noire Kunstforum Schelderode,Belgium
1979 ‘Back to Black'II Thumb Gallery London
‘Sweeties' Curwen Gallery London
‘The printed image' Waddington Gallery London
1978 ‘The mechanized image' Arts Council Travelling Exhibition
Century Gallery Thameside London
1977
Paperworks gallery Toronto Canada
Gallery Deux Tetes Toronto Canada
Editions Gallery Melbourne Australia
Prouds Gallery Sydney Australia
Art Curail Paris France
1976 ‘Craven Images' Thumb Gallery London
Jordan Gallery London
Gardnor Centre Brighton
1975 ‘Back to Black' Mezzotint Exhibition Thumb Gallery London
Three Dimensions Gallery Berkeley Californi
1974 ‘Leading Contemporary Prints' Chelsea Gallery London
Focus Gallery Nottingham
1973 ‘Young Generation' British Arts Council Exhibition Norkoping Musem Sweden
‘Cambridge Print Editions Cambridge
1970 Studio Prints Gallery
ONE MAN SHOWS
1988 Skiens Kunstforening Skiens Norway
1983 L'Ongle Aigu Brussels Belgium
1980 Oxford Gallery Oxford
1979 Minsky's Gallery London
1978 Gallery 89 Avallon France
1977 Trudstolpegard Gallery Sakskobing Denmark
Oxford Gallery Oxford
1976 Paperworks Gallery Vancouver Canada
Collectors Gallery Athens Greece
1975 Curwen Gallery London
1969 Edinburgh Festival King's Theatre
COLLECTIONS
Great Britain: British Museum London; British Arts Council London; Victoria and Albert Museum London; Ashmolean Museum Oxford; Bedford County Council; Plymouth City Art Gallery and Museum; Aberdeen Art Galleries and Museums.
France: Bibliotheque Nationale Paris; Ministry of Culture Paris
Belgium: Cabinet d'Estampes Bibliotheque Royal, Brussels
Norway: Museum of Contemporary Graphic Art, Fredrikstad
Poland: National Museums of Lodz, Poznan, Krakow and Warsaw
PRIZES
2003 Grand Prize Gold medal Praha Triennale of prints
1989: Chosen to represent Great Britain at a Printmaking Symposium in Oslo,Norway at Atelier Nord
1978 2nd Prize Angouleme France; 3rd Prize Krakow Poland
1976 6th Prize Grenchen Switzerland
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1980 Collecting Original Prints by Rosemary Simmons published by Christie's International Collectors series.
1978 ‘The mechanised image' An historical perspective on 20th century prints by Pat Gilmour, published by the Arts Council of Gt. Britain