Austin Cole RBA
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Statement
Cole is an artist printmaker, holding membership with the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) and the Society of Graphic Fine Art (ASGFA). He has exhibited at the Royal Academy of Art summer exhibition on three occasions; The Discerning Eye; The Courtauld Institute, and other venues in London; in Bath, and other cities around the UK. He have won the Artichoke Studio Prize on two occasions, and the Arts Club Mayfair Prize at the RBA 2012 annual exhibition.
Bio
Born in Pembrokeshire, Cole moved to London to study at the Sir John Cass School of Art (also known as the Metropolitan University), The City Lit, The Slade School of Fine Art, and at Morley College. He uses these settings as the primary focus in work, shifting between London's urban landscape and Wales' coastal scenes.
Memberships
In 2011, Cole was elected member of the Royal Society of British Artists, and later a member of the Society of Graphic Fine Arts in 2014. As of 2021, he also possesses membership to the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers, the Royal Cambrian Art Society, and Chelsea Art Society.
Exhibitions
He has bveen featured in several shows and galleries around the UK, from the Royal Academy and The Royal College of Art, to The Discerning Eye, The Courtauld Institute, and The Bankside Gallery.