Ron Dutton's Medallions (A Ceolfrith Gallery Torung Exhibition, 1980)

RON DUTTON Born: Studied: Taught: Nantwich, Cheshire, 1935 Department of Fine Art, King’s College, University of Durham. Principal Lecturer in Sculpture at Wolverhampton Polytechnic since 1964. Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions 1974 ‘Pictures for Schools’, Cardiff, National Gallery of Wales Tib Lane Gallery, Manchester 1977 Crane Kalman Gallery, London Galerie ‘De Beerenburght’, Holland Portal Gallery, London ‘International Exhibition of Medallic Art’, Budapest, Hungary FIDEM Exhibition of Medallic Art, Lisbon, Portugal ‘The Medal — Mirror of History’, British Museum GROUP EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE: ‘Form & Image’, Leeds University 1966 ‘Structure 66’, Welsh Arts Council, Cardiff 1966 Arts Council Touring Exhibition 1967 ‘Sculpture in the Open’, Leicester University Arts Festival 1969 Arts Council ‘Play Orbit’, I.C.A. London 1969 -70 Toys for the Handicapped Child’, Royal College of Art 1971 Touring Exhibition of the above 1972 1974 &75 1977 &78 1977 1977 1977 1977 1979 1979 ONE MAN EXHIBITIONS: Laing Art Gallery & Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne 1964 &66 Molton Gallery, London 1964 Ikon Gallery, Birmingham 1966 Keele University 1966 Wolverhampton Art Gallery 1975 Oxford Gallery, Oxford 1975 Hereford City Art Gallery 1976 Stafford Art Gallery 1977 Usher Gallery, Lincoln 1977 Wolverhampton Art Gallery 1978 Work in Public and Private collections in Britain, Norway, Holland, France, Germany, Portugal and America. Also work in the collection of H.M. The Queen Mother. Awarded Royal Society of Arts Travel Grant to study the Medal Guild of Finland, 1979. Medallion Commissions have been carried out for the following: Liberal Party Centenary Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Staffordshire Iron and Steel Institute St.John’s Church, Wolverhampton Hereford Cathedral Founding and Royal Maundy Ceremony The Black Country Museum Crewe and Alsager College Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council Toye, Kenning & Spencer B.A. Seaby, Ltd. Le Club Français de la Medaille The Royal Mint The British Museum Bibliography: Craft Magazine, January 1978 — ‘Cast Images’ — Ron Dutton “Coin” October 1979 “Coins and Medals” Christmas 1979 — ‘Sculptor and Medallist’ — James Watson “The Art of The Medal” — British Museum Publications — Mark Jones A Ceolfrith Gallery Touring Exhibition

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