James Beale (artist)

James Beale
RE RWA
Born1948 (age 76–77)
England
EducationGloucestershire College of Art & Design; Chelsea School of Art
Known forPrintmaking, painting
ChildrenJonathan Beale
ElectedRoyal West of England Academy; Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
Websitehttps://www.jamesbeale.com/

James Beale RE RWA (born 1948) is a British printmaker and painter, known for his work in etching, aquatint, and other intaglio processes. He is a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and an Academician of the Royal West of England Academy.[1] Beale has received several national printmaking awards (including Windsor & Newton Outstanding Printmaker Award (1985) and Taylor Space Brothers Printmaking Award (1997)) and his work has been exhibited widely in the United Kingdom and abroad.[2]

Exhibitions

  • Solo exhibitions include Gallery 24 (Dorset, 1972); Stockwood Art Centre (Bristol, 1974); Park Gallery (Cheltenham, 1987); Selly Manor Museum (Birmingham, 1994).[3]
  • Group exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Arts (London) and Ashmolean Museum (Oxford).

Collections

His works are held in public and private collections in the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Japan, the United States, and Australia, including the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace.[4]

References

  1. ^ "James Beale – RWA Academician page". rwa.org.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  2. ^ "About – James Beale". jamesbeale.com. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. ^ "About – James Beale". jamesbeale.com. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  4. ^ "About – James Beale". jamesbeale.com. Retrieved 12 November 2025.