Jake attree biography

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Jake Attree was born in York in 1950.

Born in York, where he first studied painting, Jake Attree graduated from Liverpool College of Art and the Royal Academy Schools.

Born in York in , Jake Attree now lives and works in West Yorkshire, based at a studio in a mill complex in Dean Clough, Halifax.

Jake Attree was born in York in , studying at York school of Art from until , then from to Jake attended Liverpool College of Art and subsequently attended The Royal Academy, London, from until , being awarded the Creswick Landscape Prize, The Landseer Figurative Prize and the Bronze.

Celebrated for his evocation of cities and landscapes, Jake Attree makes solid the airy castles of inspiration in paintings of rare integrity and depth.

Jake Attree was born in York in He attended The Royal Academy between 19where he was awarded the Creswick Landscape Prize.

He attended The Royal Academy between 1974 and 1977 where he was awarded the Creswick Landscape Prize, The Landseer Figurative Prize and the Bronze Turner Medal. This was preceded by three years at Liverpool College of Art and 2 at the York School of Art.

Jake has  been represented by Messums of Cork St, Mayfair for many years. He has had solo and mixed shows at Messums, Thackeray Gallery, Cadogan Contemporary, New Grafton Gallery, and The Serpentine, amongst many others and has toured with the British Arts Council as well as being held in numerous City Galleries both in the UK and internationally.

He is held in private collections in Great Britain, USA, Australia, Austria, Brazil, France, Italy, Germany and Sweden.

Films:

‘New York and the Gloomy Day’. To view a short film of Jake talking about his time in New York, the renaissance and other artistic influences please click here:

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