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Paul Hipkiss

Paul Hipkiss was trained at Stourbridge College of Art between 1955 and 1960 and there obtained his National Diploma in Design in Ceramics and Lithography. He began teaching in 1960, and from 1972 to 2000 headed the Art Department at Shenley Court School, Birmingham.

Paul's artistic career has taken several turns; after training, he produced ceramics for some fifteen years from his home studio. In the early 1970s he was a regular exhibitor in the Winter Salon at the RBSA galleries. He became increasingly interested in photography and the graphic aspects of art, a key experience being his attending a print weekend at Westhill College, where Michael Rothenstein gave a lecture and demonstration. Shortly after this Paul produced his first woodcut, an experience that convinced him that print was to become his preferred medium. In the last few years, Paul has been experimenting with collagraph techniques and with combining different print methods within a single image.

Paul has shown his work regularly at the RBSA galleries, and in 2005 was awarded the £250 Addenda prize at the RBSA Prize exhibition. A member of the Birmingham Art Circle, The Easel Club and the Dudley Society of Artists, in 2001 Paul became the Honorary Curator of the RBSA gallery.

Paul Hipkiss was elected a Member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 2000.

Paul Hipkiss Facade, Rouen Cathedral (collagraph)

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