Black History Month 2022/2023 - Sir Frank Bowling
Our Black History Month 2022/2023 persong for December Frank Bowling
Born in 1934 in Guyuna, South America, Bowling moved to London in 1953 aged 19. Studying alongside David Hockney, Derek Boshier, and Patrick Caulfield at the Royal College of Art, Bowling graduated in 1962 with a silver medal for painting.
Graduating at the height of the British Pop art movement, Bowling's early work demonstrated a heightened social and political engagement. These included figurative works drawn from from family images and magazines, such as Mirror (1964–6) and Untitled (Mother's House) (1966).