Henry Mundy b. 1919 (BAA 1958-66) Born in Birkenhead. 1933-37 Laird School of Art, Birkenhead. 1946-50 Camberwell School of Art. 1951-58 worked AIA Gallery, shared post with Gillian Ayres whom he later married. 1957 first one-man exhibition Gallery One. Introduced to Clifford Ellis by Adrian Heath; began to teach BAA 1958, part-time travelling from London two days a week; took Saturday morning life classes. 1960 first of several one-man exhibitions, Hanover Gallery; 1961 received first prize, Carnegie International Exhibition and first prize John Moore’s Liverpool exhibition; 1963 exhibited in major group exhibitions including British Painting in The Sixties, Tate Gallery; 1964 Painting and Sculpture of a Decade 54-64, Tate Gallery and Internationale der Zeichnung, Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt. Taught St Martin’s School of Art from 1966-c.84. 1972 one-man exhibition Kasmin; 1975 received Abbey Major Award; 1977 British Painting 1952-77, Royal Academy; 1980 mixed exhibition Serpentine Gallery (Arts Council). 80 CompositIon 1962 oil on paper 22 x 29¼ inches signed and dated Exh: Henry Mundy Paintings, Gouaches. Hanover Gallery, June 1962 (21-27) Collection: The Arts Council of Great Britain 81 Composition 123 1963 oil and collage on paper 14¼ x 19¼ inches signed Exh: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, Hanover Gallery, March-April 1963; Internationale der Zeichnung, Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, September-November 1964 (illustrated p 176) 82 Untitled 1963 collage and gouache 17 x 22 inches signed 83 SB 1963 oil and charcoal on paper 22 x 30 inches signed Exh: Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Hanover Gallery, March-April 1963; Internationale der Zeichnung Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, September-November 1964 (illustrated p 177)