Roderick Newlands

Born Aberdeen, Scotland.

Roderick. K. Newlands graduated from the ‘Royal College of Art’ in 1978 and has been practicing as a professional artist since 1974. In 1979 Newlands was awarded a fellowship to ‘Cheltenham College of Art.’ Newlands exhibits both nationally and internationally and has exhibited at the Royal Summer Academy shows and Royal Scottish Academy exhibitions on a number of occasions. Newlands has won two major awards from the Royal Scottish Academy. He was based in Norfolk from 1980 lecturing at both Yarmouth and Norwich Schools of art. He was course leader and tutor of the Foundation studies course at ‘Norwich School of art and design’ between 1989 and 2006. Newlands developed a series of works in response to the island of Cyprus for the 'Paphos European Capital of Culture 2017' and he continues to exhibit internationally.

1975- 1978 MA Fine Art, The Royal College of Art, (RCA) London
1971- 1975 Diploma in Art, (drawing and painting) Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen.
1970- 1971 BDS Diploma, (Design and interior design) Aberdeen College of Commerce.
1965- 1970 Aberdeen Grammar School for Boys.

Exhibitions (all exhibitions are selected shows.)

2018 RCA Secret 2018, Darwin building, The Royal College of Art, London

2015 RCA Secret 2015, Dyson Gallery, The Royal College of Art, London

2011 Romantic Cyprus, The University of Northampton Art Gallery, Northampton, England

Reactions, CCA Gallery, Cyprus College of Art, Cyprus (Two person exhibition)

Winter Show, CCA Gallery, Cyprus College of Art, Cyprus.

2010 Seductive perspectives, Art1821, Norwich, Norfolk, England (Two person show)

2009 AA2A Show, Mandell’s gallery, Norwich, Norfolk, England (invited artist)

RCA Secret 09, Gulbenkian gallery, The Royal College of Art, London

2006 RCA Secret 06, Gulbenkian gallery, The Royal College of Art, London

2005 Landscape 200, Norwich Castle Museum, Norwich, Norfolk, England

2004 RCA Secret 04, Gulbenkian gallery, The Royal College of Art, London

2003 RCA Secret 03, Gulbenkian gallery, The Royal College of Art, London

2000 Royal Academy Summer Show, (accepted) London

FAB 4, Pickers gallery, Kingston, London

1998 FAB3, Pickers gallery, Kingston, London

1995 Annual Open, Norwich Castle Museum, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Norwich Twenties, Gt. Y...