Aubrey John Penny, British painter, sculptor. Recipient awards, including Selectionne, International de Deauville, France, 1 972. Member University of California at Los Angeles Art Council, since 1956. Member American Society Aesthetics, Los Angeles Institute Contemporary Art (Gold Seal award 1981), Contemporary Art Society of Tate Gallery.
Background
Penny, Aubrey John was born on July 30, 1917 in London. Son of Samuel Arthur Duncan and Edith May (Payne) P. Bachelor of Arts in ArtHistory and Application, University of California at Los Angeles, 1953, Master of Arts in Art, 1955. Partner Penny Brothers, London and Los Angeles, since 1934.
Education
Owner, operator Penny Studio, Los Angeles, since 1955, Penny Fine Art, Los Angeles, since 1979, Geneva, since 1973. One-man shows University of California at Los Angeles, 1955, Mount San Jacinto College, California, 1972, 82. Group shows include Los Angeles County Museum, 1955, 56, 57, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, 1957, Pennsylvania Academy, 1959, Madison Gallery, New York City, 1962, International Art Festival Los Angeles, 1965, Palmer Gallery Los Angeles, 1967, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Rome, 1972, Chautauqua, New York, 1978, Los Angeles Institute Contemporary Art, 1981.
Represented in permanent collections Edward Dean Museum, Cherry Valley, California, Mount San Jacinto College.
Career
Partner Penny Brothers, London, Los Angeles, from 1934. Owner, operator Penny Studio, Los Angeles, since 1955, Penny Fine Art, Los Angeles, since 1979, Geneva, since 1973.
Membership
Member University of California at Los Angeles Art Council, since 1956. Member American Society Aesthetics, Los Angeles Institute Contemporary Art (Gold Seal award 1981), Contemporary Art Society of Tate Gallery.