Background
STEPHENSON, James Ian Love was born on January 11, 1934. Son of James Stephenson and May Stephenson (née Emery).
STEPHENSON, James Ian Love was born on January 11, 1934. Son of James Stephenson and May Stephenson (née Emery).
King Edward VII School of Art, King"s College, University of Durham.
London, Amsterdam, Lugano, Paris, Berlin, Antwerp, Milan, Washington, Geneva, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong et cetera; work in many collections, including: Arts Council of Great Britain, British Council, Birmingham and Bristol City Art Galleries, Boite Postale Chemicals & Company, Contemporary Art Society, The Economist Newspaper, Granada television, Gulbenkian Foundation, Hatton Gallery, Leeds City Art Gallery, Madison Art Center, Marzotto Roma, National Westminster Bank, Northern Arts Association, Nuffield Foundation, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Stuyvesant Foundation, Sunderland Art Gallery, Tate Gallery, Unilever Limited., V&A Museum, Victorian National Gallery, Welsh National Museum, Whitworth Art Gallery; prizes include: Junior. Section, Moores Exhibition, Liverpool 1957, European Selection, Premio Marzotto, Valdagno 1964, First, Northern Painters’ Exhibition 1966.Lecturer, Polytechnic School of Art, London 1959-1962. Visiting Painter, Chelsea School of Art 1959-1966. Director Foundation Studies, Department, of Fine Art, University of Newcastle 1966-1970.
Director Master of Arts Postgraduate
Painting, Chelsea School of Art 1970-1989. President Sunderland Arts Centre since 1982, Boise Scholarship Committee 1983.
Examiner Edinburgh Art College since 1989. Juror numerous competitions.
Visual Arts Panel, Northern Arts Association, Newcastle 1967-1970, Fine Ait Panel, NCDAD 1972-1974, Permanent Committee, New Contemporary Association 1973-1975, Fine Art Board, Council for National Academic Awards 1974-1975, Advisory Committee, National Exhibition of Children’s Art, Manchester since 1975, Working Party, Resident Advisor Jubilee Exhibition 1976-1977, Selection Committee, Arts Council Awards 1977-1978. Accademia Italia since 1980, Mark Twain Society since 1978.
Married Kate Brown in 1959.