Tim Gustard is an English

English people

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 painter

Painting

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. He was educated at the Stoke-on-Trent College of Art

Stoke-on-Trent College of Art

The Stoke-on-Trent Regional College of Art was one of three colleges that were merged in 1971 to form North Staffordshire Polytechnic...

. He is paints acutely observed still life paintings in acrylic on paper. He began painting at an early age under the tuition of his father Reg. After gaining his degree in painting at the Stoke-on-Trent College of Art under Arthur Berry

Arthur Berry

Arthur Berry was an English playwright, poet, teacher and artist, born in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent.Berry was the son of a publican and grew up during the Depression. At the age of 14 he enrolled at Burslem School of Art...

 and a period working in industry, he turned full time professional in 1994. His other interests include angling on which subject he writes for a local publication.

Early life and family

Born in Louth, Lincolnshire

Louth, Lincolnshire

Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...

, England

England

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 in 1954. He attended the King Edward VI Grammar school

King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth

King Edward VI Grammar School is one of many Grammar schools in the United Kingdom.-Admissions:Students who wish to attend the school must take and pass a test called the Eleven Plus. It is situated in Louth, which is a small market town in Lincolnshire...

 in Louth and took a foundation course at Trent Polytechnic

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University is a public teaching and research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as a new university in 1992 from the existing Trent Polytechnic , however it can trace its roots back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design...

 in Nottingham in the early 1970s before gaining a Fine Art degree from North Staffs Polytechnic

Staffordshire University

Staffordshire University is a university with its main campus based in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and with other campuses in Stafford, Lichfield and Shrewsbury.- History :...

 at the Stoke-on-Trent College of Art in Burslem.

He is now based in Cumbria.

Early career

His early works were of corners of the landscape and urban observations exhibiting at the RA for the first time in 1981, then the ROI in 1983 where he was a finalist in the young painter of the year award. In 1987 he exhibited for the first time at the Scottish Royal Academy and did so for ten years during which time he began exhibiting regularly at several Scottish galleries and a couple in England.

Later career

In 1989 he started painting still lifes. In 1985 he showed at the Sabin Gallery, London. His work is now only available from Beckstones Art Gallery, Greystoke, Cumbria and Jack Fine Art Beckenham, Kent.

Solo exhibitions

• John Noott, Broadway 1999
• Frank T Sabin, Mayfair 2000
• John Noott, Broadway 2001
• Frank T Sabin, Mayfair 2001
• Beckstones Gallery, Greystoke 2002
• John Noott, Broadway 2003
• John Williams & son, Mayfair 2003 (sell out)
• Beckstones Gallery, Greystoke 2004. 50th birthday exhibition.
• John Noott, Broadway 2005
• Beckstones Gallery, Greystoke 2006
• John Noott, Broadway 2007
• Beckstones Gallery, Greystoke 2008
• John Noott, Broadway 2009
• Beckstones Gallery, Greystoke 2010 (sell out)

His works are in the collections of:

• Duchess of Buccleuch
• Miniature Art Society of Florida (M.A.S.F.) permanent collection
• Lord Hothfield
• Sir Sandy Crombie
• Rahul Khanna
  Rahul Khanna
  - Early life and background :Khanna was born and raised in Mumbai. His father is Bollywood matinee idol & politician, Vinod Khanna, and his younger brother is Bollywood actor, Akshaye Khanna....
  
  

Awards

• Finalist, Windsor and Newton young artist of the year award 1984 at the Mall Gallery
• M.A.S.F. First Place Award (Acrylic section) 1994,99
• M.A.S.F. First Place Award (Still life section) 1996,97
• M.A.S.F. Purchase Award 1996
• M.A.S.F. The June and Ben Gelbart Award 1998
• M.A.S.F. The Jane Blake memorial award for best traditional miniature 2001