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Published on: 1/1/2007
Last Visited: 3/27/2007
Lionel Playford has been a professional artist since 1991.Prior to that he worked as a naval architect and shipbuilder before studying Art & Design and then Fine Art at degree level.He did a Masters degree in Fine Art at Newcastle University in 1997-99.He exhibits his drawings and paintings regularly in the north east of England and has shown work in many exhibitions further afield, including London, Edinburgh, Ireland and the USA.He has worked as an art facilitator in community and schools arts projects over many years and has done a number of artist in residence projects for organisations in the north east since 1992.In 2000-2001 he was artist in residence for two projects for the national Year of the Artist programme.Lionel has many paintings in public, corporate and private collections.He has been teaching and demonstrating painting and drawing for adults since 1992 and this continues to be an important element of his development as an artist.