Tom Hammick Explained

Tom Hammick
Birth Name:Thomas Henry Heyman St. Vincent Hammick
Birth Date:6 September 1963
Birth Place:Tidworth, Wiltshire, England
Nationality:British
Education:West Downs School
Eton College
Art History and Medieval History The University of Manchester
BFA and an MA in Printmaking from Camberwell College of Art
Known For:Painting and Printmaking
Website:https://tomhammick.com

Thomas Henry Heyman St. Vincent Hammick (born 1963) is a painter, printmaker and former teacher working in London.[1] [2] [3] [4] He was Glyndebourne's Associate Artist during the 2021 and 2022 festivals.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Early life

Hammick's mother, Georgina Hammick (24 May 1939 – 8 January 2023), was a poet and novelist,[9] and his father, Major Charles Cyril Willmott Hammick (24 October 1927 – 1 February 1990), was a senior officer in the Grenadier Guards, Parachute Regiment and then the Trucial Oman Scouts, later becoming a bookseller.[10] They both founded Hammicks Bookshops in 1968 in Farnham, Surrey.[11] [12] [13]

Hammick's second great-grandfather was Sir St Vincent Love Hammick, 2nd Baronet (1806–1888) of the Hammick Baronetcy, of Cavendish Square, London. His great-grandfather was Sir Murray Love Hammick (11 May 18544 March 1936)

Hammick attended the preparatory school West Downs School in Winchester, followed by the elite private school Eton College in Berkshire alongside Jay Jopling, Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer and James Ogilvy.[14]

Hammick graduated with a degree in Art History and Medieval History from the University of Manchester (1982–85) and briefly worked as a Stonemason, initially a labourer on Salisbury Cathedral in 1985 followed by two years as a trainee builder with Ian Constantinides and his company St Blaise, in Dorset and Somerset.[15] He went back to study a BA Fine Art (1987–90) and an MA in Printmaking from Camberwell College of Art (1990–92).[16] Hammick was an exchange student with Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Canada in 1989.[17] [18] [19]

Career

Upon completing his masters study in 1992, Hammick was appointed acting head of painting and drawing at Eton College, where he would have his first solo exhibition the same year.[20] He then taught Fine Art (Painting and Printmaking) at Bucks Chilterns University College[21] from 1998 to 2005 and then Fine Art and Printmaking at The University of Brighton until 2019.[22] [23] He also taught Studio Painting for three summer terms at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design between 1998 and 2002.

In 2014, he was appointed by the English National Opera as the first artist-in-residence.[24] In 2015, artist Julian Bell wrote a book to survey the work of Hammick titled Tom Hammick Wall, Window, World published by Lund Humphries.[25] [26]

In 2017 he curated Towards Night, a major exhibition exploring the nocturnal through paintings, prints and drawings by over sixty artists at Towner Art Gallery.[27] [28] [29]

His works are held in many major public and private collections, including Eton College,[30] British Museum,[31] Victoria and Albert Museum,[32] Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Yale Center for British Art[33] and The Library of Congress,[34] Washington DC.[35]

His work has inspired fashion designers like Louisa Ballou[36] [37] and a collaboration on an exhibition at the London store of designer Paul Smith.[38]

Selected solo exhibitions

My Sister's Garden, Lyndsey Ingram Gallery, London, 2022[39] [40] [41]

Night Paintings and Woodcuts, Tayloe Piggott Gallery, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 2022[42] [43]

Nightfire, Lyndsey Ingram Gallery London, 2020[44] [45] [46] [47]

Lunar Voyage, United Kingdom, United States and Canada, 2017–2019.[48] [49] [50] [51] Art critic Donald Kuspit described it as "a series of seventeen exquisitely crafted, visionary woodcuts."[52]

Night Animals, New Paintings, Flowers Gallery, Cork Street, 2019[53] [54]

Night Sky, Flowers Gallery, Cork Street, London, 2013[55] [56] [57]

New Work, Eton College, Eton, 1992

Selected group exhibitions

The Moon, National Maritime Museum, London May 2019 to February 2020[58] [59] [60]

NHS at 70, Seven selected artists with Jeremy Deller, Peter Blake, Elizabeth Magill, Chris Orr, Mona Hartoum, David Mach.[61] [62] [63] [64]

Selected awards

In 2016 he was the recipient of the V&A Prize at the International Print Biennale, Newcastle.[65] [66]

Shortlisted for both the Daiwa Foundation Art Prize and The Threadneedle Prize, 2012.[67] [68]

Winner of Nexus Art on Transport Commission Prize, 2009[69]

The RA London Print Fair Prize, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 2005[70]

Jerwood Drawing Prize 2004, Prize-winner[71] [72] [73]

Selected publications

Hammick's woodcuts, made with wood gathered from Wordsworth's garden of Alfoxden,[74] were published alongside the text of author Adam Nicolson's book The Making of Poetry: Coleridge, the Wordsworths and Their Year of Marvels published by HarperCollins in 2019.[75] [76]

His artwork was on the cover of Granta 154: I've Been Away for a While.[77] [78]

Lunar Voyage, published by Flowers East, 2018[79] [80]

Nightfire by Tom Hammick published by Lyndsey Ingram, 2020[81]

References

  1. Web site: Lundy . Darryl . 2019 . A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe Person Page - 43024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240904113355/https://peerage.org.uk/codex/peerage-record-43024/#i430239 . 4 September 2024 . 4 September 2024 . British and European Nobility Register.
  2. Web site: 2016-10-12 . Painting through the night with Tom Hammick . 2023-03-01 . Apollo Magazine . en-US.
  3. Book: Hicks . Alistair . Art Works: British and German Contemporary Art 1960-2000 . Findlay . Mary . Hütte . Friedhelm . 2001 . Merrell Publishers . 978-1-85894-118-9 . en.
  4. Web site: Tom Hammick: The Painterly Printmaker – bridgeman blog . 2023-02-28 . blog.bridgemanimages.com . en.
  5. Web site: Tom Hammick . 2023-02-28 . Glyndebourne . en-US.
  6. News: Taysom . Nerissa . curator . House . Glyndebourne Opera . 2021-03-03 . The Great British Art Tour: Beethoven's Leonore battles the darkness for liberty and light . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-03-01 . 0261-3077.
  7. News: Cobley . Mike . 18 May 2021 . This Summer In Sussex Glyndebourne Exhibits Major New Work By Noted British Artist Tom Hammick . The Brighton Magazine .
  8. Web site: Maddocks . Fiona . Woodwork: how does it work? Blog Royal Academy of Arts . 2023-03-01 . www.royalacademy.org.uk.
  9. Web site: Georgina Hammick . Oxford Reference . en .
  10. Web site: From Menzies to Mega: the background to the deal . 2023-03-06 . The Bookseller . En.
  11. Book: Sage, Lorna . The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English . 1999-09-30 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-66813-2 . en.
  12. News: Hadley . Tessa . 2023-02-13 . Georgina Hammick obituary . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-02-28 . 0261-3077.
  13. Web site: Hammick, Georgina 1939- Encyclopedia.com . 2023-02-28 . www.encyclopedia.com.
  14. Web site: Robinson . Stephen . 7 February 2016 . Cutting the old school ties: why “people like us” are opting for state schools instead . https://web.archive.org/web/20240903161813/https://www.thetimes.com/article/cutting-the-old-school-ties-why-people-like-us-are-opting-for-state-schools-instead-sk089rw5c . 3 September 2024 . 3 September 2024 . The Sunday Times.
  15. News: Tom Hammick . 2023-03-06 . The Irish Times . en.
  16. Web site: Tom Hammick Biography . https://web.archive.org/web/20240903171101/http://www.advancedgraphics.co.uk/Biographies/Tom%20Hammick.pdf . 3 September 2024 . 3 September 2024 . Advanced Graphics London.
  17. Book: Printmaking Today . 2003 . Farrand Press . en.
  18. Book: Modern Painters . 1988 . Fine Art Journals, Limited . en.
  19. News: The art of speaking quietly . 2023-03-01 . The Irish Times . en.
  20. Web site: Hammick, Tom, b.1963 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240903170104/https://artuk.org/discover/artists/hammick-tom-b-1963 . 3 September 2024 . 3 September 2024 . Art UK.
  21. Web site: Tom Hammick - Biography . 2023-03-07 . Jenna Burlingham Gallery . en.
  22. Web site: New solo exhibition for Tom Hammick . 2023-03-01 . University of Brighton College of Arts and Humanities . en-gb.
  23. Web site: The Newfoundlands Series . 2023-02-28 . University of Brighton College of Arts and Humanities . en-gb.
  24. News: Campbell-Johnston . Rachel . How the opera helped create an aria of art for Tom Hammick . . en . 2023-03-01 . 0140-0460.
  25. Book: Bell, Julian . Tom Hammick: Wall, Window, World . 2015 . Lund Humphries . 978-1-84822-165-9 . en.
  26. Web site: MV . 2015-06-05 . Wall, Window, World » Articles, Arts . 2023-03-01 . Marshwood Vale Magazine . en-US.
  27. Web site: Primrose . Alice . This week: five top art shows to see Blog Royal Academy of Arts . 2023-03-01 . www.royalacademy.org.uk.
  28. Web site: Artdaily . Sixty artists explore the nocturnal at Towner Art Gallery . 2023-03-01 . artdaily.cc . English.
  29. Web site: Fisher . James . 2016-09-23 . Towards Night . 2023-03-01 . hammickeditions.com . en.
  30. Web site: CollectionsOnline Catalogue Hammick, Tom, 1963 - . https://web.archive.org/web/20240903163322/https://catalogue.etoncollege.com/name?id=AUTH59162 . 3 September 2024 . 3 September 2024 . Eton College.
  31. Web site: Collections Online British Museum . 2023-02-28 . www.britishmuseum.org.
  32. Web site: Museum . Victoria and Albert . Search Results V&A Explore the Collections . 2023-02-28 . Victoria and Albert Museum . en.
  33. Web site: Lido / etchings Tom Hammick ; poems Maureen Duffy. - YCBA Collections Search . 2023-03-02 . collections.britishart.yale.edu.
  34. Web site: Blood . Katherine . Research Guides: National Exhibition of Prints (1943–1977) at the Library of Congress: Background: Joseph Pennell & the Exhibition . 2023-02-28 . guides.loc.gov . en.
  35. Web site: Tom Hammick - Overview . 2023-02-28 . Candida Stevens . en.
  36. Web site: Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brands . 2023-03-01 . consent.yahoo.com.
  37. Web site: 2022-04-27 . The New Supers Will Be All Over Louisa Ballou's Colour-Drenched Summer Drop . 2023-03-01 . British Vogue . en-GB.
  38. Web site: ‘Miles To Go Before I Sleep’ by Tom Hammick . www.paulsmith.com . 2 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802150418/https://www.paulsmith.com/us/discover/stories/tom-hammick . 2023-08-02 . en . live.
  39. Web site: Tom Hammick 6 April - 6 May 2022 - Overview . 2023-02-28 . Lyndsey Ingram . en.
  40. Web site: Tom Hammick - My Sister's Garden . 2023-02-28 . Seb's Art List . en.
  41. News: 2022-04-25 . Baillie Gifford's Renaissance man . Financial Times . 2023-03-01.
  42. Web site: Plasse . Tibby . Galleries extend hours for Holiday Art Walk . 2023-03-07 . Jackson Hole News&Guide . en.
  43. Web site: Plasse . Tibby . 3 artists cross globe, genres at Tayloe Piggott Gallery . 2023-03-07 . Jackson Hole News&Guide . en.
  44. Web site: 2020-10-08 . Frieze week 2020: editors' picks . 2023-03-01 . Apollo Magazine . en-US.
  45. Web site: Lyndsey Ingram Announces Representation Of Celebrated British Artist Tom Hammick . 2023-03-01 . Auction Daily . en-US.
  46. Web site: Ingram . Lyndsey . London . Tom Hammick: Nightfire at Lyndsey Ingram . 2023-02-28 . en-US.
  47. Web site: Tom Hammick's exhibition Night Fire is currently showing at the Lyndsey Ingram Gallery, Mayfair . 2023-03-01 . www.torch.ox.ac.uk . en.
  48. Web site: Baker . R. C. . 2017-11-13 . Tom Hammick's Colorful Visions Send Viewers to the Moon . 2023-03-01 . The Village Voice.
  49. News: 2018-04-10 . Star Man: a lunar odyssey – in pictures . en-GB . the Guardian . 2023-03-01 . 0261-3077.
  50. Web site: Goldstein . Caroline . 2017-10-25 . 19 Things You Should See During New York Print Week 2017 . 2023-03-01 . Artnet News . en-US.
  51. Web site: Tom Hammick: The Making of Lunar Voyage . 2023-03-01 . Artsy . en.
  52. Web site: Kuspit . Donald . Donald Kuspit on Tom Hammick . 2023-03-07 . www.artforum.com . en-US.
  53. Web site: Tom Hammick: Night Animals Art in London . 2023-03-01 . Time Out London . en-GB.
  54. Web site: Tom Hammick Night Animals . 2023-02-28 . Flowers Gallery . en.
  55. Web site: Night Sky . 2023-03-01 . University of Brighton College of Arts and Humanities . en-gb.
  56. Web site: Night Sky by Tom Hammick . 2023-03-01 . www.frameweb.com . en.
  57. Web site: Life . Country . 2013-03-29 . See the finest art this April . 2023-03-01 . Country Life . en.
  58. News: 2019-07-18 . The Moon: a Celebration of Our Celestial Neighbour – in pictures . en-GB . the Guardian . 2023-03-01 . 0261-3077.
  59. Web site: 2019-07-18 . MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD CELEBRATE THE 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF APOLLO 11 THE UNTITLED MAGAZINE . 2023-02-28 . en-US.
  60. Web site: Paskett . Zoe . 2019-07-18 . 10 artworks that show humanity's fascination with the moon . 2023-03-01 . Evening Standard . en.
  61. Web site: 2018-07-04 . Prints by Peter Blake and Chris Orr celebrate 70 years of the NHS . 2023-03-01 . Design Week . en-UK.
  62. Web site: Print collection launched to celebrate 70 years of the NHS - Imperial Health Charity . 2023-03-01 . www.imperialcharity.org.uk.
  63. Web site: admin . 2018-07-05 . NHS 70th Anniversary Portfolio . 2023-03-01 . New Art Editions . en-US.
  64. Web site: updated . Michael Yeung last . 2018-07-04 . Artists celebrate 70 years of the NHS in Britain . 2023-03-01 . wallpaper.com . en.
  65. Web site: International Print Biennale: winners of 2016 Print Awards announced . 2023-03-01 . a-n The Artists Information Company . en-GB.
  66. Web site: 2017-03-14 . Tom Hammick, winner of the V&A Prize at the International Print Biennale, Newcastle, 2016 . 2023-02-28 . V&A Blog . en-US.
  67. Web site: Daiwa Foundation Art Prize 2012 - Shortlist Announced . 2023-03-01 . 大和基金 . en.
  68. Web site: Daiwa Foundation Art Prize Artists: A Review . 2023-03-01 . 大和基金 . en.
  69. Web site: International Print Biennale . 2023-03-01 . Northern Print Studio . en.
  70. Web site: Artdaily . London Original Print Fair Records Highest Ever Visitor Figures . 2023-03-01 . artdaily.cc . English.
  71. Web site: Jerwood Drawing Prize 2004 . 2023-03-01 . Jerwood Arts . en-GB.
  72. News: Kennedy . Maev . 2004-09-22 . Drawing prizewinner sticks to the point . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-03-01 . 0261-3077.
  73. News: 2004-09-22 . Jerwood drawing winners announced . en-GB . 2023-03-01.
  74. News: Marriott . James . The Making of Poetry by Adam Nicolson review — Wordsworth, Coleridge, opium and mislaid cheese . . en . 2023-03-01 . 0140-0460.
  75. Web site: Parker . James . 2019-07-23 . A Book That Examines the Writing Processes of Two Poetry Giants . 2023-03-01 . The Atlantic . en.
  76. Book: Nicolson, Adam . The Making of Poetry: Coleridge, the Wordsworths and Their Year of Marvels . 2019-05-30 . HarperCollins Publishers . 978-0-00-812648-3 . en.
  77. Web site: 2021-02-11 . Introduction . 2023-03-01 . Granta . en-US.
  78. Book: Rausing, Sigrid . Granta 154: I've Been Away for a While . 2021-02-11 . Granta . 978-1-909889-38-5 . en.
  79. Web site: Tom Hammick : Art in Print . 2023-03-07 . artinprint.org.
  80. Book: Hammick, Tom . Lunar Voyage . 2018-04-18 . Flowers East . 978-1-5272-1439-2 . en.
  81. Book: Hills . Emma . Tom Hammick: Nightfire . Hammick . Tom . 2020 . Lyndsey Ingram . 978-1-5272-1798-0 . en.

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