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'''Christopher Orr''' |
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'''Christopher Orr''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] [[Royal Academician|RA]] (born [[8 April]] [[1943]]) is an English artist and printmaker who has exhibited world wide and published over 400 limited edition prints in [[lithography]], [[etching]] and [[silkscreen]]. |
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Orr was born in [[Islington]], [[London]]. After studying at [[Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication|Ravensbourne]] and Hornsey Schools of Art he graduated from the [[Royal College of Art]] in 1967 with an MA in Printmaking. He was made a fellow of the [[Royal College of Art]] in 1985, a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Painter Printmakers]] in 1988, elected Royal Academician in 1995 and appointed Professor of Printmaking at The Royal College of Art 1998. Combining his work as a full-time artist with teaching, he has also taught at [[Cardiff College of Art]], [[Central St Martins]], London and at the Royal College of Art, London. |
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His work is best described in his own words "During my thirty nine years as an artist I have been put in various pigeon-holes, such as 'quintessential English' or a 'latter-day [[William Hogarth|Hogarth]]'. But are these epithets reasonable? My pictures are composed of well-mixed metaphors, references, allusions jokes and descriptions. Does'' 'Chris Orr-like' ''refer to a typically English muddle? The tradition of graphic eccentricity ([[W. Heath Robinson|Heath Robinson]], [[Donald McGill]], [[Steve Bell (cartoonist)|Steve Bell]] et al.) is fair enough, I am happy to acknowledge many influences in this area." |
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Chris Orr has had many one-man shows internationally, including Britain, France, America, Australia, Japan and China. He is represented by the Jill George Gallery, where he has been regularly exhibited since 1978. |
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He was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.<ref>{{LondonGazette |issue=58729 |date=[[14 June]] [[2008]] |startpage=21 |supp=yes |notarchive=yes}}</ref> |
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== Selected exhibitions == |
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*1971 [[Serpentine Gallery]], London |
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*1976 [[Whitechapel Gallery]] and Museum of Modern Art Oxford |
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*1980 [[Galleria Grafica]], Tokyo, Japan |
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*1983 [[Jay Street Gallery]], New York, USA |
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*1987 [[Print Guild]], Melbourne, Australia |
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*1990 [[Royal Festival Hall]] London |
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*1994 Jill George Gallery |
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*1996 Jill George Gallery |
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*1998 [[Royal College of Art]] |
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*1999 [[Royal Academy of Arts]] (Friends Room) |
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*2001 [[Lewis Elton Gallery]], [[University of Surrey]], [[Guildford]] |
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*2003 Jill George Gallery |
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*2004 [[Ruskin Library]], Lancaster |
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*2005 Six Royal Academicians, Beijing and Shanghai |
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== Public collections == |
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*[[Arts Council of Great Britain]] |
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*[[Welsh Arts Council]] |
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*[[British Council]] |
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*[[Royal Academy of Arts]] |
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*[[Museum of London]] |
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*[[Victoria & Albert Museum]] |
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*[[Science Museum]] |
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*[[The British Museum]] |
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*[[Ulster Folk and Transport Museum]] |
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*[[National Railway Museum]], [[York]] |
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*Government Art Collection |
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*[[Tate Gallery]] |
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*The [[Ruskin Library]] Lancaster University |
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== Publications == |
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*''Many Mansions'', Chris Orr and Michael Palin, 1990 |
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*''The Small Titanic'', Chris Orr and Kevin Whately |
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*''Pinko Productions'', 1994 |
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*''Happy Days'', Chris Orr, 1999 |
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*''Semi-Antics'', Chris Orr and Jill George, 2001 |
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==Footnotes== |
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{{reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/ruskinlib/chrisorr.html Chris Orr's John Ruskin, and other stories] Ruskin Library, Lancaster 2004 |
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* [http://www.jillgeorgegallery.co.uk/ Jill George Gallery, London] |
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* [http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/academicians/painters/chris-orr-ra,196,AR.html Royal Academy - Chris Orr] |
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* [http://www.chrisorr-ra.com/ Chris Orr's Website] |
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[[Category:1943 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:English printmakers]] |
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[[Category:English artists]] |
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[[Category:Royal Academicians]] |
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[[Category:Alumni of the Royal College of Art]] |
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[[Category:Academics of the Royal College of Art]] |
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[[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]] |
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Revision as of 00:00, 12 March 2009
Christopher Orr
truly a hated stoner. he would kill his own mother for an ounce of weed. Chris Orr is a dipshit who throws away his friends like the tampons he uses. This stuck up punk is an admitted homosexual who spent 2 years in rehab for his addiction to black tar heroin and ecstasy. he has become addicted to alcohol since his release from rehab.