Cultural Documents Professor RICHARD DEMARCO. Born 09 July 1930 Edinburgh. The main websites to refer to include https://www.demarcoarchive.com https://italian.demarco-archive.ac.uk http://www.demarco-archive.ac.uk/ http://www.culturaldocuments.net/event/richard-demarco-la-strada-le-route-the-road-througha-lifes-work/ Appointments and Awards C.B.E., O.B.E., H.R.S.A., R.S.W., F.R.S.A., Hon. F.E.C.A., Hon. F.R.I.A.S., Hon. R.W.S., S.S.A. (Hon. President) 1930 1949 1953 1954-56 1957-67 1962 1963-67 1966-67 1966-92 1967 1967-91 1969 1972-3 1973-4 1974 1975 1976 1884 1987-90 1988 1990 1991 1991 1992 1992 1992 1993 1993-2000 1993 1993 1993-4 1995 1995 1996 1996 1996 1998
Born, Edinburgh Completed 6 year course of study at Holy Cross Academy Completed 4 year course of studies in Fine Art and Design at Edinburgh College of Art Served in the Royal Army Educational Corps Art Master, Duns Scotus Academy, Edinburgh Lecturer in Design, Edinburgh College of Art Vice-Chairman Traverse Theatre Founder and Director Traverse Theatre Gallery Director The Richard Demarco Gallery Elected Society of Scottish Artists Appointed Director of Edinburgh Festival Contemporary Art exhibition programme Elected Member of Royal Scottish Society of Watercolour Painters RSW Director of Sean Connery’s International Education Trust Governor, Carlisle School of Art Appointed Kentucky Colonel Recipient of the Scottish Arts Council £2,000 award Awarded Polish Gold Order of Merit Appointed Officer of The British Empire (O.B.E.) External Examiner, Stourbridge School of Art Appointed Cavaliere della Repubblica d’Italia Recipient of ‘Scotland on Sunday’ Critics Award for contribution to the visual arts programme of the Edinburgh Festival External Examiner, Wolverhampton School of Art Appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre des Artes et des Lettres (France) Honorary Fellow, Royal Incorporation of Architects of Scotland (HFRIAS) British International Institute of Theatre Awards Polish International Institute of Theatre Awards Director Demarco European Art Foundation Professor of European Cultural Studies, Kingston University Honorary Doctorate of Fine Art, Atlanta College of Art Trustee, Kingston Demarco European Cultural Foundation Awarded Picker Fellow, Kingston Polytechnic Awarded Glasgow Royal Philosophical Society Arts Medal Delivered the Adam Smith Lecture, Fife College Appointed Commander of the Order of St. Lazarus Awarded Honorary Doctorate of Law, Dundee University Elected Honorary Member of Scottish Arts Club Elected Honorary Fellow Institute of Contemporary Scotland
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