Richard Scott

Richard Scott (born 14 December 1968, Middlesbrough, England) is a British born artist, residing in Cape Town and well known for the phrase Naive meets Pop art to describe his unique take on Art. He is very well known for his art both in South Africa and internationally.

Richard matriculated in 1986 from Norkem Part High School in Kempton Park, Gauteng. Although he attended art classes throughout his high school term, he did not pursue, what would become his profession, until 13 years passed. Only in 2001 did Richard make the decision to become a full-time artist. Before pursuing a career as a full-time artist, Richard Scott worked as a technical illustrator and IT specialist. In 2004 he got involved with Mark Atwood, at the Lithography Artist Press in Mpumalanga, South Africa. In 2008 Richard studied silk screening with Keip Silk Screening in Johannesburg.

The art of Richard Scott is very distinctive as he always uses a thick black line in all of his work. His subject matter ranges from the female figure to cats, cars, lighthouses, and planes. Richard Scott has had numerous "group exhibitions" under the label "Naive meets Pop".

The Media used in Richard's art consists of: Pencil, pastel, watercolour, acrylic, oil, lithography, etching, sculpture, new media, and photography

Richard's work is mostly sold outside South Africa. Art Collectors in Europe own at least 75% of the 4,500 paintings he has produced in the last 25 years.

Family Richard Scott has two children, Richard and Angelina. Richard's father and mother, Len and Janet Scott, immigrated to South Africa in 1969, when Richard was 9 months old. Richard's parents then immigrated back to England in 2004 to retire. Richard has one living sister Angela, who resides in England, and one deceased sister, Susan, who died in 2010 as a result of granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

Childhood Richard was born at 5 Linton Road Normanby, Redcar and Cleveland, near Middlesbrough. The house is still standing today and is owned by the people who bought it from his parents in 1969. Richard was born at 10pm and weighed 4 kg. Within the first week of arriving in South Africa, Richard fell off the bed in the hotel where his parents were staying and had to have two stitches in his upper lip, which the doctor did without any anesthetic, hence the scar on his lip. Richard was then diagnosed with gluten intolerance and was put on a gluten free diet for two years. In 1971, Richard contracted chickenpox, with no side effect. In 1976, Richard contracted mumps, also, with no side effects.

Schooling Richard started schooling in Benoni, Gauteng at Pinegrove Primary School, Springs, Gauteng. Richard was a loner, and thus received good grades throughout School. At the age of 12 Richard's parents moved back to Darlington, England briefly for 18 months. Upon their return to South Africa in 1981, Richard Entered into Birch Acres Primary School, in Kempton Park, Gauteng to complete his final year at primary school.

In 1982 Richard entered High School at Norkem Park High, where he completed his schooling in 1986. In 1984 Richard had the choice of subjects and choose French over art. He soon realised his friends all took art and so he switched. Richard recalls art been a bore under the tuition of Mrs. Moolman. But it was in his final year, under the tuition of Mr. Fuel, that Richard really flourished in art. It was Mr. Fuel's teaching style that allowed Richard to express himself.

Exhibitions

2002 January – Hout Bay Gallery, Group Exhibition March – Bellville Association of Visual Arts April – Bay Art Gallery, Kalk Bay, Group Exhibition May – Knysna Fine Art Gallery, The Art of Colour Exhibition with Vgallery June – Art Channel Diversity 4 Exhibition June – Ekurhuleni Fine Arts Finalist Exhibition

2003 March – Lennox Gallery, Exhibition with Vanessa Berlein, London June – AVA Gallery Cape Town, Members Exhibition July – Hout Bay Gallery, Group Exhibition August – Grosvenorvilla Art Gallery, Cape Town, Group Exhibition September – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Art De Waterkant Group Exhibition October – Brett Keble Awards (Inaugural), Cape Town, Finalist Exhibition December – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Exhibition with Chris Basson December – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Art of the Motorcycle – Harley-Davidson Centenary

2004 January – Sue Lipschitz Gallery, Plettenberg Bay, Group Exhibition January – Rossouw Gallery Cape Town, White is a Colour Group Exhibition September – Solo at Winchester Mansions, Cape Town October – Brett Keble Awards 2004 Cape Town, Finalist Exhibition November – AVA Absolut Vodka 9 group exhibition November – Group exhibition at Muiz Studio, Muizenberg December – Group exhibition at MOJA MODERN, Johannesburg December – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Solo, Pop Goes The Easel

2005 April – Rossouw Gallery Cape Town, Solo, Light Years Away May – Woolworths in store, Group exhibition September – Moving Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium, Group Exhibition November – AVA Absolut Secret 10 – Absolut Finale December – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Wavesacpes, Group Exhibition December – KIZO Art Gallery, Kwazulu Natal, Durban, Solo December – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Richard Scott invites Gavin Rain to exhibit with him December – 34LONG, Cape Town, group exhibition, East West

2006 January – Worldart, Hamilton Russell, Hermanus, Solo February – Rossouw Gallery, Cape Town, An Evening of Erotica, Group Exhibition April – Hout Bay Gallery, Solo March – 34LONG, Cape Town, group exhibition, Metal July – CTICC, Solo, Supermodel 2006 August – KIZO Art Gallery, Aston Martin Exhibitionroom, Sandton, Group Exhibition August – KIZO Art Gallery, Decorex, Johannesburg, Group Exhibition October – Moving Gallery, Leuven, Belgium, Speechless, Group Exhibition December – KIZO Art Gallery, Kwazulu Natal, Durban, Group Exhibition December – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Wavesacpes, Group Exhibition

2007 January – Worldart, Cape Town, Solo February – Kizo Art Gallery, Durban, Homemakers, Group Exhibition February – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Wavesacpes, Group Exhibition March – Marlies Dekkers, Amsterdam, Open Closed April – Worldart, Johannesburg, Solo April – Kizo Art Gallery, Decorex, Cape Town, Group Exhibition April – Cape Town School of Photography, Group Exhibition May – Winchester Mansions, Cape Town, Solo May – Rust-en-Vrede, Durbanville, Solo June – Worldart, Cape Town, Beauty and the Beasts, solo August – Kizo Art Gallery, Decorex JHB Galagher, AffordArt August – Kizo Art Gallery, Cape Town, Homemakers, Group Exhibition August – Kizo Art Gallery, Durban, Homemakers, Group Exhibition September – Paarl, Cultivaria, Die voël met die af vlerk, Group Exhibition September – Kizo, Durban The Heritage Exhibition, Group Exhibition October – Kizo Art Gallery, Heritage, Group Exhibition October – Kizo Art Gallery, Glamour Aid, Group Exhibition November – Hawaan Evening, Durban, Group Exhibition November – Kizo Art Gallery, Durban, Umdwebo Festival, Group Exhibition

2008 January – Worldart, Cape Town, Solo January – Kizo Art Gallery, Durban, Oubaai, Group Exhibition February – VEO Gallery, Cape Town, Wavescapes, Group Exhibition February – Sexpo, Durban, Group Exhibition March – Demelza Prettejohn, England, Affordable Art Fair, London March – Worldart, Cape Town, Solo, Hypnotized March – Peacock Gallery, Franschhoek, Solo Cottage Fromage April – Kizo, Durban, Erotica, Group Exhibition May – Demelza Prettejohn, England, Bristol Art Fair, Bristol May – Kizo, Durban, Ready Made, Group Exhibition July – Stephen Falcke, Decorex, Johannesburg August – Watercomfort, Johannesburg, Solo September – Kizo, Durban, The Heritage Exhibition, Group Exhibition October – Demelza Prettejohn, England, Manchester Art Fair, Manchester November – Watercomfort, Johannesburg, Solo, VISI magazine November – Die Meul, Philadelphia, Cape Town, One day only art splash, Group Exhibition

2009 February – Luca Carniato, Treviso, Italy, The South African Wave, Solo Exhibition February – Lisa King, Cape Town, Group Exhibition March – Peacock Gallery, Franschhoek, Solo Cottage Fromage, Solo Exhibition March – Luca Carniato, Treviso, Italy, Gas Clothing Store Instore, Group Exhibition March – Carniato, Treviso, Italy, Piola Instore, Solo Exhibition March – Demelza Prettejohn, England, Affordable Art Fair, London April – Imbizo Gallery, Balito, Landscapes and Trees, Group Exhibition April – Lisa King, Cape Town, Art on the Piazza, Group Exhibition May – Sexpo, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Solo Exhibition May – Imbizo Gallery, Balito, Heritage Art Exhibition, Group Exhibition June – The Ars Italica Gallery, Milan, The South African Wave Exhibition, Group Exhibition June – POP Chicago Gallery, Chicago, America, Group Exhibition September – Walker Bay, Hermanus, Spring Exhibition, Group Exhibition November – Lisa King, Cape Town, Group Exhibition

2010 March – Imbizo Gallery, Balito, Shapes and Scapes, Group Exhibition March – Demelza Prettejohn, England, Affordable Art Fair, London March – Miart, Luca Carniato, Milan, Italy, Group Exhibition December – Felix Pakhuis, Antwerp, Belgium, Solo Exhibition

2011 January – La Modella Nel Ritratto Contemporaneo, Italy, Group Show March – Demelza Prettejohn, England, Affordable Art Fair, London

2017 June - Walker Bay Modern, Hermanus, South Africa, Group Exhibition November - ART-Gallery.be, Knokke, Belgium

2018 January - Popup, Bagshot, Surrey, England, Solo Exhibition April - Popup, Butzbach, Germany, Solo Exhibition April - Joyride, Step Brothers, Cape Town, South Africa Solo Exhibition June - Popup, Frankfurt, Germany, Solo Exhibition June - Fynart, Walker Bay Modern, Hermanus, South Africa, Group Exhibition July - Trees, Klein Constantia Wine Farm, Cape Town, South Africa, Solo Exhibition

2019 August to October - Desmond Tutu, Artscape, Cape Town, South Africa, Solo Exhibition December - Graffiti Girls, Art it is, Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa, Solo Exhibition December - Graffiti Girls, Busicuit Mill, Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa, Solo Exhibition November – ART-Gallery.be, Knokke, Belgium