IAN HOUSTON
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Ian Houston Biography
| 1934 | Born in Gravesend, Kent | |
| 1950 | Studied Music at The Royal College of Music, London | |
| Studied Painting part-time at St Martin's School of Art | ||
| 1956 | Began exhibiting in London | |
| Met Edward Seago from whom he received on-going training and encouragement | ||
| Moved to Norfolk | ||
| First one man exhibition at Usher Gallery, Lincoln | ||
| 1970 | First exhibited at Mandells Gallery, Norfolk. | |
| 1974 | Bought sea-going Thames Spritsail Barge "Raybel" (and subsequently gained Master's Certificate in order to study sea, weather and traditional sail in action) | |
| 1984 | First one-man show in Australia (Victoria Art Society, Melbourne) | |
| 1995 | Exhibition, Portland Gallery, London | |
| Ian Houston in Hong Kong, Museum Annex, Hong Kong, organised by Portland Gallery | ||
| 1996 | Ian Houston in Scotland, Edinburgh Festival Exhibition, organised by Portland Gallery | |
| 1997 | Exhibition, Portland Gallery, London | |
| 1999 | Exhibition, Portland Gallery, London | |
| 2000 | Ian Houston, Edinburgh Festival Exhibition, organised by Portland Gallery | |
| 2001 | Ian Houston: Coast and Sea, Portland Gallery, London | |
| 2004 | Exhibition, Portland Gallery, London | |
| 2005 | Exhibition, Portland Gallery, London | |
| 2006 | Exhibition, Portland Gallery, London |
Private and Corporate Collections Include:
HM The Queen
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Barclays Bank plc
Batey Burn, Hong Kong
Cater Allen Holdings plc
Mercury Asset Management
Norwich Union
Robert Fleming Holdings Ltd
The Australian Government
The State Bank of South Australia
The Usher Gallery, Lincoln
Windsor and Newton
Ian Houston's paintings have been exhibited in the UK since 1956 and worldwide since 1970.