Son of the artist Ivon Hitchens. Born in Hove,
Sussex. After Bedales School, Hitchens studied at Bath Academy of
Art, Corsham. Showed from the 1960's, having solo exhibition at
Marjorie Parr Gallery in 1964 and exhibiting until 1976 there. Also
exhibited at Ditchling Gallery in 1967-71, 1967-82 with David Paul
Gallery in Chichester and Gilbert Parr Gallery in 1977-79. Held a
series of shows with Montpelier Studio from 1983. Since 1963 he also
had a number of one man exhibitions in public art galleries and
institutions, such as Balliol, Hereford aand Somerville Colleges in
Oxford, Salford City Art Gallery, Leicester University, The Arts
Centre, Horsham, Clare College in Cambridge and others. John
Hitchens' work is represented in many public collections, including
Brighton Art Gallery, Leicester City Art Gallery and Leicester
University, Bradford City Art Gallery, Ferens Art Gallery in Hull,
Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne and others. Various corporations have
also acquired his work, such as Security Pacific National Bank,
British Steel Corporation, Chase Manhattan Bank in New York and
others. Though his main subject area is the countryside of West
Sussex, England, there were also many extended painting periods in
North Wales and North West Scotland.
His current work is still
about the landscape, but it is primarily concerned with expressing
its patterns and textures. John Hitchens lives in Byworth,
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