Norman Toynton
Pond Farm House
Hungry Hill
Sidestrand
Norfolk, UK
NR27 0LW
Tel 01263 576872
Born City of London
Studied Hornsey College of Art, Royal College of Art, London
Solo Exhibitions
2017 Dadiani Fine Art, London
2009 A.P.T. Gallery, London
1993 Stux Gallery, New York
1991 Ohio State University Gallery, Columbus
1988 Stavaridis Gallery, Boston
1987 Daniel Newbury Gallery, New York
1986 Stavaridis Gallery, Boston
Daniel Newbury Gallery, New York
1985 Daniel Newbury Gallery, New York
1983 Brattleboro Museum, Brattleboro, Vermont
1982 Stux Gallery, Boston
1981 Stux Gallery, Boston
1979 Williams College Museum, Williamstown, Massachusetts
1977 Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
1976 Whitechapel Gallery, London
1971 University of Montana Gallery, Missoula
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 APT Gallery, London: “Construction Industry”
2013 Yorkshire Sculpture Park: “Tom Hudson: Transition”
2012 Michael Richardson Contemporary Art, London: “Transition”
2012 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
2012 The Politics of Loneliness, Kastellorizo, Greece
2011 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
2010 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy, London
2007 Museum Stuki, Lodz, Poland: “Swinging London”
1996 Sound Shore Gallery, Cross River, New York: "Messages from the Interior'
1995 Blondie's Contemporary Art, New York; "Hand Eye Intellect"
Sound Shore Gallery; Cross River, New York; "New Abstraction"
Peabody's Art Factory. Columbus, Ohio: "In Memorium"
1994 Stux Gallery, New York: "Reveiihn '94
Blondie's Contemporary Art, New York; ' 'Spellbound 11, "Love and Hate"
1993 Barbican Art Gallery, London: "The Sixties Art Scene in London"
1992 Sound Shore Gallery, Stamford, CT: "Abstraction in the 90's"
Wexner Center, Columbus, Ohio; Prints
1991 Hunter College Gallery, New York: "Physicalities"
1989 Ruth Siegel Gallery, New York: "Small and Stellar"
Stux Gallery, New York: Invitational
1988 Stux Gallery, New York
Daniel Newbury Gallery, New York
Stavaridis Gallery, Boston
1987 DIA Art Foundation, New York: "Art Against AIDS", curated by Klaus Kertes
John Good Gallery, New York: "Rigor"
Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
Daniel Newbury Gallery, New York
Stavaridis Gallery, Boston
1986 Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; "Selected 20th Century Paintings"
Ruth Segal Gallery, New York: "Materials"
Stux Gallery, New York: Invitational
Stavaridis Gallery, Boston
1985 Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University: "Selections from the Permanent Collection"
1983 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence: Invitational
Stux Gallery, Boston
1982 Stux Gallery, Boston
1980 Brooklyn Museum; "American Drawing in Black d White"
1979 Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University: "Possibilities"
1978 Atlantic Gallery. Boston
1977 Atlantic Gallery, Boston
1971 University of Montana Gallery, Missoula: "Post Cards"
1970 Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford
Ohio State University Gallery: "Dimensions/Boundaries"
Museum Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany: "Raume und Environmenten"
Richard DeMarco Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
1968 Belfast Museum, Belfast, Ireland: “'56 Group"
Lignano, Italy: Lignano Biennale
1967 ICA London, Touring Exhibition: "The New Scene"
Brighton Art Gallery, Brighton: "British Drawing Today"
The Arts Council of Great Britain: "Young Britain"
National Museum of Wales: Cardiff: "Contemporary Prints"
National Museum of Wales: Cardiff: "12th Open Exhibition"
Centre dei Mobile, Premio Lissone, Italy
1966 Zwemmer Gallery, London: "Essays in Narrative"
Galeria Milano, Milan, Italy: "London under Forty"
Howard Roberts Gallery, Cardiff: "Undefined Situation"
1965 Chateau de La Sarraz, Switzerland: "Prix Chateau de la Sarraz"
Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea: "Five Creative Statements"
Howard Roberts Gallery, Cardiff: "Trendsand Trendsetters"
1964 City Art Gallery, Leicester: "Cross Section"
London Galleries, Leeds University: "About Round"
Denison Hall, London: First London Happening, sponsored by Michael White
1963 Cartwright Museum, Bradford: Spring Exhibition
1962 Grabowski Gallery, London: "Image in Progress"
1961 Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool: "John Moore's Liverpool Exhibition"
1959 Royal Academy of Art, London: Summer Exhibition
RBA Galleries, London: "Young Contemporaries"
1958 Royal Academy of Art, London: Summer Exhibition
RBA Galleries, London: "London Group"
RBA Galleries, London: "Young Contemporaries"
Selected Bibliography
1996 New York Times, Sunday, May 12th. "Messages, Abstractly and Realistically", Vivien Raynor
1991 College Art Association Journal, Fall. Invitational Artists' Issue. "Painting & Pegboard"
1989 ArtForum, September. "Abstract Jestures", Kenneth Baker
Cover, June. Interview
1988 Art New England, May. Review, Eugene Narrett
Boston Phoenix. March 11. Review, David Bonetti
1987 The Nation December 26. Critics' Year-End Choices, Arthur Danto
Artnews, January. Review, David Bonetti
1986 The Nation December 27. Critics' Year-End Choices, Arthur Dan+o
Boston Herald, September 26. Review, Nancy Stapen
Boston Phoenix. September 16, Review, David Bonetti
Art New England, November. Review, Eugene Narrett
1984 Artnews, November. "19 Artists the Critics are Watching"
1983 Art in America. October. Review, Kenneth Baker
1982 Boston Phoenix. May 18. "Pegging Reality"
1981 ArtForum, September. "Norman Toynton's Grounds for Painting", Kenneth Baker
Art in America, Summer. Review, Michael Leja
Art New England. February. Review, Nancy Stapen
1977 Boston Globe. November 16. Review, Robert Taylor
Boston After Dark. December. "Pegboard King"
1976 London Times, February 8. "Norman Toynton at the Whitechapel"
Observer, February 6. Review
1970 Ohio Lantern, February 12. Review, Frank Johnston
1969 Leverkusner Rundschau, February 27. Review
Design 252. December. "When Attitudes Become Toys"
1968 Irish Times. November 16. "The Municipal Gallery, Wales"
1966 Pop Art. Praeger, New York. Lucy Lippard
Art International. May. "London Letter", Norbert Lynton
London Sunday Times. March 6. Review
1965 Daily Telegraph, September 15. "The Imagery of Youth"
Metro 7. "Will you be my Gorgonzola Baby", Jascia Reichardt
Catalogues
2012 Transition. Michael Richardson Gallery, London
2007 Swinging London. Museum Stuki. Lodz, Poland
1987 Norman Toynton. Daniel Newbury Gallery, New York. Essay by Lucy Flint-Gohlke
Art Against Aids. Preface, Elizabeth Taylor
1986 Norman Toynton. Rose Art Museum. Essay by Carl Belz
1977 Norman Toynton. Institute of Contemporary Art. Essay by Gene Baro
1976 Whitechapel Gallery, London.
1969 Raume and Environmenten. Museum Schloss Morsbroich. Leverkusen, Germany
1962 Image in Progress, London. Essay by Jascia Reichardt
Selected Collections
JP Morgan Chase, New York
Warner Communications, New York
Museum Narodowe, Warsaw, Poland
Arthur Anderson, Chicago
Pria Harmon Collection, Boston
Alfonso Ossorio Collection, East Hampton
Lignano Museum, Italy
Nottingham City Museum
National Library of Wales
Bradford Museum
Ohio State University
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University
Williams College Art Museum
Visiting Artist Appointments
Royal College of Art
Rhode Island School of Design
Ohio State University
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania State University
University of Vermont
Williams College
Minneapolis College of Art
California State University, PA
Corcoran Institute, Washington, DC
Illinois State University
University of Massachusetts
University of Denver
University of Colorado
University of Montana
Ontario College of Art, Toronto
Leeds College of Art
Portsmouth College of Art
Teaching Appointments
1973-81: Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. Chairman, Fine Arts Department
1970-72: University of Victoria, British Columbia. Chairman, Fine Arts Department
1969-70: Ohio State University. Artist in Residence
1964-69: Cardiff College of Art, Wales. Lecturer
1963-64: Leicester College of Art. Lecturer
1962-63: Croydon College of Art. Lecturer
Fellowships and Awards
Pollock-Krasner Grant
Gottlieb Award
Lignano Biennale Prize, Italy
Priz chateau dc la Sarraz, Switzerland