Paul Huxley
Paul Huxley RA (b.1938) has enjoyed a distinguished career both as a painter and a teacher. Huxley's fascinating artistic life, expertly surveyed by Jeremy Lewison, is at last given the attention that it deserves in this, the first monograph on the artist.
Huxley's early interest in abstraction chimed with the dynamism that pulsed through London's art scene in the 1960s. Recognised as a new talent by pioneering curator Bryan Robertson, Huxley enjoyed early success in exhibitions including The New Generation, which opened at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in 1964. Building from this positive critical reception, and immersing himself in the vibrant artistic communities of London and New York, Huxley built a career characterised by an instinct to push boundaries and find new ways to advance the language of abstract painting. Constantly evolving, the artist's rich body of work, highlights of which are presented here, stands as testament to a life committed to tirelessly investigating and challenging form, space and colour.
Jeremy Lewison was formerly Director of Collections at Tate. Since 2002, he has been an independent curator, writer, critic and lecturer, with a specialism in modern and contemporary art.
Dr Hester R. Westley is the Project Director for Artist's Lives, National Life Stories at the British Library. Hester's recent research interests focus on intersectional histories of self-narration, and she has published on both her artist-interviewees' work as well as the methodology of an artist's life story.