Ian McKeever
Born: 30 November 1946, Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Lives and works in Hartgrove, Dorset, England.
Education & Early Career
Studied English Literature before becoming an artist in 1968–1969.
First studio at SPACE, St. Katherine's Dock, London (1970).
First solo exhibition: Cardiff Arts Centre (1971). Solo at ICA, London (1973).
Major Awards & Honors
DAAD Scholarship, Berlin (1989)
Retrospective at Whitechapel Gallery, London (1990)
Elected Royal Academician (2003)
Artistic Practice
McKeever’s practice spans painting, analogue photography, and printmaking. His work evolved from landscape-based imagery into large-scale abstraction, often engaging with architecture, the human body, and light.
Notable series include Lapland Paintings, Door Paintings, Temple Paintings, and Twelve‑Standing.
Teaching & Academic Roles
Guest Professor at Städel Akademie, Frankfurt
Senior Lecturer, Slade, University of London
Visiting Professor, University of Brighton
Professor of Drawing, Royal Academy Schools (2006–2011)
Collections
In major institutions including Tate, British Museum, Royal Academy of Arts (London), Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Denmark), New Carlsberg Glyptotek (Copenhagen), Brooklyn Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Boston MFA, and Yale Center for British Art.