Lar Cann SWAc CV
Studied Fine Art, Plymouth College of Art and Design 1959 - 1965
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 Of Granite, Killas and Lodes, Artmill Gallery, Plymouth
2008 Beyond the Eye’s Reach, Somerville Gallery, Plymouth
2007 One Above Zero, Brownston Gallery, Modbury
2005 From The Maures to Carbilly, Southgate Arch Gallery, Launceston
2004 Somerville Gallery, Plymouth
2002 The Infinity of Blue, The Hall Gallery, Sterts Arts Centre, Liskeard
2000 PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Plymouth
1999 PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Plymouth
1998 PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Plymouth
1997 Coopers & Lybrand, Plymouth
1997 Three Themes Dower House Gallery, Lostwithiel
1992 Kreter + Partner, Hamburg
1989 Landforms, Figureforms Dower House Gallery, Lostwithiel
1978 Abbey Green Gallery, Bath
GROUP AND MIXED EXHIBITIONS
2016 Brownston Gallery, Modbury
Sherborne Abbey, Sherborne
South West Academicians, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton
2015 Winter Exhibition, Artmill Gallery, Plymouth
Plymouth Society at Penwith, Penwith Gallery, St Ives
St Ives Society of Artists, Artmill Gallery, Plymouth
South West Academy, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter
South West Academicians, The Castle, Exeter
2014 Artmill 2, Dartmouth
Terrain, Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro (four person)
Plymouth Society of Artists, City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth
2013-2016 Penwith Society of Arts, St Ives
2013 Hidden in Plain Sight, City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth
St Ives Society of Artists, Sterts Arts Centre, Liskeard
The Lens and the Easel, The Ariel Centre, Totnes
2012-2013 South West Academy Open, gloss-Art, Exeter
2012 Plymouth Society of Artists at St Ives, Mariners Gallery, St Ives
2011-2012 South West Academicians, gloss-Art, Exeter
2011 Edinburgh Art Fair, Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
Windsor Contemporary Art Fair, Windsor
South West Academy Open, Exeter Castle, Exeter
St Ives Society of Artists, Artmill Gallery, Plymouth
Delamore Arts 11, Delamore House, Cornwood
Plymouth Society of Artists, City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth
2010 St Ives School, Martin’s Gallery, Cheltenham
South West Academy Open, Exeter Castle, Exeter
South West Academicians, Kennaway House, Sidmouth
2009 Cornwall Revisited Martin’s Gallery, Cheltenham
South West Academy Open, Exeter Castle, Exeter
The Lander Gallery, Truro
South West Academicians, Royal Clarence Hotel, Exeter
Breaking the Mould, Bath Fine Art, Bath (three-man)
Artists of St. Ives and the South West, City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth
2008 South West Academy Open, Exeter College, Exeter
Plymouth Society of Artists, Sterts Arts Centre, Liskeard
Plymouth Society of Artists, Artmill Gallery, Plymouth
Plymouth Society of Artists, Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
2007 Elgar and the Pastoral Tradition, Sterts Arts Centre, Liskeard
South West Academy Open, Fishwick Gallery, Exeter
Belgrave Gallery, St Ives
The Wharf, Tavistock
Seven For Spring, Morley Contemporary Art, Tredis
2006-2016 St Ives Society of Artists, St Ives
2006 Brownston Gallery, Modbury, Devon
Full Spectrum, Sherborne House, Sherborne
South West Academy Open, Cube 3 Gallery, Peninsular Arts, University of Plymouth
2005 The Little Picture Show, Rainyday Gallery, Penzance
2004 The Park Gallery, London
In Search of Ancient Voices, Duke Street Gallery, Newlyn (two-man)
Abstract Art, Harbour House Gallery, Kingsbridge
2003 Spered Kelt Breton, Carhaix Plouger, Brittany
Spered Kelt Breton, Lorient, Brittany
Open 2003, Harbour House Gallery, Kingsbridge
2002 Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Lorient, Brittany
2001-2008 Plymouth Society of Artists, Sterts Arts Centre, Liskeard
2001 Crossings Dick The Dog, Penzance (three-man)
Exposure - Teacher Artists in Cornwall, Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro
2000 20th Century British Painting, City Museum & Art Gallery, Plymouth
Drawing Power, Stuart House Arts & Heritage Centre, Liskeard
Open 2000, Harbour House Gallery, Kingsbridge, (awarded 1st prize)
Penzance Arts Club, Penzance
1999 Landforms Two, Archie Browns, Penzance (two-man)
The Sky, The Sea and The Bit In Between, Burton Art Gallery, Bideford
1998-2001 Penzance Society of Artists, Bakehouse Gallery, Penzance
1998 Crown Courts, Truro
1996 Coopers & Lybrand, Plymouth, Devon
Sixth Annual South-West Figurative Awards, Sterts Arts Centre, Liskeard, (commended)
1995 Cornwall Association for Art Education, County Hall, Truro,
1994 Modernism and the St. Ives School, City Museum & Art Gallery Plymouth
1991 New Street Gallery, Plymouth
1990-2007 South-West Open, City Museum & Art Gallery, Plymouth
1989 Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth
1986-1994 Plymouth Society of Artists, Saltram House, Plymouth
1986 Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Lorient, Brittany
1965-1968 Penwith Society of Arts, St. Ives
1965-1988 Plymouth Society of Artists Annual, City Museum & Art Gallery, Plymouth
WORK IN PUBLIC, CORPORATE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
DB Publishing, High Wycombe
ELF Exeter
Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital Foundation Trust
Royal Institution of Cornwall
University of Sheffield Heritage Collections
Work held in private collections in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Dubai, Germany, France, Holland, Mallorca, Saudi Arabia, UK and the US
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
Penwith Society of Arts: Committee Member from 2014
South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts
St Ives Society of Artists: Chairman 2009-2012, Director 2009-2015
Plymouth Society of Artists: Executive and Selection Committee from1986, Chairman from 2015