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Kerry Hallam
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 Born and raised in Northern England, Kerry Hallam showed
early artistic talent when he won a six year college
scholarship to London University. After a formal art
education under British master painters Leslie Cole,
Patrick Heron and Hans Tisdale, he served in the military
in Hong Kong and Malaya.
In 1973 he moved to the United States and, after a brief
interlude as a musical performer, dedicated himself to
painting. He established his first studio in Boston and in
1981 opened a studio and gallery on Nantucket Island where
he continues to spend his summers.
Inspired by the Fauves, Hallam's distinctive color
harmonies derive from a bright, pure palette. Exuberant
brush work and a lively surface pattern created by
skillfully patches of
color are evidence of the artist's strong affinity for the
19th century Post-Impressionist painters Cezanne and Van
Gogh. Hallam reports that his painting is forever a new
adventure and a fresh challenge.
Hallam's paintings have won many prestigious awards. The
artist's panoramas draw accolades and, recently, a first
place award by the prestigious Association
Pour la Promotion Artistique Francaise.
Recognized as
an important contemporary artist, he was featured in the
October 400 issue of
Forbes magazine in
1999. Included in private collections around the world,
Hallam has been honored with comprehensive one-man shows in
Europe, the United States, and the Far East.
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