Andrew Heard

Heard was born in Hertford, England in 1958, and studied at Chelsea School of Art (1979-80). He was ambitious, prolific and critically and commercially successful in his lifetime: he had many solo exhibitions in the UK and Europe in the 1980s and 1990s, including at: Connaught Brown and Salama-Caro Gallery, London; Turke & Turske, Zurich; Art + Project, Amsterdam; and Friedman-Guinness, Frankfurt/Heidelberg; and he participated in group exhibitions at Whitechapel Art Gallery (1986, 1987, 1992), Riverside Studios (1985, 1986), Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (1985) and Royal Festival Hall (1982) among others. His paintings are held in the permanent collection of Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and in international private collections. He was highly regarded by major contemporary artists including his mentors Gilbert & George, as well as by David Hockney, John Stezaker, and Derek Jarman, all of whom supported and/or wrote about his work. Heard died from an AIDS-related illness in London in January 1993.