Short Biography
1985 Derby Arts Festival prize-winner
1988-91 Chelsea College of Art & Design (B.A Hons degree)Paintings 1989-1991
1991-92 Chisenhale Studios sub-let, East London
2004 Reached 2nd stage short-list for John Moores 23 Exhibition, Liverpool
2011 attend art group at Re-think Derby until 2017
member Derby sketching club 2017
Derby sketching club annual exhibition awarded 'Highly Commended' honour 2018
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Selected Exhibitions:1990 Portobello Open, The Tabernacle gallery, Powis Square, London
1990 Peabody's gallery, Nottingham
1991 Top Marks in Art, The London Institute gallery, London
1991 London College of Fashion, London invited artists
1991 Fresh Art, Islington, London
1992 Portobello Open, The Tabernacle gallery, Powis Square, London
1992 Leicestershire collection for schools and colleges
2005 La Viande Gallery, London
2006 Derby City Open, Derby Museum & Art Gallery.
2007 Derby City Open, Derby Museum & Art Gallery.
2007 Postcards, Derby Museum & Art Gallery.
2008 Derby City Open, Derby Museum & Art Gallery.
2009 Derby City Open, Derby Museum & Art Gallery.
2011-12 Nottingham City Arts Diversity Exhibition,
Nottingham,
2011 Tarpey Gallery Midlands Open, Castle Donington - 12th Nov-24th Dec.
2011 Derby City Open, Derby Museum & Art Gallery, 26th Nov 2011-Jan 2012
2013 Exeter Arms, Derby.
2013 Tarpey Gallery Midlands Open, Castle Donington
2014 The Quad, Derby (small group showing)
2015 Little Paintings group showing, National BBC competition, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester May 1-22
2016 The Quad, Derby (group showing) May
2016 Derby Museum and art gallery group show 'my place in the world' Sept/Aug
2018 Markeaton Park Derby sketching club May 25 - 28th
2019 Markeaton Park Derby sketching club May 23 - 27th
The Quad Derby self portraits group showing 30 Nov 2019 - 29 March 2020
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Collections
Inskip & Jenkins Architects Ltd,
The London Institute,
Private Collections in London,
Derby County FC Pride Park Stadium,
Derby City Council
Kevin Willetts video
Video media
Kevin Willetts paintings 2005
Kevin Willetts multi-media area
multi-media manipulation
Kevin Willetts photography
Quick studies
Kevin Willetts mandala paintings 2011
Douglas Willetts 1937 - 2020
Kevin Willetts
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