Biography:
Peter Standen was born in Carshalton, Surrey, in 1936. He studied at Nottingham College of Art and Craft from 1954-56 and was awarded an Andrew Grant Open Bequest in 1956. He completed both his undergraduate and postgraduate studies from Edinburgh college of Art.
After two years (1960-62) of National Service with the British Army of the Rhine, he travelled extensively to Spain, North Africa, East Africa, Sudan and the Middle East.
He has taught in various schools, and in 1987 was the Scottish arts Council Artist-in-Industry with Ferranti Professional Components plc in Dundee.
His work is part of a diverse collection, some of which include: Sautter-Fischbaker, Zurich; Hamilton Art Gallery, Ontario; Instituto Perla Cultura & L'Arte Catania, Scottish Arts Council; City Art Centre, Edinburgh; Leeds Education Department; International Club, London; Ferranti, Dalkeith and Dundee; and Royal Bank of Scotland.
He has been a member of The Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop since 1972, and of the Society of The Scottish Artists since 1965.
Solo Exhibitions:
Up the Nile Commonwealth Institute, Edinburgh - 1965
Paintings New 57 Gallery, Edinburgh - 1977
Prints Printmakers Workshop, Edinburgh - 1977
Meet Mr Cat Lithographs Traverse Theatre Club - 1985
Back to the Future Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop Gallery, Union Street, Edinburgh - 1988
Group Shows:
Art into Landscape I and II Serpentine Gallery, London 1974 and 79
Five Scottish Printmakers Selected by Peter Fuller for the Printmakers Workshop, Edinburgh
Festival - 1983
Grease and Water Lithographic Didactic Show - SAC Travelling Exhibition - 1983 - 85
Biennale of Graphic Art Ljubjana - 1987
Artists in Industry Seagate Gallery, Dundee - 1987
Festive City Fine Art Society, Edinburgh Festival - 1988
21 X 21 Printmakers Workshop Gallery, Union Street 1989
Eight Artists Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh Festival - 1989
Morrison Portrait Competition Exhibition, RSA Gallery, Edinburgh - 1989
International Graphic Exhibition Instituto Perla Culturs e L'Arte, Catania - 1991
SSA Centenary Exhibition RSA - 1992
Inverclyde Biennale Paisley Art Gallery - 1992
Chessel Group Chessel Gallery, Edinburgh Festival - 1992
Six Edinburgh Printmakers Coram Gallery, London 1995
International Print Exhibition Portland Art Museum, Oregon USA 1997
Publications:
"An Edinburgh Suite" Edinburgh Printmakers 1992
"The Sea! The Sea!" Edinburgh Printmakers 1994
Illustrations:
"Times Fly Past" M Standen Flambard 1991
"Mount Vesuvius in Eight Frames" Sudeep Sen, Peepal Tree & White Swan
"Lines Review" June 1993 & December 1995
"Months and Other Stories" M Standen Flambard 1994
"Mak it new" Anthology, Mercat Press 1995
"Scotland's Landscape ; Anna Peterson. Polygon Press, Edinburgh 2001
an Endangered Icon"
"Other Poetry" Tyneside Free Press (Quarterly 1999 - 2004)