University of Brighton Hosts Renowned Landcape Painter Retrospective

The work of renowned landscape painter comes to Brighton as part of a major exhibition, watercolours by the late Ian Potts have been added to public collections including the V&A in London and the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University, and have been the subject of exhibitions at galleries in Britain, France and Italy, the most recently in London, shortly before his death in 2014. The Brighton exhibition is being hosted by the University of Brighton’s College of Arts and Humanities – formerly Brighton College of Art where Potts for many years was a tutor in painting. The exhibition will be held at the university’s gallery in Grand Parade, Brighton, with many pieces of work, all signed by the artist, will be available to buy for prices ranging from £80-£2,000. Christopher Le Brun, President of the Royal Academy of Arts, stated: “I am sure the exhibition will be a revelation to those who do not know of Ian's work and a welcome reminder and deepening of experience for those who do." The works on display feature land and seascapes from Brighton, Hastings, Bath, Windsor, the Lake District and of scenes in France, Italy, Spain, Egypt, Yugoslavia and Greece. The exhibition has been organised in collaboration with the initiators and curators of the show, Helen Potts, the late artist's wife, and daughter Clare Potts.