Art prints for sale by Bernard Cheese. British artist and printer. Prints and, lithographs for sale

Bernard Cheese was a renowned English painter and printmaker who was born on 20 January 1925 in Sydenham, London. He initially studied at Beckenham School of Art before joining the Royal College of Art in London in 1947. Cheese studied alongside other notable artists such as Walter Hoyle and Sheila Robinson, and his teachers included Edward Bawden and Edwin La Dell.

Cheese gained recognition for his work after painting a mural on the Shot Tower for the 1951 Festival of Britain. He was also involved in La Dell's 'Coronation Suite' in 1953, which further helped to launch his career. Cheese taught printmaking at St Martin's School of Art from 1950 to 1968 and at Goldsmiths College from 1970 to 1978. He also taught at the Central School of Art and Design from 1980 to 1989.

In addition to his work as a painter and printmaker, Cheese designed posters for London Transport and completed commissions for companies such as Guinness, the BBC, and P&O Cruises. He was also part of the artists' community of Great Bardfield in Essex during the 1950s, which was home to other notable artists such as Edward Bawden.

Cheese exhibited his work internationally in cities such as Beijing, Stockholm, Washington DC, and New York. He also had a solo exhibition, "Bon Appétit!: lithographs and watercolours by Bernard Cheese," at Aberystwyth University in 2002. Cheese became a fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers in 1988. His works can be found in important collections in the UK and the US. Bernard Cheese passed away on 15 March 2013.

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Bernard Cheese

1925 - 2013