The Estate of Ken Kiff

Biography

Ken Kiff was born in Dagenham, Essex, 1935 and died in London, 2001.  For over thirty years he taught at Chelsea School of Art and The Royal College of Art, influencing and nurturing generations of successful artists. He was elected Royal Academician in 1991 and was the first Associate Artist at The National Gallery, London from 1991-93. His works can be found in major public collections including Cleveland Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, MoMA, Tate Britain, The British Museum and The British Council, among others. Recent posthumous exhibitions have included The Sequence,  Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, UK, November 2018–April 2019; Man Painting, Turps Gallery London, June–July 2019; and Man, Bird Tree, Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, UK November 2022 – February 2023. The estate of Ken Kiff is represented by Hales Gallery, London and New York. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Works
  • The Estate of Ken Kiff, Man on Island with Gentle Cloud, 1990
    Man on Island with Gentle Cloud, 1990
  • The Estate of Ken Kiff, Yellow Woman in Street, 1977-9
    Yellow Woman in Street, 1977-9
  • The Estate of Ken Kiff, Waterfall and Flower on Dark, 1999
    Waterfall and Flower on Dark, 1999
  • The Estate of Ken Kiff, Surprised, c. 1994
    Surprised, c. 1994
  • The Estate of Ken Kiff, Thoughtful Man, c. 1978
    Thoughtful Man, c. 1978
  • The Estate of Ken Kiff, Double Head, c. 1968
    Double Head, c. 1968
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