Life

About the Artist

Painter, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer known for capturing everyday-life snapshots through a photographic lens and rendering them in luminous acrylic paint. One of the most influential figures in the 1960s British Pop Art movement, he dissolved the boundaries between painting and illustration, earning widespread acclaim as one of the most popular British artists of the 20th century.

• Born in England, 1937
• Studied at Bradford School of Art, 1953–1957
• Attended the Royal College of Art, London, 1959–1962; awarded the gold medal upon graduation
• Received the Praemium Imperiale (Painting) in 1989
• Awarded the Order of Merit by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 for achievements in the arts, literature, and sciences
• Designed the iPad-created stained-glass “Queen’s Window,” installed at Westminster Abbey in 2018

Takao Gallery offers David Hockney’s prints at accessible prices.