Kerry Hallam

Artist Biography

Kerry Hallam is as refreshing and spirited as his paintings. He creates enticing art, prints and posters through bold palettes and captivating compositions. Born in Northern England, Hallam showed early artistic talent when he won a six-year scholarship to London University's Central College of Art. After a formal art education under British master painters Leslie Cole, Patrick Heron and Hans Tisdale, he completed his military service in the prestigious Gurkha brigade in Hong Kong and Malaya. Hallam's talent was further acknowledged when he was selected for inclusion in Britain's Royal Society of Artists in Watercolour.

Enthusiasm for his art, prints and posters is fully evident in Kerry Hallam's vivid, windswept seascapes and timeless, sun-dappled village scenes. Strongly inspired by the Fauves, Hallam has a strong affinity for the 19th century French Post-Impressionists, Cezanne and Van Gogh. In the late 1960s and early ‘70s, his artistic career was augmented by five years as a musical performer, working with musicians such as James Taylor and Linda Rondstat. In 1996, a collection of original songs by Kerry Hallam was released on the compact disk, "Autumn Harvest.”

In 1973 Kerry moved state-side, settled in New England, and completely dedicated himself to painting art, prints and posters. He later established his first studio in Boston, and in 1981 opened a studio and gallery on Nantucket Island. Hallam translates the ordinary moment into the magical, inviting us to be revitalized by the world's simple pleasures. His panoramas continue to draw accolades, including a first place award by the prestigious L'Association Pour le Promotion Artistique Francais.

Kerry Hallam Art, Prints and Posters Collection