Dominic Boreham
British artist (born 1944)
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Dominic Boreham (1944-2022) was a British-born artist who created many plotter drawings from 1977 onwards. He was also the editor of the Computer Arts Society's PAGE magazine from 1979 to 1982.[1]
Dominic Boreham | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 29, 1944 Woodford, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Died | December 4, 2022 (aged 77) France |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Known for | Algorithmic art |
Biography
Dominic Boreham was born in Woodford, Essex in 1944. From 1979 to 1982 he was the editor of PAGE magazine, published by the Computer Arts Society.[2] He moved to Burgundy, France in 1991. He died in December 2022, aged 77.[3]
Education
As a boy, Boreham attended the William Morris Technical School in London. After six years working as an assistant at the Fitzwilliam Museum, he took a foundation course at Cambridge School of Art. He then studied at Wimbledon College of Art from 1974 to 1977, going on to attend the Slade School of Art. Boreham completed a doctorate at the Royal College of Art in 1983.[3]
Artworks
Public collections
His work is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum,[6] the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts,[7] the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Cholet, the National & University Library, Zagreb, and other public collections.[4]
Exhibitions
Boreham's artworks have featured in many exhibitions, including
- 2014 Automatic Art, GV Art London, 3 July- 10 September 2014.[8]
- 2018-2020 Chance and Control: Art in the Age of Computers, organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum and touring to Chester Visual Arts and Firstsite, Colchester.[9][10]