Born in Ashbourne, Derbyshire in 1944, Andrew Macara has lived and worked in Derby most of his life. Whilst still finding inspiration from the activities in the local parks during both the winter and summer months, the artist is always excited by the special light experienced on his travels to foreign countries. Observing children at play on recent trips to Thailand, Spain and France inevitably creates new images to be captured on canvas. The artist considers himself mainly self-taught, apart from a brief spell studying with Leonard Fuller at the St Ives School of Painting. He was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1981 and the New English Art Club in 1984. Exhibiting work regularly at these societies' exhibitions at The Mall Galleries, he was awarded the De Lazlo Medal in 1985.

Previous Exhibitions

1994, '96, '98 New Academy Gallery, London

1996 Fosse Gallery, The Square, Stow-on-the-Wold

1995, '97, 2001, '04 Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton

1992 Derby Museum & Art Gallery

1994 Lucy Simmonds Fine Paintings – Leading British Painters, City Hall, Hong Kong

Brian Sinfield exhibition, Bermuda

W. H. Patterson, London - New English Art Club mixed exhibitions

Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries - Lord Palumbo's choice

International Art Fair, Olympia, 20th Century British Art Fair

Bath Contemporary Art Fair Selected Commissions

Derby Chamber of Commerce - Royal Opening, Derby Assembly Rooms; St John's Ambulance - Commissioning Service at Derby Cathedral; Scott Bader Company - paintings at laboratories, Northampton; Sir Anthony and Lady Bamford - series of paintings, Heron Bay, Barbados; New Parliamentary Building, Westminster -

six paintings of the Party Conference towns; Hilton Hotel Group -paintings for Headquarters

Awards Amish Kapoor, Nottingham Open, Bernard Dunstan, RA Royal Academy Exhibition, Sir Hugh Weldon, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Brian Sewell, Gileas Auty, Lord Palumbo's choice, Discerning Eye Exhibition.