Stephen farthing biography

Biography:

Born:                                                16 September 1950, London, UK

Stephen Farthing studied at St Martin’s School of Art, London (1969-73) before taking his Masters Degree in Painting at the Royal College of Art, London (1973-76).  Here he received an Abbey Major Scholarship, taking him to The British School at Rome for a year from 1976. 

His extensive teaching career began as a Lecturer in Painting at Canterbury College of Art (1977-79), after which he was a Tutor in painting at the Royal College of Art, London from 1980 to 1985.  He went on to become Head of Painting (1985-87) and Head of Department of Fine Art (1987-89) at West Surrey College of Art and Design.  From 1990 he was Ruskin Master at the Ruskin