Kevin Whitney Olympic Artist
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| "Not
only was the 2004 / 05 project a success, it was an inspiration for both the children and
the athletes as well as myself and the sponsors. I am delighted to be taking forward this
very special project again leading up to the 2012 games" Kevin Whitney, Olympic Artist |
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1982 Kevin Whitney was appointed the Official Olympic Artist for the British Olympic
Association. His first book of paintings was then published and called 'The Olympic
Challenge'. Kevin has attended several of the Olympic Games as the Official GB Olympic
Artist, the first for any country in the history of the Modern Olympic Movement. Kevin was a lecturer at the Froebel Institute in London and at the University of California. He started the fine art workshop department of the International Olympic Academy in Olympia Greece. He toured Australia painting major sporting events as part of the bicentennial celebrations. In 1991 he was appointed the official International artist and art director for VISA. In the lead up to the 1995 European Youth Olympics that were taking place in Bath, Kevin was commissioned to paint with 50 children a large mural that today can be seen in Bath Sports Centre. He has painted many famous athletes including Linford Christie MBE, Tessa Sanderson OBE, Jason Gardener MBE and Mark Foster. Kevin has exhibited in Italy, Switzerland, California, Australia, Barcelona, Los Angeles, and exhibited for The Princess Royal and The Duke of Edinburgh. David Bowie purchased Kevin's first major works and he has also been commissioned to paint for Steven Norris MP. In 2002 Kevin received a Diploma from Juan Antonia Samaranch, President of the IOC, celebrating Kevin's 20 years working in the Olympics. More recent work in 2003 has been as a lecturer at the Big Draw Project run by the Guardian Newspaper and Kevin ran the 2004/05 Olympic Arts workshops in Bath, North East Somerset and Wiltshire. |
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