John Corbidge

Peter’s Gallery and Amathus Beach Hotel - Limassol cordially invite you to the opening of an exhibition with works of John Corbidge on Thursday 2nd December 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

Born in Sheffield in 1935, Corbidge turned his back on the cold, grey skies of northern England, saying he could not live in a place where the sun almost never shone. Yorkshire was no place for a man with a Mediterranean temperament, like Corbidge.

After completing his studies at the University of London’s Slade School of Art, he travelled and worked in Italy, Greece and Cyprus, eventually, settling in Bellapais in 1960, where he set up his studio.

He left Kyrenia after the Turkish invasion in 1974 and moved to Trieste in Italy. He returned to Cyprus with his wife Andri in 1989 and settled in Lania, where he worked until his death in 2003.

“He had come here with a technical brilliance that he utilised with real feeling for this country using imagery of the present and the past. It must not be forgotten that apart from a great colourist he was also outstanding at drawing,” said artist Glyn Hughes who knew Corbidge for 43 years.

Opening Hours
10:00 - 13:00 & 16:00 - 19:00