Biography

To present day
Jonathan Tetley was born in 1952 and brought up in Wiltshire, attending Bryanston School before starting a foundation course at Winchester School of Art in 1969.
After going on to do illustration and graphic design at Bristol Polytechnic Faculty of Art and Design, including printmaking under David Inshaw, he left art school in 1973 (Diploma in Art & Design 2:1) and worked as an illustrator and graphic designer for many years. An interest in portraiture led to studying portrait drawing and painting at Charles H. Cecil Studios, Florence.
From that time, he has been accepting commissions, exhibiting and also teaching.

Some recent Commissions:
Professor Vernon Reynolds, oil portrait
Colonel & Mrs. Martin, oil and watercolour portraits
House in Burgundy for Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kershaw, watercolour
Wilfred Weld, Esq. at Lulworth Castle, oil portrait
Nigel May, oil portrait of Susan
Mr. & Mrs. R. Gibbons, oil portrait of boy
Mr. & Mrs. Marland, oil portrait of Allegra
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Bennett, portrait of Shelagh
Mrs. C. Norman, oil portrait of Mrs. Norman and daughter
Mr. P. Smith, oil portrait

Teaching
Line & Form, Salisbury, Life Drawing classes, October 2004 – February 2006
Sarum Studio, drawing and painting, Salisbury, April 2005 – September 2005
Watercolour course, Hotel Tresanton, Cornwall, December 2004
Wren Hall, Salisbury, drawing and painting, September 2004
Watercolour course, Hotel Tresanton, Cornwall, December 2003
Watercolour course, Piedmont, Italy, October 2002
Sarum College, Salisbury, drawing and painting, August 2002
Watercolour course, Umbria, Italy, June 2002
Sarum College, Salisbury, drawing and painting, February 2002
Sarum College, Salisbury, watercolours, December 2001
Watercolour course, Mallorca, September 2001
Salisbury Art Centre, drawing and painting, Summer 2001
Charles H. Cecil Studios, Florence, drawing, Autumn 2000
Drawing course, Mallorca, September 2000
Charles H. Cecil Studios, Florence, watercolours, Summer 2000
Charles H. Cecil Studios, Florence, watercolours, Summer 1999

Exhibitions
Up and coming: New Grafton mixed exhibition, January 2007
Leadenhall Summer exhibition, Salisbury, June 2005
New Grafton two-man exhibition, March 2005
Wren Hall, Salisbury, solo exhibition, November 2004
Cricket Fine Art, mixed exhibition, November 2003
Avebury, mixed exhibition, October 2003
Salisbury Playhouse, mixed exhibition, January 2003
Paul Mitchell Gallery, Bond Street, London, mixed exhibition, December 2001
Cricket Fine Art, mixed exhibition, November 2001
Artcare, Salisbury, mixed exhibition, November 2001
Guggleton Arts Project, Dorset, solo exhibition, June 2001
54 The Gallery, Shepherd’s Market, London, solo exhibition, December 2000
Salisbury Playhouse, mixed exhibition, October 2000

CV
September 1994 - June 1997
Portrait drawing & painting training at Charles H. Cecil Studios, Florence
1985 - 1996
Director of The Carpet Conservation Workshop
1981 - 1985
Restoration of carpets and rugs
1978 - 1981
Freelance graphic designer and printmaker.
1976 - 1978
Worked as typographer and illustrator for The Compton Press, Tisbury, Wiltshire.
1975 - 1976
Freelance printmaker at The Banana Warehouse, Wapping, London.
1973 - 1975
Worked as illustrator and graphic designer for MediCine Ltd., Great Portland St., London.
1970 - 1973
Bristol Polytechnic Faculty of Art and Design, Dip A.D. 2.1, course in Graphic Design and Illustration, including printmaking under David Inshaw.
1969 - 1970
Foundation course at Winchester School of Art.
1966 - 1969
Bryanston School, Blandford Forum, Dorset.
1952
Born in Edinburgh