HALLAM, Kerry 1937-

PERSONAL:

Born March 12, 1937, in England; son of Clifford (an engineer) and Ena (a seamstress) Hallam; married Cynthia Renshaw, December 2, 1989 (divorced, September, 1995); children: Karyad Brae. Education: Attended Central College of Art, London. Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, photography.

ADDRESSES:

Home—P.O. Box 2188, Nantucket, MA 02584. Agent—Côté Literary Group, P.O. Box 1898, Mount Pleasant, SC 29465. E-mail—coteliterary.com.

CAREER:

Landscape painter and writer. Singer and songwriter, 1966-72; recordings include the album Autumn Harvest. Exhibitions: Paintings exhibited in solo shows and in galleries throughout the world; work represented in private collections. Military service: British Army Royal Educational Corps, member of Gurkha Brigade; served in Hong Kong and Malaya.

MEMBER:

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, American Writers Union, British Society of Artists, Royal Society of Artists in Watercolour.

AWARDS, HONORS:

First prize, Association pour le Promotion Artistique Français, 1998.

WRITINGS:

(With Jeff Moses) Getting to Nantucket: An Artist's Journey (autobiography), Corinthian Books (Mount Pleasant, SC), 2000.

Kerry Hallam: Artistic Visions, Jenkintown Press (Philadelphia, PA), 2001.

Artwork included in Far Horizons: A Celebration of Life, Chalk & Vermillion Fine Arts (Greenwich, CT).

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Kit and Kabudle.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

ONLINE

Kerry Hallam Web site,http://www.kerryhallam.com (December 14, 2003).