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| 1937-1974 1975-1990 1991-Present | ||||||||||
| 1937 | Born July 9 Bradford, England | |||||||||
| 1953/57 | Studies at Bradford School of Art | |||||||||
| 1959/62 | Studies at Royal College of Art, London. Sees works of American abstract expressionists, including Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko. | |||||||||
| 1960 | Sees major Picasso exhibition at Tate Gallery, London. Reads complete works of Walt Whitman. | |||||||||
| 1960/61 | Executes Doll Boy and other love paintings. | |||||||||
| 1961 | First visit to the United States. | |||||||||
| 1961/62 | Makes series of etchings A Rake's Progress. | |||||||||
| 1963 | Executes first shower paintings. First solo exhibition held at John Kasmin, London. Travels to Egypt. First visit to Los Angeles. | |||||||||
| 1964 | Moves to L.A. Makes first swimming pool paintings. Begins making instant (Polaroid) photographs. Begins working with acrylic paints. Teaches at the University of Iowa, Iowa City (June-July). | |||||||||
| 1965 | Teaches at the University of Colorado, Boulder. | |||||||||
| 1966 | Designs sets and costumes for Alfred Jarry's production of Ubu Roi at the Royal Court Theater, London. | |||||||||
| 1966/67 | Teaches at the University of California, Los Angeles. | |||||||||
| 1967 | Teaches at University of California, Berkeley. | |||||||||
| 1968 | Creates first large double portraits. Moves to London. | |||||||||
| 1969 | Makes series of etchings of Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm. | |||||||||
| 1970 | Traveling Retrospective at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London. Creates first photographic “joiners”. | |||||||||
| 1971 | Travels to Japan. Film David Hockney's Diaries made by Michael and Christian Blackwood. | |||||||||
| 1973/75 | Lives in Paris. | |||||||||
| 1974 | Solo exhibition at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris. Designs sets for the ballet Septentrion. | |||||||||
| 1937-1974 1975-1990 1991-Present | ||||||||||