Frank Bowling has working studios in both London and New York. He has held many teaching positions throughout his career.

He is the first Black British artist elected a Royal Academician.

His work can be found in the Tate Gallery, London, and the Metropolitan Museum and Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Dateline:

• 1950: Moves from Guyana to London

• 1959: Wins scholarship to study at the Royal College of Art

• 1962: Graduates from the Royal College of Art with both a Silver Medal in Painting and a travel scholarship. Travels to South America and the Caribbean

• 1966: Moves to New York

• 1969-72: Contributing editor at Arts Magazine

• 1971: Solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

• 1997: Solo show at The Skylight Gallery, Restoration Plaza, Brooklyn

• 2005: Solo shows at Peg Alston Fine Arts, New York and the G R N'Namdbi Gallery, Chicago. Elected Royal Academician

• 2006: Solo shows at ArtSway, Hampshire; Rollo Contemporary Art, London; G R N'Namdbi Gallery, Chicago

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