These fondly remembered artists were members of one or more of the art societies within the Federation, including the New English Art Club (NEAC), Royal Society of British Artists (RBA), Royal Society of Portrait Painters (RP), Pastel Society (PS), Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI), Royal Society of Marine Artists (RSMA), and Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI).
Their works have featured in many exhibitions at Mall Galleries and elsewhere, hang in private and other collections worldwide, and continue to inspire artists and the public to this day.
You may browse a collection of their work below:
Peter Kelly NEAC RBA (1931 - 2019)
Peter was elected as a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1982 and joined the New English Art Club in 2007.
Edman O'Aivazian ROI RSMA (1931 - 2020)
Edman joined the Royal Institute of Oil Painters as an associate member in 2000, becoming a full member in 2006, and was elected as an associate member to the Royal Society of Marine Artists in 2001, becoming a full member in 2003.
Jason Bowyer PPNEAC PS RP (1957 - 2019)
Jason was elected as a member of the New English Art Club in 1989, serving as President between 2008 and 2013, joined the Pastel Society in 2004, and became a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 2006.
Roy Freer NEAC PS RI ROI (1938 - 2021)
Roy was elected as a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1987, the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in 1989, followed by the New English Art Club in 2000. Between 1982 and 1994, Roy was a member of the Pastel Society.
Alexander Goudie RP RGI (1933 - 2004)
Alexander Goudie was elected to the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1970, in addition to which he was a member of The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.