Biography
Claude Heath (b. London, UK 1964) gained a degree in philosophy from King’s College, London (1983-6). Heath’s exhibitions included Young British Artists VI at Saatchi Gallery (1996), which included work o fmore than 198 drawings, centered around a cast of his brother’s face. Heath was a prizewinner at John Moores Liverpool Exhibition (1997-8). In 1999 Heath was a NatWest Art Prize finalist, exhibiting paintings based on ink drawings made whilst blindfolded. His solo exhibitions included at Hales Gallery (1998), Leeds City Art Gallery (1999); Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery (2000), as artist-in-residence; and a six-year retrospective at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge (2002), to celebrate the artist's recent fellowship appointment there and at Christ’s College.
