Loris Rey Dip Art (Glasgow)
Born 11 December 1903
Died 17 August 1962
Active: 1928 - 1953
Country of birth: Scotland
Country of death: England
Sculptor
Born in Rutherglen. He started by training to be a chemist whilst working in chemical factory. However Rey lost his job and was instead apprenticed to William Vickers, stone carver and teacher at Glasgow School of Art. In 1922 his employer died and Rey entered into a business partnership with Vicker's widow to run the business.
After a year, Rey began studying at Glasgow School of Art, winning his diploma and the Keppie and Haldane Travelling Scholarship in 1926. After a brief spell teaching at Glasgow School of Art he was appointed head of sculpture at Leeds School of Art. Rey worked in Leeds between 1927-34 and then resigned his post to pursue an independent career in Bridge of Weir (near Glasgow) and London. He died in London.
Works
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Locations
Address St. Bernard's Bridge of Weir | View on map
1934 (Circa)
Address North Barn The Grove Harpendon England | View on map
1942 (Circa) - 1947 (Circa)
Address 143 Old Church Street Chelsea London SW3 England | View on map
1951 (Circa)
c/o Chelsea Arts Club
Studio located at 3 Cedar Studios Glebe Place London England | View on map
1937 (Circa) - 1938 (Circa)
Studio located at 3 Gunter Hall Studios Gunter Grove London SW England | View on map
1939 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, Yorkshire Artists' Exhibition, 1930
Multiple works
Exhibited at Leeds City Art Gallery, Yorkshire Artists' Exhibition, 1932
Multiple works
Exhibited at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Eighty-Second Annual Exhibition, 1943
Multiple works
Exhibited at The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition, 1826-
1934 - 1937
Exhibited at the annual exhibition 2 times: 1934 (1 work) and 1937 (2 works)
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1938 - 1953
Exhibited 11 times between these dates.
Institutional and Business Connections
Apprenticed to William Vickers
1920 - 1923
After his employer's sudden death in 1922, Rey stayed on for one year to assist Vicker's widow running the business
Chairwoman/chairman of Chelsea Arts Club
1948 - 1950
Head of department at Leeds College of Art
December 1927 - 1934
Head of Sculpture and Modelling Department, regarded as a highly successful teacher who transformed the department
Member of Chelsea Arts Club
Student at The Glasgow School of Art
1923 - 1926
In 1926 he completed his diploma and won the Keppie and Haldane Travelling Scholarship
Unsuccessful in ballot for election to Royal Academy of Arts
For Associate of the Royal Academy [ARA], despite nominations in 1942, 1950 and 1957.
Personal and Professional Connections
Nominated by Charles E. Cundall
1 May 1942 - March 1957
Two nominations for Associate of the Royal Academy [ARA], in 1942 and 1957, both unsuccessful.
Nominated by Alfred Frank Hardiman
1 May 1942
For Associate of the Royal Academy [ARA]; unsuccessful.
Nominated by William Reid Dick
1 May 1942
For Associate of the Royal Academy [ARA]; unsuccessful.
Nominated by Gilbert Ledward
1 May 1942 - March 1957
Three nominations for Associate of the Royal Academy [ARA], 1942-1957, all unsuccessful. Date of nomination not specified as 'start date' or 'end date': February 1950.
Nominated by Arnold Mason
1 May 1942
For Associate of the Royal Academy [ARA]; unsuccessful.
Nominated by Henry George Rushbury
1 May 1942 - February 1950
Two nominations for Associate of the Royal Academy [ARA], in 1942 and 1950, both unsuccessful.
Nominated by Robert Sargent Austin
February 1950
For Associate of the Royal Academy [ARA]; unsuccessful.
Nominated by William McMillan
February 1950
For Associate of the Royal Academy [ARA]; unsuccessful.
Nominated by (Herbert George) Rodrigo Moynihan
February 1950
For Associate of the Royal Academy [ARA]; unsuccessful.
Nominated by John Laviers Wheatley
February 1950
For Associate of the Royal Academy [ARA]; unsuccessful.
Nominated by Augustus Edwin John
March 1957
For Associate of the Royal Academy [ARA]; unsuccessful.
Nominated by Charles Thomas Wheeler
March 1957
For Associate of the Royal Academy [ARA]; unsuccessful.
Sources
Artists and Bohemians: 100 Years with the Chelsea Arts Club
1992
Behind the Mosaic: one hundred years of art education
2003
pp. 49-53
Catalogue of the Yorkshire Artists' Exhibition 1930
1930
Cat. Nos. 367, 370, 433, pp. 14, 16
Catalogue of the Yorkshire Artists' Exhibition 1932
1932
Cat. Nos. 302, 304, 427, pp. 13, 17
City of Leeds College of Art, Prospectus, 1932-3
September 1932
pp. 4, 14, 16
City of Leeds College of Art, Prospectus, 1933-4
1933 (Presumed)
pp. 4, 5, 14, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
Leeds College of Art, Prospectus, 1928-9
August 1928
pp. 3, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23
Leeds College of Art, Prospectus, 1929-30
August 1929
pp. 3, 10, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
Leeds College of Art, Prospectus, 1930-1
August 1930
pp. 3, 10, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
Royal Academy of Arts Nominations for Associateship, c.1939-c.1961
1961 (Circa)
p.149.
The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Catalogue, 1943
1943
p. 35
Citing this record
'Loris Rey Dip Art (Glasgow)', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1217497456, accessed 26 Sep 2023]
