Vice II, 1988
Screenprint, 15 3/4" x 20 5/8"
Martin Barrett was born in Woodford Bridge in Essex in 1953. He was one of five sons. Barrett studied on the Foundation course in Art and Design at Loughton College in 1976-77, then went on to a B.A. in Fine Art at Portsmouth Polytechnic from 1977-1980 and an M.A. in Fine Art Printmaking at Chelsea College of Art from 1980-1981. He earned a Ph.D. in Fine Art at the University of East London. Married with two children, he lives and works in East London. Martin lectures in the School of Art and the Digital Industries at the University of East London and teaches on the Illustration, Printmaking and Graphic Design programs. In 2006 he formed the AVA Drawing Research Group; it’s aim to bring together the diversity of drawing practice found in a school that includes: Architecture, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Photography, Moving Image, Animation, Illustration, Digital Media, Fashion Design and Textiles.