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b. 1939 -
Semi-abstract painter, born in Gorleston. Brought up as a small boy in Greenborough Road, Rackheath alongside fellow artist Colin Self. Aged 9, Tidman and his mother moved to Gorleston. Studied at Great Yarmouth College of Art (1957-61) and the Royal College of Art (1961-4) Began working as a lecturer in Art at Lowestoft School of Art before painting full-time from 1984. Has gained a string of prizes including First Prize – East Anglian Artists Open, 1986 and First Prize – Drawings for All, 2000. Subjects: figures – clowns, night shelter residents, beautiful women, brutal soldiers. Exhibited extensively with the Royal Academy and in Switzerland and Finland. Was Artist in Residence for the Hippodrome Circus, Great Yarmouth. Works held at Imperial College of Science, London, The University of Essex, Norwich Castle Museum, the Rijkers art collection.
Exhibitions Include:
Aldeburgh Gallery; Norwich Castle; Chappel Galleries