Ian Massey Author

Dr Ian Massey is an independent art historian, writer and curator based in the UK. Massey is author of the monograph biography Patrick Procktor: Art and Life (Unicorn Press, 2010), and co-author with Anthony Hepworth of Keith Vaughan: The Mature Oils (Sansom & Company, 2012). Both publications were authorised by the artists’ estates and have been widely acclaimed, garnering international media coverage. Ian was awarded a PhD in 2013: his doctoral thesis is on the themes of art, biography and sexuality, with specific reference to his research on Procktor and Vaughan. His 2018 monograph on the abstract painter John Blackburn was published by Sansom & Co. Ian has written for The Art Newspaper, The Burlington Magazine, Elephant (online), Luncheon, PN Review, Printmaking Today, Sight and Sound, The World of Interiors, thisistomorrow (online), Varoom, and Visual Culture in Britain. Massey has also curated exhibitions for Arts University Bournemouth; Bankley Gallery, Manchester; The Briggait Project Space, Glasgow; Huddersfield Art Gallery, and The Redfern Gallery, London.