David Hockney is one of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. He studied
at Bradford School of Art (1953–57) and the Royal College of Art (1959–62), where he won the gold medal for his exceptional draughtsmanship and innovative painting. Moving to Los Angeles in 1963, he developed his iconic depictions of pools, interiors, and urban life, often infused with psychological depth and homoerotic themes. Restlessly inventive, Hockney has worked across painting, printmaking, photography, and digital media, as well as designing stage sets for leading opera houses. Major exhibitions include David Hockney: A Bigger Picture (Royal Academy, 2012) and retrospectives at Tate Britain, Centre Pompidou, and The Met. His work has been exhibited internationally with noteable solo exhibitions at the Musuem of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; the Bayeux Museum, Normandy; the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris; and LACMA, Los Angeles.
