Mick Moon, post-war British artist, dies at 87

Mick Moon, a key figure in the British post-war art movement, has died in London, as reported by his gallery, Cristea Roberts. Born in Edinburgh, he studied at Chelsea School of Art between 1958 and 1962, then continued at the Royal College of Art from 1962 to 1963. Moon spent several years teaching at the Slade School of Fine Art. His work, primarily in painting and printmaking, was known for its complex layers of marks, colors, text, and collage. His significant solo shows took place at Tate in London in 1976 and at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham in 1980. He received a Major Arts Council Award, won First Prize at the John Moores Liverpool Exhibition in 1980, and the Gulbenkian Print Award in 1984. His pieces are housed in collections like Tate, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Walker Art Gallery, and the Scottish National Gallery.