Philip MOYSEY

Philip Moysey (1912–1991)

Philip Moysey was born in London in 1912. At the age of 14, he won an art scholarship from the County of Middlesex, which allowed him to study at Willesden Polytechnic. In 1939, he encountered the Expressionist artist Oskar Kokoschka in Cornwall, becoming his pupil. This pivotal moment greatly inspired Moysey and significantly altered the course of his life.

Between 1948 and 1953, Moysey exhibited three times at the Waddington Gallery in Dublin, Ireland. Notably, his second exhibition in 1950 was attended by both Kokoschka and the renowned artist Jack Yeats. In 1953, Kokoschka invited Moysey to teach at his School of Vision in Salzburg, which furthered his artistic development.

Moysey’s work was first shown in North America in 1960 at Raymond and Raymond in New York. In 1963, he participated in the exhibition “Oskar Kokoschka and Pupils” at the Wolfensberg Gallery in Zurich and exhibited with the Contemporary Art Society at Agnew.

Philip Moysey left a lasting impact on the art community and was respected for both his artistic contributions and his role as an educator.