Richard Scott (artist)

Family

Richard Scott is married to Salomien Scott. They have two children, Richard and Angelina. Richard’s father and mother, Len and Janet Scott, immigrated to South Africa in 1969, when Richard was 9 months old. Richard's parents then immigrated back to England in 2004 to retire. Richard has one living sister Angela, who resides in England, and one deceased sister, Susan, who died in 2010 as a result of granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

Childhood

Richard was born at 5 Linton Road Normanby, Redcar and Cleveland, near Middlesbrough. The house is still standing today and is owned by the people who bought it from his parents in 1969. Richard was born at 10pm and weighed 4 kg. Within the first week of arriving in South Africa, Richard fell off the bed in the hotel where his parents were staying and had to have two stitches in his upper lip, which the doctor did without any anesthetic, hence the scar on his lip. Richard was then diagnosed with gluten intolerance and was put on a gluten free diet for two years. In 1971, Richard contracted chickenpox, with no side effect. In 1976, Richard contracted mumps, also, with no side effects.

Schooling

Richard started schooling in Benoni, Gauteng at Pinegrove Primary School, Springs, Gauteng. Richard was a loner, and thus received good grades throughout School. At the age of 12 Richard's parents moved back to Darlington, England briefly for 18 months. Upon their return to South Africa in 1981, Richard Entered into Birch Acres Primary School, in Kempton Park, Gauteng to complete his final year at primary school.

In 1982 Richard entered High School at Norkem Park High, where he completed his schooling in 1986. In 1984 Richard had the choice of subjects and choose French over art. He soon realised his friends all took art and so he switched. Richard recalls art been a bore under the tuition of Mrs. Moolman. But it was in his final year, under the tuition of Mr. Fuel, that Richard really flourished in art. It was Mr. Fuel’s teaching style that allowed Richard to express himself.

Exhibitions

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