Officers of the Royal Academy of Arts
An early Summer Exhibition at the Academy's original home in Somerset House.
This is a list of the officers of the Royal Academy of Arts.
Presidents (PRA)
| President | Served |
|---|---|
| Joshua Reynolds | 1768–1792[1] |
| Benjamin West | 1792–1805 |
| James Wyatt | 1805–1806 |
| Benjamin West | 1806–1820 |
| Thomas Lawrence | 1820–1830 |
| Martin Archer Shee | 1830–1850 |
| Charles Lock Eastlake | 1850–1865 |
| Francis Grant | 1866–1878 |
| Lord Leighton | 1878–1896 |
| John Everett Millais | February–August 1896 |
| Edward Poynter | 1896–1918 |
| Aston Webb | 1919–1924 |
| Frank Dicksee | 1924–1928 |
| William Llewellyn | 1928–1938 |
| Edwin Lutyens | 1938–1944 |
| Alfred Munnings | 1944–1949 |
| Gerald Kelly | 1949–1954 |
| Albert Richardson | 1954–1956 |
| Charles Wheeler | 1956–1966 |
| Thomas Monnington | 1966–1976 |
| Hugh Casson | 1976–1984 |
| Roger de Grey | 1984–1993[1] |
| Philip Dowson | 1993–1999 |
| Phillip King | 1999–2004 |
| Nicholas Grimshaw | 2004–2011 |
| Christopher Le Brun | 2011–2019 |
| Rebecca Salter | 2019–present |
Keepers
| Keeper | Served |
|---|---|
| George Michael Moser | 10 Dec 1768 – 24 Jan 1783 |
| Agostino Carlini | 3 Mar 1783 – 24 Sep 1790 |
| Joseph Wilton | 24 Sep 1790 – 25 Nov 1803 |
| Henry Fuseli | 24 Dec 1804 – 16 Apr 1825 |
| Henry Thomson | 9 Jun 1825 – 10 Dec 1827 |
| William Hilton | 10 Dec 1827 – 30 Dec 1839 |
| George Jones | 3 Mar 1840 – 31 Dec 1850 |
| Charles Landseer | 29 Mar 1851 – 6 May 1873 |
| Frederick Richard Pickersgill | 10 Jul 1873 – 3 Aug 1887 |
| Philip Hermogenes Calderon | 3 Aug 1887 – 30 Apr 1898 |
| Ernest Crofts | 29 Sep 1898 – 19 Mar 1911 |
| Andrew Carrick Gow | 8 Dec 1911 – 1 Feb 1920 |
| Charles Sims | 18 Mar 1920 – 8 Nov 1926 |
| Walter Westley Russell | 1 Oct 1927 – 31 Dec 1942 |
| Gerald Kelly | 19 Jan 1943 – 11 Dec 1945 |
| Philip Connard | 11 Dec 1945 – 31 Dec 1949 |
| Henry Rushbury | 22 Apr 1949 – 30 Jun 1964 |
| Peter Greenham | 30 Jun 1964 – 30 Sep 1985 |
| Edward Middleditch | 1 Oct 1985 – 30 Sep 1986 |
| Norman Adams | 1 Oct 1986 – 30 Sep 1995 |
| Leonard McComb | 1 Oct 1995 – 21 May 1998 |
| Brendan Neiland | 21 May 1998 – 28 Jul 2004 |
| Maurice Cockrill | 28 Oct 2004 – 1 Oct 2011 |
| Eileen Cooper | 1 Oct 2011 – 31 Aug 2017 |
| Rebecca Salter | 1 Sep 2017 – 4 May 2020 |
| Cathie Pilkington | 5 May 2020 – present |
Treasurers
| Treasurer | Served |
|---|---|
| William Chambers | 10 Dec 1768 – 8 Mar 1796 |
| John Yenn | 2 Apr 1796 – 8 Jun 1820 |
| Robert Smirke | 8 Jun 1820 – 18 Jul 1850 |
| Philip Hardwick | 18 Jul 1850 – 25 Mar 1861 |
| Sydney Smirke | 25 Mar 1861 – 26 Feb 1874 |
| Edward Middleton Barry | 26 Feb 1874 – 27 Jan 1880 |
| George Edmund Street | 19 Nov 1880 – 18 Dec 1881 |
| Richard Norman Shaw | 8 Mar 1882 – 28 Mar 1882 |
| John Callcott Horsley | 14 Jun 1882 – 17 Nov 1897 |
| Alfred Waterhouse | 17 Nov 1897 – 5 Dec 1901 |
| Thomas Graham Jackson | 5 Dec 1901 – 8 May 1912 |
| Aston Webb | 8 May 1912 – 25 Apr 1919 |
| Frank Short | 25 Apr 1919 – 5 Dec 1932 |
| Sydney Lee | 5 Dec 1932 – 5 Dec 1940 |
| Edwin Cooper | 5 Dec 1940 – 24 Jun 1942 |
| E. Vincent Harris | 3 Dec 1942 – 7 Dec 1954 |
| Edward Maufe | 7 Dec 1954 – 10 Dec 1958 |
| Louis de Soissons | 10 Dec 1958 – 23 Sep 1962 |
| Basil Spence | 11 Dec 1962 – 31 Oct 1964 |
| James Gunn | 8 Dec 1964 – 30 Dec 1964 |
| Donald McMorran | 20 Jan 1965 – 6 Aug 1965 |
| Marshall Sisson | 7 Dec 1965 – 8 Dec 1970 |
| William Holford | 8 Dec 1970 – 20 Oct 1975 |
| Hugh Casson | 9 Dec 1975 – 29 Apr 1976 |
| Roger de Grey | 29 Apr 1976 – 31 Dec 1984 |
| Philip Powell | 1 Jan 1985 – 30 Sep 1995 |
| Michael Kenny | 1 Oct 1995 – 28 Dec 1999 |
| Paul Huxley | 30 Mar 2000 – 31 Aug 2014 |
| Chris Orr | 12 Mar 2014 – 19 Mar 2018 |
| Chris Wilkinson | 19 Mar 2018 – present |
Secretaries
| Secretary | Served | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Milner Newton | 10 Dec 1768 – 10 Dec 1788 | |
| John Inigo Richards | 10 Dec 1788 – 2 Mar 1810 | |
| Henry Howard | 11 Feb 1811 – 20 Jan 1847 | |
| John Prescott Knight | 23 Nov 1847 – 10 Jul 1873 | |
| Frederick A. Eaton | 10 Jul 1873 – 10 Sep 1913 | |
| Walter Lamb | 2 Dec 1913 – 31 Dec 1951 | |
| Humphrey Brooke | 1 Jan 1952 – 12 Jul 1968 | |
| Sidney C. Hutchison | 1 Oct 1968 – 31 Mar 1982 | [2] |
| Piers Rodgers | 1 Apr 1982 – 30 Sep 1996 | |
| David Gordon | 1 Oct 1996 – 31 Jul 2002 | |
| Lawton Fitt | 21 Oct 2002 – 24 Mar 2005 | |
| MaryAnne Stevens | 1 Apr 2005 – 1 Sep 2007 | |
| Charles Saumarez Smith, Secretary & Chief Executive | 1 Sep 2007 – December 2018 | [3] |
| Axel Rüger, Secretary & Chief Executive | June 2019 – present |
Honorary officers of the Royal Academy of Arts
Honorary Academician Extraordinary
| Honorary Academician Extraordinary | Elected | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Churchill | 1948 – 1965 | [4] |
Honorary Fellows
| Honorary Fellow | Elected | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Attenborough | 10 December 1992 | [5] | |
| Edward Fox | 9 December 1993 | [6] | |
| Alan Bennett | 18 May 2000 | [7] | |
| Pierre Rosenberg | 18 May 2000 | [8] | |
| Quentin Blake | 24 May 2001 | [9] | |
| Alfred Brendel | 2009 | [10] | |
| A. S. Byatt | 2009 | [11] | |
| Richard Cork | 2011 | [12] | |
| Joseph Rykwert | 2011 | [13] | |
| John Tusa | 2011 | [14] | |
| Jeanette Winterson | 2011 | [15] | |
| Svetlana Alpers | 2014 | [16] | |
| Nicholas Hytner | 2014 | [17] | |
| Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire | 9 March 2016 | [18] | |
| Agnes Gund | 9 March 2016 | [19] | |
| Marina Warner | 19 March 2018 | [20] | |
| Tim Berners-Lee | 10 December 2019 | [21] | |
| Zadie Smith | 11 September 2020 | [22] | |
| Sarah Gilbert | 14 December 2021 | [23] | |
| Hisham Matar | 14 December 2021 | [24] | |
| Ngaire Woods | 2022 | [25] |
Honorary Members
| Honorary Member | Position | Elected | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Fenton | Antiquarian of the Royal Academy | 2002 – present | [26] |
| Sidney C. Hutchison | Antiquarian of the Royal Academy | 1992 – 2000 | [2] |
| Lucy Winkett | Chaplain | 2010 – present | [27] |
| John Boardman | Professor of Ancient History | 1989 – present | [28] |
| Mary Beard | Professor of Ancient Literature | 2013 – present | [29] |
| Charles Saumarez Smith | Professor of Architectural History | 1 September 2019 – 31 August 2023 | [3] |
| Dawn Adès | Professor of History of Art | 2008 – present | [30] |
| Alan Moses | Professor of Law | 2006 – present | [31] |
| Peter Ricketts | Secretary of Foreign Correspondence | 2018 – present | [32] |
| Simon Robertson | Honorary Corresponding Member | 2008 – present | [33] |
| Scott Mead | Honorary Corresponding Member | 2019 – present | [34] |
Honorary Members ex officio
An incomplete list of the ex officio members, by virtue of their holding of another office.
| Honorary Member | ex officio | Elected | Preferred media | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dermod O'Brien | President of the Royal Hibernian Academy | 1911 – 1945 | Painting | [35] | |
| Joyce W. Cairns | President of the Royal Scottish Academy | 2018 – present | [36] | ||
| Derek Balmer | President of the Royal West of England Academy | 2003 – 2010 | [37] |
Honorary Archivists
| Honorary Archivist | Elected | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney C. Hutchison | 1982 – 2000 | [2] |
Honorary Curators
| Honorary Curator | Elected | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Farthing | 1999 – present | [38] | |
| Donald Hamilton Fraser | 1992 – 1999 | [39] | |
| Lawrence Gowing | 1985 – 1991 | [40] |
Honorary Curators of Architecture
| Honorary Curator | Elected | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Forty |
Honorary Curators of Prints and Drawings
| Honorary Curator of Prints and Drawings | Elected | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wilton | 2003 – present | [41] |
Honorary Surveyors
| Honorary Surveyor | Elected | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Zogolovitch | 2015 – present | [42] |
Other posts
Professors of the Royal Academy Schools
| Professor of Painting | Served | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubaina Himid | 2020 – present | ||
| Mali Morris | 2019 – 2020 | ||
| Chantal Joffe | 2015 – 2019 | ||
| Fiona Rae | 2011 – 2015 |
| Professor of Chemistry | Served | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronwyn Ormsby | 2019 – present |
| Eranda Professor of Drawing | Served | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Wilding | 1 October 2018 – present | ||
| David Remfry | 2016 – 19 March 2018 | ||
| Michael Landy | 2014 – 2016 | ||
| Tracey Emin | 2011 – 2013 | ||
| Ian McKeever | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| Gary Hume | 2004 – 2006 | ||
| Peter Blake | 2002 – 2004 | ||
| Christopher Le Brun | 2000 – 2002 |
The post was created in 2000, supported by the Eranda Rothschild Foundation.
| Professor of Perspective | Served | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Banner | 2020 – present | ||
| Humphrey Ocean | 2012 – 2020 | ||
| J. M. W. Turner | 1807 – 1837 |
| Professor of Printmaking | Served | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Ackroyd | 1999 – 2000 |
| Professor of Sculpture | Served | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Nelson | 2019 – present | ||
| Cathie Pilkington | 2015 – 2019 | ||
| Richard Wilson | 2011 – 2015 | ||
| David Mach | 2000 – 2007 | ||
| Bryan Kneale | 1985 – 1989 | Master of the Sculpture School 1982 – 1985 |
Residents
| Poet-in-Residence | Served |
|---|---|
| Pele Cox | 2 Sep 2011 – 2012 |
See also
References
- 1 2 Crystal, David (1994). The Cambridge Factfinder. Internet Archive. Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press. p. 639. ISBN 978-0-521-46991-3.
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- 1 2 3 "Sidney C. Hutchison | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
- 1 2 "Sir Charles Saumarez Smith | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Sir Winston Churchill | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
- ↑ "Sir David Attenborough | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023.
- ↑ "Edward Fox | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Alan Bennett | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Pierre Rosenberg | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Sir Quentin Blake | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023.
- ↑ "Alfred Brendel | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Dame Antonia S Byatt | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Richard Cork | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Professor Joseph Rykwert | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Sir John Tusa | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Jeanette Winterson | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Svetlana Alpers | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Sir Nicholas Hytner | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Agnes Gund | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Marina Warner | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Sir Tim Berners-Lee | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Zadie Smith | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023.
- ↑ "Professor Sarah Gilbert | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Hisham Matar | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "Ngaire Woods | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023.
- ↑ "James Fenton | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
- ↑ "Revd Lucy Winkett | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Sir John Boardman | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
- ↑ "Professor Dame Mary Beard | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
- ↑ "Professor Dawn Adès | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "The Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Moses | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Lord Ricketts | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Sir Simon Robertson | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Scott Mead | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Dermod O'Brien | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
- ↑ "Joyce W. Cairns | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
- ↑ "Derek Balmer | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023.
- ↑ "Stephen Farthing | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Donald Hamilton Fraser | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Sir Lawrence Gowing | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Andrew Wilton | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Roger Zogolovitch | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". Royal Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023.
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