Terry Setch

Terry Setch (born 1936)[1] is a painter and Royal Academy (RA) member who lives in Penarth, Wales.

[4] He was a member of the 56 Group Wales from 1966 until 1979, later saying he left because it had become too risk averse and part of the establishment.

[5] Setch styles himself as a 'political' artist, taking the threats to the environment as an important subject.

Much of his recent inspiration has been taken from his local South Wales beaches.

[1] Art critic and media personality Brian Sewell noted Setch's paintings at the 2011 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, though he also asked why "are the squalid little squidges of Terry Setch hanging on these august walls?