William Bowyer (artist)

William Bowyer RA (25 May 1926 – 1 March 2015) was a British portrait and landscape painter, who worked in a traditional manner.

[2] Although a regular exhibitor in club and group shows, and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, his first London solo show was not until 1983, when a retrospective was held at Messum's gallery.

[3] Artist Ken Howard said of Bowyer's work: The content of his pictures is the artist’s life, whether it be his beloved river at Hammersmith, Walberswick in Suffolk – where he escapes whenever possible – his friends and family, as seen in his strong and challenging portraits, or his life-long love of cricket.

He was Honoured Secretary (President) of the New English Art Club for 30 years.

[3] His work is in collections including the Royal Academy of Arts, the Arts Council of Great Britain, Vancouver Art Gallery in Canada, at Huffman and Boyle in New Jersey, at the Museum at Lord's Cricket Ground, and in Charles, Prince of Wales' private collection.