John Falconar Slater RA, L,M, PP
1857 - 1937

John Falconar Slater, a British artist, was born at Rye Hill, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in 1857 and lived
for many years in the village of Culler coats in Northumbria. He was a landscape, seascape and
portrait painter with a distinct dynamic impressionist style. He was particularly good at depicting
wild water and often painted the North Sea on the shores of which he lived. Before becoming an
artist John Falconar Slater worked as a book-keeper for his father, Thomas, in his corn mill and
later lived in South Africa for a period where he ran a store in the diamond fields. Once
established as an artist he practiced in the region of his homeland, Northumbria. In 1889 one of his
pictures was accepted by the Royal Academy and later he was recognised by the Royal Scottish
Academy. He continued to exhibit locally throughout his career. Exhibited: Royal Academy, 22 L,5 M,1 PP