1952: Born, Oxford England

1970-71: Hertfordshire College of Art and Design
1971-74: Brighton Polytechnic, BA Fine Art (Printing): first-class honours
1974-75: Brighton Polytechnic, Postgraduate Printmaking Diploma: distinction

1977: Eastern Arts Award

1977-78: Art Teacher's Certificate, Sussex University

1979-80: Art Teacher, Bedfords Park and Comprehensive School, Essex

1980-89: Lecturer in Art, East Hertfordshire College, Visiting Lecturer, Winchester School of Art

1990 Moved to Bournemouth

1991: British Council Award to exhibit in USA
1992: Arts Award, Bournemouth Borough Council
1994: Openshaw Printmaking Award, Lowick House Print workshop, Cumbria
1995: Arts Council of England, Development Grant
1996-97: Printmaking Residency, Lowick House, Cumbria

1997: Publication of monograph to accompany retrospective exhibition

1999: Research & Scholarship Award, Arts Institute at Bournemouth
2001: Year of the Artist - Award

2002: Set up Print workshop in Bournemouth studio

2004: South West Artist Award

2004-05: Working in London studio and London Print workshop

2004-07: Guest Artist, Bournemouth University, Art Loan Working Group
2007 Working at Artizan Editions, silk screen studio, Brighton

2008: Print retrospective, Jill George Gallery, London

2008: Martyn Bewster: Prints 1975-2007 Accepted in to the Tate Library, Hyman Kreitman Research Centre

If you would like to read more about Martyn Brewster there are two wonderful book on him written by Simon Olding. The first is Martyn Brewster ISBN 978-1859284148 and the Second Martyn Bewster: Prints 1975-2007 ISBN 978-0955226618. The other two self written books on Martyn Brewster are Headland Series, The: Paintings, ISBN 978-0953957125 and Nature Paintings: Paintings and Monoprints ISBN 978-0952899976.