Painter and teacher, born in Liverpool, where he attended Northway School, studying art with his father, James Sands. During World War II, 1940–5, Sands was a cine cameraman for the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough. Taught art for many years at De La Salle College in Jersey, Channel Islands, where he lived at St Saviour. Was a member of RI, also exhibiting at RA, Paris Salon, Bihan L’Art Contemporain in Paris where he won a diploma, and was a finalist several times, 1981–4, in Hunting Group Art Prizes, also exhibiting in North America. Department of the Environment holds his work.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)


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