Abbreviations
The following prefixes are widely used with the initials of academies and institutions:
A
Associate
F
Fellow
H
Honorary academician or member or council member
P
President or past president
b.
Born
BWS
British Watercolour Society
cm.
centimetre or centimetres
d.
died
exh.
exhibited
fl.
flourished
ICA
Institute of Contemporary Arts
IELA
Irish Exhibition of Living Art
IMMA
Irish Museum of Modern Art
in.
inch or inches
NA
National Academy, New York
NCA
National College of Art, Dublin
NCAD
National College of Art & Design, Dublin
NEAC
New English Art Club
NEAC
New English Art Club
NGI
National Gallery of Ireland
OWS
Old Watercolour Society, London
RA
Royal Academy, London
RBA
Royal Society of British Artists
RBS
Royal Society of British Sculptors
RCA
Royal College of Art
RE
Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers
RDS
Royal Dublin Society
RHA
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
RI
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours
RIA
Royal Irish Academy
ROI
Royal Institute of Oil Painters
RSAL
Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (London)
RSMA
Royal Society of Marine Artists
RUA
Royal Ulster Academy of Arts
RWA
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
RWS
Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours
WCSI
Watercolour Society of Ireland