Edward Sutcliffe
Edward Sutcliffe
Artist Edward Sutcliffe
Born
Peter Edward Sutcliffe

(1978-03-14) 14 March 1978
UK
NationalityBritish
EducationAberystwyth University, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
Known forPortraiture
Notable workOn Assi Ghat, Ricardo, Copycat
Awards2014 BP Travel Award
Websitewww.edwardsutcliffeart.com

Edward Sutcliffe (born 1978) is a British painter based in London. He is known for still-life and portraiture, and he has painted prominent figures such as Neil Kinnock and Glenda Jackson.

Education

Sutcliffe was educated at Aberystwyth University where he studied Art History, and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design where he took a post-graduate diploma in fine art.

Notable works

Sutcliffe has painted a number of prominent political figures including Glenda Jackson, Sir Paul Stephenson, and the British Labour Party politician Neil Kinnock.[1] His portrait of Neil Kinnock was exhibited at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition in 2014,[2] and his portrait of Glenda Jackson was exhibited at the BP Portrait Award in 2011.[3] In 2009, Sutcliffe's work "On Assi Ghat" was selected by the National Gallery Scotland be the featured on the publicity materials promoting that year's show.

BP Portrait Award

In 2014 Sutcliffe won the 2014 BP Travel Award.[4] He travelled to Los Angeles, California to draw and paint the players of the Compton Cricket Club, producing portraits that show a fusion of two very different cultures and how the game of cricket with its ethos of fair play and honestly has been embraced by this community.[5][6] The resulting paintings and sketches were displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in London, as part of the 2015 BP Portrait Award.[7]

Exhibitions

His works have been exhibited at a number of exhibitions and galleries, including the National Portrait Gallery, London for the BP Portrait Award (2007,[8] 2009,[9] 2010,[10] 2011,[11] 2012,[12] 2014[13]), The Dubai Arts Centre,[14] and The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize at The Mall Galleries, London.[15]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Portrait artist Edward Sutcliffe wins the BP Travel Award by London's National Portrait Gallery". The National. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "New portrait of Neil Kinnock unveiled". Wales Online. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "BP Portrait Award 2011, National Portrait Gallery - review". London Evening Standard. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Prize WInners". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "BP Portrait Award 2014 Thomas Ganter Announced Winner At NPG". Artlyst. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "English portrait gallery latest stop in Compton Cricket Club's unlikely journey". LA Times. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Compton Cricket Club: Portraits of LA cricketers from notorious suburb to be displayed in London". The Independent. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "BP Portrait Award 2007". The National Portrait Gallery, London.
  9. ↑ "BP Portrait Award 2009". The National Portrait Gallery, London.
  10. ↑ "BP Portrait Award 2010". The National Portrait Gallery, London.
  11. ↑ "BP Portrait Award 2011". The National Portrait Gallery, London.
  12. ↑ "BP Portrait Award 2012". The National Portrait Gallery, London.
  13. ↑ "BP Portrait Award 2014". The National Portrait Gallery, London.
  14. ↑ "Only a few days left to see Edward Sutcliffe's show". The National. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Edward Sutcliffe working in the Gallery". mall Galleries. Retrieved 29 March 2021.


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