Biography

A contemporary artist working predominantly in portraiture.
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​Born Leeds 1977​.
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​Alan exhibits regularly in London, notably at the annual exhibitions of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the prestigious BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery London, where in 2012 he was awarded third prize for his portrait of Richie Culver.

Alan has produced commissioned work ​​for clients including The New York Times Magazine, The Sunday Times Magazine, Carlton Books, The Chronicle Review and Club Wembley.
He has works in private collections worldwide and is represented by Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts NY.

Currently living and working in West Yorkshire.

Exhibition

15th Oct - 1st Nov
The Contemporary Portrait​
Thompson's Galleries
Cavendish Street London​​

22nd April - 30th May 2015
BP​ Portrait Award 2014
Aberystwyth Arts Centre​
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​​4th Oct - 16th Nov 2014
BP Portrait Award 2014
Sunderland Museum

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​​28th Nov - 12th April​​​​​ 2015
BP Portrait Award​ 2014
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Edinburgh ​​
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26th June - 21st Sept 2014
​​​​BP Portrait Award 2014
​National Portrait Gallery
London​


​​​​​​​23rd Jan - 27th Jan 2014
Art Palm Beach
Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts Booth
West Palm Beach
​Florida ​​​


​​​​​6th Feb - 9th Feb 2014
Works on Paper
Science Museum
London ​
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1st August - 23rd August 2013​
Drawn
theprintspace
Kingsland road​
​​​L​ondon


​​​​6 June - 15 July 2013
Solo Exhibition
​George Contemporary Art & Design
338​ Hackney Road,
​London, E2 7AX​​

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​11 July - 14 July 2013
ArtHamptons International Fine Art Fair
Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts Booth​
Bridgehampton,
New York


​​​9 May - 24 May 2013
​​Self
Mall Galleries
London​​​​​​
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9 Feb - 19May 2013
BP Portrait Award​​ 2012
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Exeter ​3


​​​Nov 2012 - 27 Jan 2013
BP Portrait Award 2012
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Edinburgh​
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​​ ​​​​​​​21 June - 23rd Sept 2012
​​​​ BP Portrait Award 2012
​ National Portrait Gallery
London​
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5 July - 8 July 2012
Bloomsbury Art Fair
London​​

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​ 22 June - 23 July
New Portraiture on Old St
318 Old St
London​​​​​

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​ 3 May - 18 May 2012
Royal Society of Portrait Painters
Annual Exhibition
Mall Galleries
London

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16 June - 18 September 2011
BP Portrait Award 2011
National Portrait Gallery
London


5 May - 20 May 2011
Royal Society of Portrait Painters
Annual Exhibition
Mall Galleries
London


1 March - 28 April 2011
Go Precision@Deutsche Bank
London


27 Nov 2010 - 22 Jan 2011
BP Portrait Award 2010
Aberdeen Art Gallery


26 November - 5 December 2010
New English Art Club Annual
Mall Galleries
London


2 October - 14 november 2010
BP Portrait Award 2010
Usher Gallery
Lincoln


24 June - 19 September 2010
BP Portrait Award 2010
National Portrait Gallery
London


May 2010
Royal Society of Portrait Painters
Annual Exhibition
Mall Galleries
London


August 2009
The Cork Street Open Exhibition
The Gallery on Cork Street
London