Art on a Postcard x St Wilfrid's Hospice: The Postcards

About

Born into a Northern coal mining family and after spending ten years as a master butcher, Kevin moved to London in the 90s and obtained a degree in fine art from Central Saint Martin’s. Kevin’s work is sold in the UK and Internationally through galleries and Art Fairs and is much sought after by collectors and investors. Much of his work has been portraiture, inspired by the techniques of the Old Masters, which he learnt from dedicating time studying them at the National Gallery every day for years. Kevin says “My subjects are captured from afternoons spent observing street life in London and Brighton, sketching and taking candid photographs. Always using humour and pathos, I then paint these theatrical characters in oils on wood and make my own frames.” His work has one foot in the old world of masters such as Delaroche, Rubens, Ribera, Guido Reni and Caravaggio, the other playfully in the new world deploying a twist of anarchic affection and are thoroughly unique.

Education

Central St Martin's - Degree in Fine Art

Select Exhibitions/Awards

PAST EXHIBITIONS 
2022-2023 
Towner Gallery, Eastbourne ‘Five Ecstasies of Saint Sebastian’ at Brewers International

2019 
Saatchi Gallery, London “Cash is King”
exhibition Art Fair, New York

2018 
BAD BOYS solo exhibition Autumn 2018 at Cameron Contemporary 

2017 
Art Winter 2017 at Cameron Contemporary Art
The Colour of Summer 2017 at Cameron Contemporary Art
Festival at Cameron Contemporary Art 2017 
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead, 2017 with Cameron Contemporary Art 
Affordable Art Fair Battersea, 2017 with Cameron Contemporary Art 

2015
Winter Show 2015 Cameron Contemporary Art

2016
Figure, A Cast of Characters 2016 at Cameron Contemporary Art, Hove 
Affordable Art Fair Bristol, 2016 with Cameron Contemporary Art 
The Colour of Summer, 2016 at Cameron Contemporary Art Festival 2016 at Cameron Contemporary Art 
Affordable Art Fair Hampstead, 2016 with Cameron Contemporary Art 
Affordable Art Fair Battersea, 2016 with Cameron Contemporary Art 

2015
Winter Show 2015 at Cameron Contemporary Art 
Smelik & Stokking, The Netherlands – 25 years of mixed and solo exhibitions 
Sue Williams Gallery, Portobello Road 
Royal Opera House 

COLLECTIONS 
Numerous collections in the UK and The Netherlands including Art UK – (online home for every public art collection in the UK) and two early paintings in the Coen Brothers Collection.

Gallery Representation

Cameron Contemporary Gallery (Hove) and AGENT: www.xavicusmedia.com

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork

I have submitted four postcards of a portrait character from my travels around London - Mr Smiley. I have hand drawn the character four times with a water colour wash - each different – a homage to Andy Warhol. 
This is a preliminary study towards a series of oil paintings called Mr Smiley.

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