Richard Tomlin

I was born on the Isle of Wight, an island of the south coast of the UK. I studied graphics at Portsmouth Art College and on graduating moved to London. I worked briefly at Thames TV doing TV graphics before joining a small design group in Fulham, south west London in the early 70s. Thirty years on I was running, with my business partner, a design practice employing 20 odd staff and working for large national and international businesses. in early 2000 I sold out and took some time off and a year on started up again as a freelance design consultant, mostly working for small businesses. Design was all absorbing until by chance a saw an exhibition of Lucian Freud's work at the National Portrait Gallery in London and was inspired to refresh long lots skills in drawing and painting. I subsequently took courses at Putney School of Art, Heatherleys and Life drawing at The Landmark Art Centre, Teddington. For the last four years I have had a studio at ASC Studios in Kingston with 50 other artists and I paint there virtually every day.

Portsmouth Art College, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
Putney School of Art and Design
Heatherley Art School

2018

Art Gemini Prize
The Menier Gallery, London SE1 1RU

Visually Literate 2
The Menier Gallery, London SE1 1RU

2017
Elements of Love
The Menier Gallery, London SE1 1RU

Visually Literate 1
Fitzrovia Gallery, London W1 5EN

2106
Observe & Obvious
The Lightbox, Woking, GU21 4AA

Re-inventing the Selfie
The Stables Gallery, Twickenham TW1 3DJ

Oldenburg Open Studios
Oldenberg, north Germany

Hawks Road Artists Open Studios
Kingston-upon-Thames, KT1 3DS

2016

The Columbia Threadneedle Prize 2016
Mall Galleries, London SW1

2015
Royal West of England Academy Open Exhibition
Bristol BS8 1PX
4th October – 29th November 2015

Inspired – Arts Richmond Autumn Exhibition
The Octagon Room, Orleans House Gallery, TW1 3DJ

Fontainbleau
Salon D’Honneur de l’Hotel de Ville, Fontainbleau, France

2014

Oldenberg – Art Exchange
BBK Gallery, Oldenberg, north Germany