Vincent Michael Brown

Vincent is exhibiting throughout 2024 with Picasso, Chagall, Hockney, Hodgkin, Dix, Chuck Close, Warhol, Klimt, Sarah Lucas, Lichtenstein, Richard Hamilton, Dürer, Man Ray, Cindy Sherman and others in a curated exhibition selected from the collection of influential art-collector Ömer Koç, at Arter, Istanbul.

Vincents work explores the concepts behind figurative art, predominantly portraiture, referencing influences from contemporary and the entire history of western painting, often utilising modern technology beside traditional techniques. His work is preoccupied with the representation of the human form within painting, using family. friends and mostly himself as his subject.

His paintings have won many awards and been exhibited in some of the most prestigious exhibitions in the world. His self-portrait with family was recently shortlisted for The Ruch Borchard Self-Portrait Prize. A portrait of his parents was selected as winner of the Holburne Portrait Prize by Rachel Cambell Johnson (Times art critic), Sir Peter Blake (Artist) and Bel Mooney (Author), resulting in a portrait commission of Triple Academy Award winning directors of Aardman Animations from his home town of Bristol, UK.

Studying under many artists since the age of eleven, and received something of a formal training in college (Bath) and UCC, but regarding himself as a self-taught artist. Vincent continually studies the history of art and has amassed a large library at this studio and art school Browns' Arts Centre, at a 1743 Grade II former Brass Pin Factory, Warmley Clock Tower, Bristol BS30 8XU.

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Royal Society of Portrait Painters 2022, Mall Galleries, London
Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize 2021 (Shortlisted Artist)
Royal West of England Academy of Art 2020
Portrait Artist of The Year 2020 (Sky Arts Tv Show)
Royal West of England Academy of Art - Autumn Exhibition 2019
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour (RI) 2018
Sunday Times Watercolour Competition - Guildford House Gallery 2017
The Roper Gallery, Bath - 2017
Royal Society of Portrait Painters (INVITED ARTIST) 2016
Sunday Times Watercolour Competition - Mall Galleries 2016
Royal Society of British Artists - 2014
Cork Street Open - Cork Street London - 2010
National Portrait Gallery - Portrait Gala 2009
Painting Aardman - Solo Exhibition - Holburne Museum - 2008
Royal Society of Portrait Painters (INVITED ARTIST) 2008
BP Portrait Award 2007
The Singer Freidlander Sunday Times Award - 2006
National Portrait Gallery - Portrait Gala 2005
Painting Exhibition - RWA - 2005
The Singer Freidlander Sunday Times Award - 2005
Solo Exhibition - Center Space - Bristol 2004
BP Portrait Award 2004
Royal Society of Portrait Painters 2004 - 2016
The Hunting Art Prizes - 2005
RWA Open painting exhibition - 2005
The Singer Freidlander Sunday Times ...