Artist Statement
After training as an Illustrator, I have spent the last 14 years developing a painterly language through which I seek to capture a vitality beyond the establishment of a mere ‘likeness’ to the subject. Whilst I appreciate the importance of the individual being recognisable, the subjects are glimpsed rather than exposed, their inner selves hinted at but ultimately inscrutable.
Though I often work on a large, potentially imposing scale, the work remains approachable through fluency of brush mark and a rich palette. The spaces the subjects inhabit are often indeterminate, providing an atmosphere that allows for ambiguity of psychological state. The subjects retain their integrity and yet a sense of intimacy is evoked
Born
06/07/1973 Leicester
Education
1992 – 1995 B.A Illustration Falmouth School of Art
1991 – 1992 Foundation studies Loughborough College of Art and Design
Literature
Paul Wright 'Paul Wright Paintings', 2010, London
Exhibitions
| 2012 |
The London Art fair 2011 |
| 2011 |
Thompson's Gallery, 'New paintings', London |
| 2011 |
Fine art Ireland, Northern Ireland |
| 2011 |
Art London 2011 |
| 2010 |
Art London 2010 |
| 2010 |
Modern Artists Gallery, New paintings, Whitchurch on Thames |
| 2010 |
Sara Eyestone Gallery, Santa Fe, Arizona, USA |
| 2010 |
The Russell Collection, Austin, Texas USA |
| 2010 |
The Campden Gallery, ‘Spirit and matter’ Chipping Campden |
| 2010 |
Texas State University, USA, artist in residence |
| 2010 |
Thompsons Gallery, London, new paintings |
| 2009 |
The Discerning Eye Exhibition, London |
| 2009 |
Paul Wright ‘Paintings’, Monograph, overview of last 4 years |
| 2009 |
Loughborough University, Part time lecturer |
| 2009 |
The Bristol Gallery, Bristol, New contemporaries 1 |
| 2008 |
Paul Wright and Jonathan Worth, Catmose Gallery, Oakham |
| 2008 |
Paul Wright Paintings, Thompsons Gallery, London |
| 2007 |
Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Annual exhibition |
| 2007 |
Commission of 21 paintings for P&O cruise ship |
| 2006 |
BP Portrait Award Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery London |
| 2006 |
Paul Wright, recent painting, Modern Artists Gallery Whitchurch On Thames |
| 2005 |
Group show “Grounding the figure“, Saltburn Artists Projects Middlesborough |
| 2005 |
Portrait of Eddie Isaacs M.B.E, Leicester Train Station |
| 2004 2005 |
Public mural and Sculpture commission, Braunstone Health And Social Centre Leicester |
| 2003 |
Artist In Residence, Worksop College Nottinghamshire |
Collections
Prudential, Standard Chartered Bank, Accenture, Leicestershire Health Authority, P&O, Rutland County, Texas State University
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