“I’ve always been curious about the way in which we appreciate aesthetics and how the evaluation of a work of art is influenced by it’s visual form, style and viewing context. It’s how the materiality and composition of a painting can influence the aesthetic experience and so I try to make paintings which are accessible but still ask for an open and intuitive judgement of the work.
The choice of styles and techniques I work with has always been in response to the subject and content. It’s quite clear I use different methods for the food still lives than with the landscapes. There are also variations between my figure & portrait pieces because I want intuition to influence my approach to a painting, not routine. Because of this there’s a large degree of experimentation in the process and I expect to have some failures but working in various ways across these familiar themes allow’s for more exploration and evolution as an artist and painter. Apart from figurative painting, my practice is also informed by working with non-representational art as part of my personal inquiry around the aesthetic experience. This portfolio contains work I’ve made since 2012 and it’s far from a complete catalogue but I hope it offers some insight into my practice.”
AH 2025
Painting in oil on paper, canvas and wood panel, Andrew’s figurative work is influenced by Mannerist portraiture, Modernism and the development of contemporary painting. He has exhibited in group and solo shows in the UK, USA, international art fairs, independent galleries and his work is found in private and corporate collections. Curated exhibitions include being awarded the ING Discerning Eye ‘Meynell Fenton Prize’ and inclusion in the Aesthetica Art Prize Anthology and exhibition ‘Future Now’ in 2020 and 2024.
After earning a first class Art Degree in Cornwall, Andrew worked in London from 1980 as a freelance illustrator collaborating on projects in advertising, design, TV and film until 2008 when he returned to painting. In 2020 he gained a Graduate Diploma Distinction in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts, UAL.
Andrew lives and works in London.
Selective CV
2024 Aesthetica Art Prize - group show & screening at York Art Gallery, UK.
2023 Seeds - Group show, Reading, UK.
2021 I’m ready to dance again - Group show, Safehouse 1 & 2, London SE15.
2020 Different visuals lightly touched - The Cookhouse Gallery & Triangle Space, Chelsea College of Art, UAL.
2019 Royal Academy Summer exhibition
2018 ING Discerning Eye. Mall Galleries, London, UK.
2017 National Open Art Competition, Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, Southbank, London.
2016 Panter & Hall, Pall Mall, London, UK.
2015 Solo show, Democratic Beach Jack House Gallery, Portsmouth, UK. Solo show.
2014 Summer Exhibition, Medici Gallery, Cork Street, London
2013 Solo show, Unix Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA.
2012 125th ROI Annual Open Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2011 NEAC Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
2010 Christmas, Blackheath Gallery, London.
2009 National Open Art Competition, Minerva Gallery, Chichester.
Awards
ING Discerning Eye 2019 Meynell Fenton Prize.
ING Discerning Eye 2017, Mall Galleries, London and SE Award for outstanding work.
Experience & education
2008 – 2025, Visual artist.
2019 – 2020, Graduate Diploma in Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art, UAL, London, UK.
1980 – 2019, Illustrator.
1976 – 1980, MSIAD, Faculty of Art and Design, Cornwall, UK.
Born in Kent, England.