In addition to national and international exposure since his first exhibition in 1988 Paul Brewster has also been accepted on a continuous basis for the BP Portrait Awards exhibited annually at The National Portrait Gallery, London. In 1995 and 1997 he was short-listed for the prestigious First Prize and was awarded a commendation on each of those occasions.
His output cuts across a variety of media including Painting, Video and Photography.
About the Artist
Seeking fresh inspiration Brewster moved to Poland in 2004. After three years living and working in Warsaw followed by a short spell in Białystok (a proud city situated near the border of Belarus), he moved back to England in the Spring of 2008 where he continues to develop his practice further from his current base in his native North-East. From here he aims to complete work for exhibition in Hamburg sometime next year.
Throughout his professional career Brewster has continued to have both solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally. His work is held in public and private collections throughout the UK, USA and Europe.
We have a small selection of work here which shows the artist's output over a number of years.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND MORE OF A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF BREWSTER’S WORK, VISIT THE ARTIST’S WEBSITE BY FOLLOWING THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE
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Untitled
1981 Mixed Media
In want of the Wind
1988 Oil on Canvas 70X80
Distressed Venus
1994 Plaster on Board 102X122
The Body Moves
1994 Plaster on Board 80X112
Skingraft 13
1997 Acylic on Canvas 50X70
Fatherland I
2000 Ink and Emulsion Each Panel 77X77
Warsaw
2007 Ink and Pencil 20.5X27.5
Warsaw
2007 Ink and Pencil 20.5X25.5
Education and biography
national awards and prizes:
1997 BP International Portrait Award . Short-listed for First Prize . Awarded Commendation
1995 BP International Portrait Award . Short-listed for First Prize . Awarded Commendation
1995 / 98 Northern Arts Awards for Artists
1985 Backhouse Prize for Drawing . First Prize
exhibitions:
2007 Old Land – NOWY PEJZAŻ [solo] . Filharmonia Podlaska . Białystok, Poland
2004 DEAD BABES [solo] . the GALLERY . Huntingdon
2002 ROYAL SOCIETY of PORTRAIT PAINTERS . Mall Galleries . London
2001 BP PORTRAIT AWARDS: National Portrait Gallery . London
The New Millenium Gallery . Sheffield
1999 VITAL ART . e1 Gallery . @ Gallery 77 . Cowcross Street . London
1999 LOCAL AMNESIA [solo] . Laing Art Gallery . Newcastle
1999 SELF PORTRAIT . The Brewery Gallery . Kendal
1999 NEWCASTLE X . University of Northumbria . Newcastle
1998 BP PORTRAIT AWARDS: National Portrait Gallery . London
Aberdeen Art Gallery . Aberdeen.