Lincoln Townley

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Lincoln Townley
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Born
Lincoln Townley

(1972-12-27) 27 December 1972 (age 51)
London, England
Known for PR, Contemporary art, painting
Notable workHell collection, ICONS collection
Movement Outsider art
Spouses
  • Beverley Scales
    (m. 1992;div. 2007)
  • (m. 2013)
Children1
Relatives Matty Healy (stepson)
Website lincolntownley.com

Lincoln Townley (born 27 December 1972) is an English self-taught painter [1] who explores the darker side of the human personality, painting abstract portraits of celebrities. [2] He lives in Cheshire and in London.

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Career

Before turning to art as a career in his 40s, Townley was a celebrity publicist and PR manager. [3]

From 2015 to 2017, Townley was artist in residence at Marriott Canary Wharf. [4] Townley's work has been featured in the Sir Hugh Casson room of The Royal Academy of Arts in 2015 and 2016. [5] He has been commissioned to paint the world's biggest icons by Mastercard [6] and commissioned by The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles to paint celebrities in 2016 and 2017. His painting of boxer Muhammad Ali sold for $623,000 in 2017. [7]

Personal life

Townley married Beverley Scales in 1992, with whom he has a son. [8] He married actress Denise Welch in 2013. He appeared as her dancing partner on Stepping Out on ITV in 2013 shortly after their marriage. [9]

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References

  1. Dex, Robert. "Artist Lincoln Townley takes aim at huge City Christmas bonuses in new paintings". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. "IMDB – Lincoln Townley". IMDb. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. "How We Met: Lincoln Townley & David Sullivan" . Independent.co.uk . 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
  4. "Lincoln Townley launches his LA Collection at the Marriott West India Quays in Canary Wharf". 7 September 2015.
  5. "The Luxury Channel – The Royal Academy Welcomes Artist Lincoln Townley: By Jayjay Epega". The Luxury Channel. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  6. "Mastercard Commissions Brit Artist Lincoln Townley To Create Image of Iconic Referee Pierluigi Collina". Mastercard.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  7. "Top British Artist Lincoln Townley Has Painted This Year's Britannia Award Honorees". HuffPost. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  8. "Ex-wife's warning to Denise Welch over lover Lincoln Townley - Mirror Online". Daily Mirror . 16 March 2013.
  9. "Huffington Post – Denise Welch And Husband Lincoln Townley Sign Up For 'Strictly' Rival 'Stepping Out'". HuffPost. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2018.