Patrick Cullen | |
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| Born | 1949 (age 75–76) Addlestone, Surrey, England |
| Education | St Martin's School of Art Camberwell School of Art |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
| Known for | Artist President of New English Art Club (NEAC) |
| Website | patrickcullen |
Patrick Cullen (born 1949) [1] is a British contemporary artist, who since 2023 has been president of the New English Art Club (NEAC). [2]
Patrick Cullen was born in 1949, in Addlestone, Surrey, England. [3] He studied politics and sociology at the University of Bristol, and after graduating decided to focus on painting, having been interested in art since childhood. [3] In London, he did a foundation course at St Martin's School of Art (from 1972 to 1973), and then went to Camberwell School of Art (1973–1976), where he earned a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art. [4] Among influential tutors he met at Camberwell was Dick Lee, "a wonderful landscape painter and a good teacher too – always ready to do a little sketch on the edge of your life drawing to put you right, or to go to the library to introduce you to the work of some not-so-well-known artist one should acquaint oneself with." [5]
Noted for his landscapes, street scenes as well as portraits, [6] Cullen uses oils, pastels and watercolours, reflecting in his paintings and sketches his travels in Tuscany, Andalucia, Southern France and India. [7]
Cullen was elected a member of The Pastel Society (1990–2003), and in 1997 a Member of the New English Art Club (an organisation he has characterised as "born in reaction to the stuffiness of the Royal Academy"), [8] of which he was elected president in 2023, succeeding Peter Brown in the role. [2] [4]
Recent exhibitions featuring Cullen's work include solo shows at the Chris Beetles Gallery in St. James's, London, and participation in NEAC annual group shows. [1]
Cullen was a 2015 finalist for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize with his painting Death in Varanasi, burning ghats at Dusk, [9] and in 2016 was the winner of the NEAC Critics' Prize, [10] having won many other awards over the decades, including: [6] [11]