Paul Brason PPRP RWA

Price range: £700 - £15,000

 

Paul Brason was born in Kensington, London in 1952.  After a foundation course at Hastings School of Art, he studied at Camberwell College of Art.  He now lives and paints in Bath, UK.

Paul began exhibiting his work in 1977, whilst working with Editions Alecto on two publishing projects, "A Voyage Round Great Britain", a co-publication with the Tate Gallery, and as editor for Egerton-Williams Studio on "Banks' Florilegium", a co-publication with Alecto Historical Editions and The British Museum of Natural History. At the same time, he continued to paint and exhibit his work, showing large figure paintings in 1978.

In 1980 he exhibited at The National Portrait Gallery in "A New Look at British Portraiture" and began accepting commissions for portraits. He went on to win the Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture in 1998. He has exhibited at The National Portrait Gallery's Annual Portrait Awards since 1980, receiving a special commendation in 1983.

The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition has selected his work annually since 1988, and other exhibitions have included "Portraits for the 80's", "The Human Figure, Not Necessarily Nude" and "Picturing People, British Figurative Art since 1945" which was a British Council touring exhibition. Important commissions have included:

HRH Prince Michael of Kent

Sir Roy Strong

Sir Michael Tippett OM

Sir Hugh Casson

Lord Leverhulme

Lord Morris of Castle Morris

Lady John Scott

Sir Emmanuel Kaye CBE

Sir Michael Angus

The Duke of Westminster

Count Aldo Biachetti Penetti

The Duke and Duchess of Richmond

Simon Jenkins

Lord Anderson

Lord Wilson (David)

Lord Wilson (Richard)

Lord Tombs

Lord Laing

Plus many portraits for Oxford and Cambridge colleges, as well as large companies such as Boots, Rolls Royce and HSBC Bank. His exhibit at The National Portrait Gallery's "Portrait Award 1992" was purchased by The Museums and Galleries Commission for The Government Art Collection.

In 1994 he was elected to membership of The Royal Society of Portrait Painters and went on to become Honorary Secretary, Vice-President and then President. Most recent portraits include:

The Duke of Westminster

Baroness Brigstocke

The Duke and Duchess of Richmond.