BIO
Chris Polunin is a classically trained oil painter from North-East England. Winner of the Winsor & Newton Prize (NEAC 2021) and the Stanley Quek Prize in 2019, he was shortlisted for the Contemporary Young Artist Award (2018, 2019) and the New Light Prize (2020). He exhibits widely in the UK, including at the Mall Galleries (Discerning Eye, New English Art Club, Royal Society of Oil Painters, Royal Society of British Artists and Royal Society of Marine Artists), and has often featured in exhibitions in Europe and the USA, including at the Museum of Western Art, Texas.
CHRIS POLUNIN
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Notable Exhibitions:
Royal Society of Oil Painters annual exhibition 2022
Award Winners Exhibition - Mall Galleries 2022
RBA Rising Stars 2022
New English Art Club annual exhibition 2022
ING Discerning Eye 2021
RBA Rising Stars 2021
New English Art Club annual exhibition 2021
Hampstead Art Society annual exhibition 2021
Royal Society of British Artists annual exhibition 2021
New Light Prize 2020/21
Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition (Mall Galleries, London) 2019, 2020
Juried Exhibition - Museum of Western Art, Texas USA 2019-2020
Connexions Silencieuses - Eygalieres, France 2019
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Solo Shows:
Torrance Gallery - Flowers by Candlelight 2018
Upcoming - Russell Gallery, 2024
Recognition:
Winsor & Newton Prize (New English Art Club annual exhibition) 2021 - Winner
Highly Commended by de Laszlo Foundation 2021
New Light Prize 2020/21 - Finalist
Stanley Quek Prize 2019 - Winner
Open Contemporary Young Artist Award 2017 - Finalist
Open Contemporary Young Artist Award 2018 - Finalist
Representation:
Gallery 330, Texas (2019 - current)
Sinclair Gallery, Rickmansworth (2019 - current)
Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh (2018 - current)
Quantum Contemporary Art, London (2019 - current)
Biscuit Factory, Newcastle (2016 - current)
Russell Gallery, London (2017- current)
Compass Gallery, Glasgow (2017 - current)
Residencies/Community:
NG Art Residency 2019