ABOUT OWAIN
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Owain Hunt (b.1994) is a British painter based in the United Kingdom. He is self-taught, having studied Bsc Economics at the University of Bristol. Hunt’s practice concerns the human condition; contemplates the transience of memory and the brevity of life itself. Working from direct observation and delicately elicited drawings, his work emerges from a shared, fleeting existence with his sitters. His sitters are carefully selected, to include members of his family, old friends and strangers. Processed primarily through paint and contorted by fragile memories, these sitting experiences evoke reflective, often melancholic artworks. Hunt’s work belongs to private collections in The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Australia and the United States. Most noticeably, Hunt has shown with The Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award, The Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize, The ING Discerning Eye, The Sequested Prize, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and The New English Art Club, of which he is a current recipient of the society’s Drawing Bursary. |
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COMMISSIONS
OWAIN HUNT PRICE GUIDE
PRICE GUIDE
Oil
20 x 16 inches £4,000
24 x 20 inches £6,000
30 x 25 inches £7,500
36 x 28 inches £10,000
40 x 30 inches £12,000
50 x 40 inches £14,000
60 x 40 inches £17,500
Drawing
20 x 16 inches £1,500
24 x 20 inches £3,000
I am not currently registered for VAT.
EXHIBITIONS
- 2026 The Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, Mar 28-Nov 5 2026 The RBA Risings Stars, London, St James’, May 28 – Aug 31st
- 2026 The CBPP Group Show, London, Brixton Department Store, June 5-14th
- 2026 Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall galleries, London, May 7th-19th
- 2025 The CBPP Group Show II, Brixton Department Store, London, Jun
- 2025 Through the Looking Glass, JD Malat, London, Feb-Mar
- 2024 Hampstead Art Society, London, July
- 2024 New English Art Club Drawing Bursary, Mall Galleries, London, June
- 2024 Royal Society of British Artists Rising Stars, Royal Over-seas League, London, April
- 2024 Royal Society of Portrait Painters , Mall galleries, London, May
- 2023 Semi-Conscious, Islington Arts Factory, London, Nov
- 2023 The Wells Contemporary – Wells Cathedral, Wells, Aug
- 2023 The Green and Stone Summer Exhibition – The Gallery at Green and Stone, London, Aug 2023 Royal Society of British Artists Rising Stars, Royal Over-seas League, London, April – June
- 2022 New English Art Club, Mall Galleries, London, June
- 2022 CBPP Group Show, Brixton Department Store, London, June 2022 The Sequested Prize
- 2022 Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London, May 2021 ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London, Nov
- 2021 116th Bath Society of Artists, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, Oct-Nov
- 2021 Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize, http://www.ruthborchard.org.uk, May-Sep 2021 Figurative Art Now, Mall Galleries, Jul-Sep
- 2021 New English Art Club, Mall Galleries, London, Jun-Jul
- 2021 Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London, April
- 2020 RWA 168th Annual Exhibition, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, TBC
- 2020 New English Art Club, Mall Galleries, London, TBC
- 2020 Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, Dec
- 2020 Isolation, Virtual Group Show, Blanco Gallery, Apr (Accessible via: http://www.blancogallery.com)
- 2020 Castlegate Prize, Castlegate House Gallery, Cumbria, Sep
- 2020 Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London, Sept
- 2020 Contemporary British Portrait Painters Inaugural Exhibition ‘Perceptions’, Cass Art, Islington, London, Mar
- 2020 Solo Show – Title TBC, Cass Art, Bristol, Mar
- 2020 Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London, Feb
- 2020 Sky Portrait Artist of Year, Battersea Arts Centre, London, Feb
- 2020 The Pastel Society, Mall Galleries, London, Feb
- 2019 Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, Nov-Dec
- 2019 RWA 167th Annual Exhibition, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, Sep-Dec
- 2019 Wales Contemporary, Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven, Oct, Mall Galleries, London, Nov 2019 In The Studio, Mall Galleries, London, Aug
- 2019 Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London, July
- 2019 A Series of Portraits, Cass Art, Bristol, July
- 2019 114th Bath Society of Artists, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, May – June
- 2019 Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London, May
- 2019 Royal Society of British Artists Rising Stars, Royal Over-seas League, London, April – June 2018 Cass Art Openwalls Exhibition, Cass Art Bristol, Dec – Jan
AWARDS
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2023 – The Michael Harding Award for the Most Distinguished Oil Painting – Green and Stone Summer Exhibition 2023 – The New English Art Club Scholarship Year 2023 – The Sequested Prize Finalist 2021 – The John Lynn Commemorative Award for a Young Artist – Royal Society of British Artists 2020 – The Emerging Artist Prize – Royal Institute of Oil Painters 2020 – The Castlegate Prize Finalist 2019 – The Geoffrey Vivis Memorial Award – The Royal Society of British Artists |
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