Gabriel Lewis (b. 1999)

Gabriel Lewis is a 22-year-old classical painter from England. In 2019, he studied under the world-renowned Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum, from whom he learnt about traditional painting techniques and spent the summer of the same year attending the New York Academy of Art Summer Residency Programme with a scholarship. He focuses on classical genres of painting – in particular still-life, portraiture, and landscapes – and his main influences are old masters from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as well as nineteenth-century English painters, such as Leighton, Turner, and the Pre-Raphaelites. He has exhibited his paintings in international portrait competitions and multiple galleries around the UK, earning high commendations and prestigious awards. You can view more of his work on his instagram page (gabriel.j.lewis), link below. 

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Exhibitions, Commissions​, and Commendations

• 2021/22, Russell Gallery Christmas Exhibition

• 2021, Paintings made for Mustafa Hulusi (artist) exhibited in London

• 2021, Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition – received ‘Highly Commended’ award from the De Laszlo Foundation. 

• 2020, ModPortrait Special Catalogue

• 2020, Russell Gallery Summer Exhibition

• 2019, Russell Gallery Summer Exhibition

• 2018/19, Russell Gallery Christmas Exhibition

• 2018, Invited to appear on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year Award 2019

• 2017, BP Portrait Award: Next Generation

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