Stuart Pearson Wright
(1975-), ArtistSitter in 9 portraits
Artist of 31 portraits
Best known for his irreverent and detailed figurative portraits, Pearson Wright grew up in Eastbourne and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art (1995-99). He won the BP Travel Award in 1998 and the BP Portrait Award in 2001. The National Portrait Gallery subsequently acquired paintings of John Hurt, Adam Cooper and J.K. Rowling, plus a series of drawings which were displayed in Most People are Other People (2006). He is quoted as saying 'I've always been ruthlessly ambitious, hungry and driven - I knew it wouldn't happen to me unless I made it happen.'
Watch a film clip on the artist recorded for the Gallery in the Media section below
by Stuart Pearson Wright
oil on gesso on oak panel, 2000
NPG 6541
by Stuart Pearson Wright
oil on gesso on oak panel, 2000
NPG 6542
by Stuart Pearson Wright
oil on canvas, 2003
NPG 6926
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil with charcoal underlay, 2004
NPG 6745(13)
Jonny Lee Miller ('Jonny Lee Miller and Ethel')
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil, charcoal and wash, 2004-2005
NPG 6753
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil, 2004
NPG 6754
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil, crayon and white heightening, 2004-2005
NPG 6755
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil, 2004-2006
NPG 6757
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil, 2004-2005
NPG 6758
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil, charcoal and crayon, 2004-2005
NPG 6760
by Stuart Pearson Wright
charcoal, 2005
NPG 6751
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil and white heightening, 2005
NPG 6752
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil, wash and white heightening, 2005-2006
NPG 6756
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil and charcoal, 2005
NPG 6759
Compositional study of children's playground
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil, 2005
NPG 6745(1)
Stuart Pearson Wright: study for film installation ('Moment in a Man's Day')
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil, 2005
NPG 6745(2)
Stuart Pearson Wright: study for film installation ('Moment in a Man's Day')
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil, 2005
NPG 6745(3)
Stuart Pearson Wright: study for film installation ('Moment in a Man's Day')
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil, 2005
NPG 6745(4)
Stuart Pearson Wright: study for film installation ('Moment in a Man's Day')
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil, 2005
NPG 6745(5)
Stuart Pearson Wright: study for film installation ('Moment in a Man's Day')
by Stuart Pearson Wright
pencil, 2005
NPG 6745(6)
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