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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Resides and works in Sydney, Australia.
Education / Training
2011-2013: Fine Arts Diploma, Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, Australia
2012: Winner of Dobell Drawing Scholarship, Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, Australia
2015: Lavender Hill Art School, London, UK
Selected solo exhibitions:
2019, Invoking Calm, Gallery 109 Manly, Australia
Selected group exhibitions:
2021 Blue Mountains Portraits, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Katoomba, Australia
2017 Medley, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney Australia
2017, 2015 Royal Art Society of Sydney (highly commended), Sydney, Australia
2016 Uncovered, Project 504 Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2013 JAAS, Eva Breuer Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Selected collections:
National Portrait Gallery Permanent Collection, Canberra, Australia.
Sean Hutton features in various national and international private collections.
Awards:
2024 Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award (semi-finalist), National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
2022, 2020 Darling Portrait Prize (finalist, highly commended), National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2022 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize(finalist), Sydney, Australia
2020 Lester Prize for Portraiture (finalist), Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
2020, 2018, 2014 Shirley Hannan National Prize (finalist), Bega Regional Gallery, Australia
2020, 2018, 2016, 2014 Percival Prize (finalist), Perc Tucker Gallery, Queensland, Australia
2018, 2016 Mosman Art Prize (finalist), Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2018 Blake Art Prize (finalist), Casula Powerhouse Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2018 Kennedy Art Prize (finalist), Adelaide, South Australia
2018, 2016, 2015 Hunters Hill Art Prize (finalist, winner small works category), Sydney, Australia
2016, 2015 Singleton Art Prize (winner, winner drawing category), Singleton, Australia
2016, 2014 Marie Ellis Drawing Prize (finalist), Jugglers Art Space, Brisbane, Australia
2015, 2014 Waverley Art Prize (finalist), Waverley Woollahra Art School, Sydney, Australia
2013 Yve Close Drawing Prize (winner), Royal Mechanics Hall, Sydney, Australia
Selected press:
Sasha Grishin, Art Critic for Canberra Times, March 14, 2020, Review of The Darling Portrait prize: ‘Sean Hutton’s portrait of the photographer Tamara Dean is the most effective traditional tonal portrait in the show, masterful, effective and engaging.’
Bibliography:
Sue Pieters-Hawke, Remembering Bob. Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2019 (page 137)
Professional contributions:
2023: Judge, Blackheath Art Society Exhibition, Sydney, Australia
2017: Participating Portrait Artist (winner), YSC Every Boardroom Needs an Artist Event, Sydney, Australia
Contact details:
Sean Hutton
Sydney, Australia
www.seanhuttonart.com | seanhuttonartist@gmail.com | +61 407 186 668