Artists CV

Tomas Clayton

Portrait Painter, specialising in Oils on Masonite.

Tomas Clayton was born in Birmingham in 1957. He studied Fine Art at Hereford Art College before going on to study Graphic Design at Ruskin Hall College of Art in Bournville, Birmingham. After leaving College, Tomas worked as a Graphic Designer for Independent Television and the B.B.C. before pursuing a successful career as a freelance Graphic Designer and Illustrator.

He lives in Bridgnorth, a lovely market town in the heart of Shropshire with his wife Helen and their daughter Leah

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

The Royal Portrait Society, The Mall Galleries 2007 (Joel)

The Royal Portrait Society, The Mall Galleries 2011 (Pangaea)

The Royal Portrait Society, The Mall Galleries 2011 (Jess)

The Royal Portrait Society, The Mall Galleries 2012 (Blue eyed boy)

The Royal Portrait Society, The Mall Galleries 2014 (Europa)

The Royal Portrait Society, The Mall Galleries 2015 (Ghost)

The Columbia Threadneedle Prize, The Mall Galleries 2016 (Après la guerre)

The Columbia Threadneedle Prize, The Mall Galleries 2016 (Chere  Capucine)

The Lynn Painter-Stainer’s Prize, The Mall Galleries 2019 (1919)

The Royal Society of British Artists, The Mall Galleries 2020 (Ceci ñ’ est pas une oeil)

The Royal Portrait Society, The Mall Galleries 2020 (Worlds End Lane)

The New English Art Club, The Mall Galleries 2021 (The Serpent)

The Royal Portrait Society, The Mall Galleries 2023 (Her Name was Magill)