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Paul Brason

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Biographical Details
1952	Born in Kensington, London
1957	Moved to Kent
1968 - 69	Foundation Course at Hastings School of Art
1969 - 73	Studied at Camberwell College of Art, London
Early Career
Early career was as a designer and scenic artist for the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester, and for Richmond Theatre Productions and the Ballet Rambert in London.
Exhibitions
1977	Began exhibiting paintings and worked with Editions Alecto on two publishing projects: "A Voyage Round Great Britain", a co-publication with The Tate Gallery, and as editor for Egerton-Williams Studio on "Banks' Florilegium", a CO-publication with Electo Historical Editions and the British Museum of Natural History.
1978 - 80	Exhibited at The National Portrait Gallery in "A New Look at British Portraiture". Began accepting commissions for portraits.
1981 - 94	Continued exhibiting at The National Portrait Gallery's Annual Portraits Awards until 1994, receiving a Special Commendation in 1983. The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition has selected work almost annually since 1988. Other exhibitions for this period have included "Portraits for the 80's", "The Human Figure, Not Necessarily Nude" and "Picturing People, British Figurative Art since 1945", a British Council Touring Exhibition. The triptych of Lord Morris, exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery's "Portrait Award 1992", was purchased by The Museums and Galleries Commission for the Government Art Collection.
Commissioned Works Include:
HRH Prince Michael of Kent Sir Roy Strong Sir Michael Tippett OM Sir Hugh Casson Lord Leverhulme Lord Morris of Castle Morris Lord and Lady John Scott Sir Emmanuel Kaye Sir Michael Angus Lord Tombs Lord Laing The Duke of Westminster The Duke and Duchess of Richmond Numerous commissions for Oxford and Cambridge colleges
Memberships
1994	Elected to membership of The Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
2000	Elected President of The Royal Society of Portrait Painters.

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