Geoffrey Hayzer

Having completed his degree in Graphic Design at St Martin's School of Art, London, Geoffrey went on to work for 12 years in design groups and advertising agencies, managing several high profile accounts in both London and Paris. His passion has always been art history and painting, and upon his return to London in 1993 he began to paint full time.

Geoffrey's work has been selected for exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London, during the BP Portrait award exhibitions in 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2000. Since 1999, his paintings have been shown annually at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London. His work is also held in a number of private collections and can be seen regularly elsewhere in London and in the provinces.

Geoffrey is currently working on a number of public and private commissions in tandem with a series of works concerned with family and personal relationships, impending middle age, and the passage of time. His approach follows a tradition of strong drawing skills combined with intense observation of his subjects. His works are held in private collections in England, France and the USA.

He was elected to become a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 2000 and was subsequently elected to the RP Council in 2001.

Email this artist: geoffreyhayzer@therp.co.uk