| Biographical Details |
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Born: 1944
Son of Thomas Stultiens HMI & Kate (née Whittaker), both artists
Married to Catherine Knowelden, artist: two daughters, Ellen Alice (1999) & Isobel Kate (2003)
Educated at Hutton GS, Lancashire and Tiffin School, Surrey
Studied painting with sculpture at Kingston and Camberwell Schools of Art: Dip AD (Hons)
Taught by Alfred Heyworth, R B Kitaj, Robert Medley, Michael Podro & David Sylvester
Figurative painter with a principal interest in portraiture; draughtsman in varied media
Winner of the First Prize - John Player Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery 1985
Elected a member of The Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1991
Portrayed Her Majesty The Queen in 2003 to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Coronation
Worked in UK, USA, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Austria & Germany
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| Lectureships |
| 1967-73 |
Lecturer City of London Polytechnic, Sir John Cass School of Art |
| 1974-87 |
Senior Lecturer in Fine Art (2D) Hertfordshire College of Art and Design |
| 1982-87 |
Course Leader-Foundation Hertfordshire College of Art and Design
Principal subjects: Painting, Photography, Drawing and Anatomy |
| 1994-07 |
Visitor (p/t) & course assessor - Heatherley School of Fine Art - Diploma in Portraiture |
| Selected Exhibitions |
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1984:
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John Player Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery Major Competition |
| 1985: |
John Player Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery Major Competition |
| 1985-86: |
British Portraiture 1980-85, Fermoy Centre Invitational show |
| 1986: |
Portraits for the 80s, Quay Arts Centre Invitational show |
| 1990: |
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Juried show |
| 1991: |
Women on Canvas Juried competition |
| 1992: |
Hunting/Observer Art Prizes Juried competition
The Portrait Award 1980-89 National Portrait Gallery Invitational show
Oriel Ynys Mon, Anglesey Special exhibit |
| 1993: |
Nikkei Exhibition, Tokyo Special exhibit |
| 1995-6 |
Royal College of Pathologists - Small retrospective |
| 1995 |
About Face, Arts Club - Invitational show |
| 1996 |
Heatherley 150th Anniversary Exhibition - Invitational show |
| 1999 |
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters at the NPG - Selected show |
| 2000-1 |
People’s Portraits - Touring Exhibition |
| 2005 |
Di Passagio, Venice - One-man show |
| 2007 |
Bulldog Self Portrait Show - RSPP exhibition |
| Awards |
1984:
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Commendation - Drawing for All, Gainsborough’s House Society |
| 1985: |
First Prize - John Player Award, National Portrait Gallery |
| Collections |
- National Portrait Gallery
- Oriel College ,Oxford
- Girton College, Cambridge
- Royal College of Pathologists
- Merton College, Oxford
- The Royal Collection, Windsor
- National Heart & Lung Institute
- Royal Holloway College
- Servite Houses
- The Royal Society
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- Academy of Medical Sciences
- Royal Medical Foundation
- Renishaw Hall
- Clan MacLeod, Dunvegan
- Royal College of Physicians
- Royal Academy of Music
- HMS Ark Royal
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| Commissions |
- Her Majesty The Queen
- Evelyn Glennie OBE
- Cardinal Basil Hume OM OSB
- Joan Bartlett DSG OBE
- Sir Aaron Klug OM
- Professor Charles Weissmann
- Professor Dame Margaret Turner-Warwick DBE
- Coxswain Richard Evans BEM
- Lady Sitwell
- Sir David Lumsden
- Professor Sir Peter Lachmann
- Sir Robert Andrew
- Lady Lachmann
- John MacLeod of MacLeod
- Professor Sir Dilwyn Williams
- David Beattie CMG
- Professor Sir Kenneth Murray
- Dr Richard Turner-Warwick CBE
- Professor Lady Noreen Murray
- The Lifeboatmen of Fowey
- Sir Reresby Sitwell Bt
- Professor Dame Carol Black DBE
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| Literature, Listings & Media |
- National Portrait Gallery Triennial Report 1987-90
- Debrett’s People of Today
- Who’s Who in Art (1994)
- Television interviews:BBC1 - Look East, ITV -About Anglia 1985, 1987
- Radio Interviews: BBC Radio 2 - Around Midnight, 1985
- Radio Three Counties Arts 1985, 87, 92, 93,2003
- Radio Cornwall, 1999
- BBC Radio Bedfordshire, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993
- Work featured on TV:Omnibus: The Portrait Now, BBC1 1993
- Ever Wondered? BBC2 Open University 2000
- Documentary on my work: In Your Face Channel 4 programme on the MacLeod painting 2003
- National press coverage:The Independent, The Guardian, The Times, The Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Mirror, Hello, The Sun, The Scotsman 1987 – present
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| Professional Appointments and Affiliation |
| 1991 |
Elected a Member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters |
| 1991-96, 02-04 |
Council member of above |
| 1992 |
Invited Artist - Two-day demonstration at the National Portrait Gallery |
| 1993-96 |
Hon Secretary & Company Secretary, Royal Society of Portrait Painters |
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Work represented in London and New York |
