Peter howson artist biography

Peter Howson was born in London, England on 27 March to Scottish parents and moved with his family to Prestwick, Ayrshire at the age of four. He studied at Glasgow School of Art (–7 and –81), alongside fellow students fellow students Steven Campbell, Ken Currie and Adrian Wiszniewski, becoming a huvud figure in the school of Scottish figurative painting and his work in this period reflected the economic deprivations of Scottish contemporary life in the s and 80s. He was awarded the Henry Moore Foundation Prize in and in was appointed official British War Artist in Bosnia by the Imperial War Museum, producing a number of highly emotive, sometimes controversial paintings recording the violence of war. He was awarded the Lord Provost’s Medal, Glasgow, in , and the following year was made Doctor of Letters, Honoras Causa, by the University of Strathclyde. He was appointed OBE in

Peter Howson was born in London in ; he moved to Scotland in his childhood and enrolled in the Glasgow School of Art in Peter has admitted that it was only in his final year of art school that his talent was finally recognised and able to grow with the assistance of his tutor, mentor and friend: Sandy Moffat. Peter credits Sandy with discovering his potential as an artist and giving him the confidence to begin his career.

In , after graduating from University, Peter débuted his first public commission, a series of wall murals dedicated to the community in Feltham, London. From this point on, Peter has built a reputation as one of his generation&#;s most formidable figurative artists and has consistently exhibited both internationally and in the United Kingdom.

Peter&#;s work is collected throughout the world by many famous and faithful patrons. Throughout his career Peter has been honoured for his services to the visual arts; first, with a Doctors of Letters Honoras Causa from t