Andrew Tift (born 1968) is a British realist portraitist.
Andrew Tift | |
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| Born | 1968 Walsall, England |
| Occupation | Painter |
Early life
editAndrew Tift was born in 1968 in Walsall, England.[1][2] He was educated at the Stafford College of Art.[2][3] He then graduated from the University of Central England.[2]
Career
editHe is a realist portraitist.[3] In 1998, he did a portrait of Tony Benn, a Labour Member of Parliament from 1950 to 2001.[4] He also did a portrait of Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, who served as a Labour Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 2009.[3] His portrait of Ken Livingstone, who served as the Labour Mayor of London from 2000 to 2008, has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery since 2014.[5] He was also commissioned by the House of Lords to do a portrait of Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington.
He was the recipient of the BP Travel Award in 1995 for Sayonara Pet.[3] In 2006, he received the BP Portrait Award for his triptych of Kitty Garman, Lucian Freud's first wife, entitled Kitty.[3][6] The triptych is now at the New Art Gallery in Walsall.[6]
Personal life
editHe resides in the West Midlands.[3]
References
edit- ^ 15 artworks by or after Andrew Tift at the Art UK site
- ^ a b c National Portrait Gallery: Andrew Tift
- ^ a b c d e f National Portrait Gallery: BP Portrait Award 2006
- ^ Art in Parliament: The Rt Hon Tony Benn MP, Andrew Tift
- ^ Mark Brown, Ken Livingstone: first painted portrait of former London mayor on display, The Guardian, 3 July 2014
- ^ a b David Ward, Tift triptych goes on show in artist's home town, The Guardian, 22 May 2007