Tomas Watson British, b. 1971

 

1971                     Born, Sussex

1989 - 90         Huddersfield Technical College, Yorkshire

1990 - 93         Slade School of Fine Art, London

1993 - 94         Anatomy for Artists, University College, London

1998                  BP National Portrait Prize

 

Solo Exhibitions

1993                 The Pearson Building, University College, London 

1997                 'One Year in Nisyros', Zosimopoulio Building, Nisyros, Greece

                          'Painting in Nisyros', The Epavli, Rhodes, Greece

                          'Paintings and Drawings', The Silogos, Astypalaia, Greece

1999                'Bathers', Jill George Gallery, London

2001               'New Paintings', Jill George Gallery, London

2003              'Shadow and Light', Jill George Gallery, London

2004               Keller & Greene Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA

2005              'Aspects', Jill George Gallery, London

2006               Works on Paper, Jill George Gallery, London

2007               'Reconstructed Fragments', Jill George Gallery, London

2009               'Drawing Paintings', Jill George Gallery, London

2011                   'Flat Space', Jill George Gallery, London

2013                 'New Work', Jill George Gallery, London

2015                 'At the Water's Edge - Vision of India', Jill George Gallery, London

2017                 'Resonant Variations', Jill George Gallery, London

2019                 'Scenes from a Life', Jill George Gallery, London

2023               'The Light of Greece', Jill George Gallery, London

 

Exhibitions

1993                'Stoves', Group Show, The Orangery, Holland Park, London

                         'Three Artists from the Slade', Kirkgate Gallery, Kirkgate, Huddersfield

1994                Degree Show, Slade School of Fine Art, London

                         'Art Forum', Group Show, 120 Broad Street, London

1995               'Prisoners from Abroad', Charity Group Show, Mall Galleries, London

1997                BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London

                        'AENAON', Group Show, celebrating 50 years of the Dodecanese    

                         Islands being Greek, Rhodes, Kos, Patmos and Athens

                        'The Discerning Eye', Mall Galleries, London

1998              'The Figure Show', Jill George Gallery, London

                         BP National Portrait Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London

                        'Associations', Jill George Gallery, London

                        20th Century Art Fair, London (Jill George Gallery)

1999              'The Figure Show', Jill George Gallery, London

                        Art 99, Business Design Centre, London (Jill George Gallery)

                        Santa Fe Art Fair, Santa Fe, USA (Jill George Gallery)

                        20th Century Art Fair, Royal College of Art,  (Jill George Gallery)

2000          '2K, 2K', Jill George Gallery, London

                       Art 2000, Business Design Centre, London (Jill George Gallery)

                       20/21 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art,  (Jill George Gallery)

                       Toronto International Art Fair, Canada (Jill George Gallery)

2001            Art 2001, London (Jill George Gallery)

                      'The Figure Show', Jill George Gallery, London

                       20/21 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London (Jill George Gallery)

                      Toronto International Art Fair, Canada (Jill George Gallery)

2002          San Francisco International Art Exposition, USA (Jill George Gallery)

                      Art 2002, London (Jill George Gallery)

                      Launch of BP Portrait Prize of John Fowles, National Portrait Gallery, 

                      London

                     Art Chicago 2002, Chicago, USA (Jill George Gallery)

                    'The Monoprint Show', Jill George Gallery, London

2003         San Francisco International Art Exposition, USA (Jill George Gallery)

                     Art 2003, London (Jill George Gallery)

                     'London Calling', Keller & Greene, Los Angeles, USA

                     Art Chicago 2003, Chicago, USA (Jill George Gallery)

                     Art London 2003, Burton's Court, Chelsea (Jill George Gallery)

                     20/21 British Art Fair, Commonwealth Institute, (Jill George Gallery)

                     Toronto International Art Fair, Canada (Jill George Gallery)

2004         London Art Fair, Art 2004 (Jill George Gallery)

                    'The Figure Show', Jill George Gallery, London

                     Art Chicago, Chicago, USA (Jill George Gallery)

                     Art London, Burton's Court, Chelsea (Jill George Gallery)

                     20/21 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art,  (Jill George Gallery)

2005        London Art Fair, ART 2005 (Jill George Gallery)

                    'The Figure Show', Jill George Gallery, London

                     Art Chicago, Chicago, USA, (Jill George Gallery)

                     Art London 2005, Burton's Court Chelsea (Jill George Gallery)

                     20/21 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London (Jill George Gallery)

2006        London Art Fair, ART 2006 (Jill George Gallery)

                    'The Figure Show', Jill George Gallery, London

                     Art Madrid, Casa de Campo, Madrid, Spain

                     Art Chicago, Chicago, USA, (Jill George Gallery)

                     20/21 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London (Jill George Gallery)

                     Toronto International Art Fair, Canada (Jill George Gallery)

2007        London Art Fair, Art 2007, (Jill George Gallery)

                    Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Chicago (Jill George Gallery)

                    20/21 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London (Jill George Gallery)

                    Toronto International Art Fair, Canada, (Jill George Gallery)

2008        'Figure Show', Jill George Gallery, London

                     London Art Fair, ART 2008, (Jill George Gallery)

                    'The Big Picture Show', Jill George Gallery, London

                     20/21 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London (Jill George Gallery)

                     Toronto International Art Fair, Canada, (Jill George Gallery)

                     Red Dot, Miami, USA, (Jill George Gallery)

2009        'The Figure Show', Jill George Gallery, London

                     London Art Fair, ART 2009, (Jill George Gallery)

                    Art Chicago, Chicago, USA (Jill George Gallery)

                    20/21 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London, (Jill George Gallery)

                    Toronto International Art Fair, Canada, (Jill George Gallery)

2010         London Art Fair, ART 2010, (Jill George Gallery)

                   'Intimacy!  Bathing in Art', Kunstmuseum, Ahlen Germany and travelling

                   Art Chicago, Chicago, USA (Jill George Gallery)

                   20/21 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London, (Jill George Gallery)

                   Toronto International Art Fair, Canada, (Jill George Gallery)                      

2011          London Art Fair, ART 2011, (Jill George Gallery)                                           

                   Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, USA (Jill George Gallery)

                   20/21 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London (Jill George Gallery)

                   Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Competition, Kings Place Gallery, London

                   Art Toronto, Toronto, Canada (Jill George Gallery)

2012        London Art Fair, ART 2012, (Jill George Gallery)

                  Jill George Gallery at Gallery 27, London

                   ArtMrkt, San Francisco, USA

                   20/21 British Art Fair, London (Jill George Gallery)

                   Jill George Gallery at Coningsby, London

                   Art Toronto, Toronto, Canada (Jill George Gallery)

2013         London Art Fair, ART 2013, (Jill George Gallery)

                   20/21 British Art Fair, London (Jill George Gallery)                           

                   Art Toronto, Toronto, Canada, (Jill George Gallery)

2014          London Art Fair, ART 2014, (Jill George Gallery)

                    Art Toronto 2014, Toronto, Canada, (Jill George Gallery)

2015          London Art Fair, ART 2015, (Jill George Gallery)

                    20/21 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, (Jill George Gallery             

                    Art Toronto 2015, Toronto, Canada, (Jill George Gallery)

2016         London Art Fair, Art 2016, (Jill George Gallery)

                    Art Toronto 2016, Toronto, Canada (Jill George Gallery)

                    'Autumn Delights', Jill George Gallery, London

2017           London Art Fair, ART 2017, (Jill George Gallery)

                     Nohwave, Group Exhibition, Los Angeles, California

                     LAPADA Fair, London, (Jill George Gallery)                              

                     Art Toronto, Toronto, Canada, (Jill George Gallery)

2018           London Art Fair, ART 2018, (Jill George Gallery)  

                     Accesso Galleria, Pietrasanta, Italy                                                                    

                     Art Toronto 2018, Toronto, Canada, (Jill George Gallery) 

                    'Winter Delights', Jill George Gallery, London

                    'Summer Salon', Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece                                 

2019          London Art Fair, 2019, (Jill George Gallery)

                     Ruth Borchard Portrait Exhibition, Kings Place, London

                     ART Seattle, Seattle, USA, (Jill George Gallery)

                     British Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London (Jill George Gallery)

                     Art Toronto, 2019, Toronto, Canada (Jill George                      

                    'Winter Wonders', Jill George Gallery, London

2020         London Art Fair, ART 2020, London (Jill George Gallery)

                     Art Toronto 2020, Canada, (Online), (Jill George Gallery)

2021           London Art Fair, ART 2021, LAF:Edit,  (Online), London (Jill George     

                     Gallery)

                    'Summer Show', Jill George Gallery, London  

                    'The Winter Show', Jill George Gallery, London

2022          London Art Fair, ART2022,  London,  (Jill George Gallery)

                     'Spring Forward!', Jill George Gallery, London

                      British Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London,  (Jill George Gallery)

2023          London Art Fair, ART2023,  London,  (Jill George Gallery)

                      British Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London,  (Jill George Gallery)

                                                                                                                                                                 

Awards and commissions

1991                3rd Prize in the 'Stoves' exhibition

1994               Robert Ross Scholarship

1994 -95      Scholarship from the Greek Government to paint in Greece 

1995 - 96     Further Scholarship from the Greek Government

1997                BP National Portrait Competition

                         Gavin Graham Gallery Award from Discerning Eye exhibition

1998               BP National Portrait Competition, London - First Prize

2001              Portrait of John Fowles commissioned by National Portrait 

                        Gallery,  London

2003            Portrait of the Master of Clare College, Cambridge

 

Collections

National Portrait Gallery

Clare College, Cambridge

Swindon Museum and Art Gallery

Pallant House, Chichester