Calum Stevenson (born 1997) is a

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. Stevenson graduated with a BA(Hons) in Fine Arts from

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in 2019 and went on to graduate from Glasgow School of Art with a MA in Fine Art Practice in 2020. In 2021, Stevenson became the youngest and first ever Scottish artist to win Sky Portrait

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. In the final, Stevenson painted

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from life, winning a £10,000 commission to paint

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for the

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. Stevenson’s work is now part of the permanent collection on display in

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Biography at Scottish National Portrait Gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stevenson, Calum 1997 births Alumni of the University of Dundee 21st-century Scottish painters 21st-century Scottish male artists Scottish portrait painters Living people