Nicholas Middleton (born 1975 in London, England) is an English artist. He studied at the

London Guildhall University London Guildhall University was a university in the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2002, established when the City of London Polytechnic was awarded university status. On 1 August 2002, it merged with the University of North London to form Londo ...

1993. In 1994, at the

Winchester School of Art Winchester School of Art is the art school of the University of Southampton, situated 10 miles (14 km) north of Southampton in the city of Winchester near the south coast of England. History Winchester School of Art (WSA) was founded in 1 ...

where he was awarded a BA Honours Fine Art in 1997. In 2006 he was the Visitors' Choice prizewinner at

John Moores Painting Prize The John Moores Painting Prize is a biennial award to the best contemporary painting, submission is open to the public. The prize is named for Sir John Moores, noted philanthropist, who established the award in 1957. The winning work and short- ...

24 and in 2010 Middleton was a Prizewinner and the Visitors' Choice Award prizewinner at

2010. His paintings are "primarily influenced by the experience of the urban environment as a visual arena where unexpected juxtapositions occur". He is a member of

Contemporary British Painting Contemporary British Painting is an artists' collective of over 60 members, founded in 2013 by Robert Priseman with the assistance of Simon Carter (artist), Simon Carter. It is a platform for contemporary painting in the UK "seeking to explore an ...

John Moores Painting Prize

Middleton has been selected for the John Moores Painting Prize on six occasions. In 2006 Middleton was the Visitors' Choice Award winner at

24 with a black and white photorealist painting "Scene from a Contemporary Novel" (oil on canvas, 101 x 234 cm). In 2010 he was a Prizewinner and Visitors' Choice Award prizewinner with "Protest, 1st April 2009" (oil on canvas, 117 x 203 cm) a photorealist black and white painting of a demonstration outside the Bank of England. In 2016 Middleton's work "Figures in an Arch" was long-listed for the John Moores Painting Prize 2016.

Selected collections

* Abbot Hall Art Gallery *

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, * The East Contemporary Art Collection *

Falmouth Art Gallery Falmouth Art Gallery is a publicly funded art gallery in Cornwall, with one of the leading art collections in Cornwall and southwest England, which features work by old masters, major Victorian artists, British and French Impressionists, leading ...

The Priseman Seabrook Collection The Priseman Seabrook Collection is a British-based private collection founded by the artist Robert Priseman and his wife Ally Seabrook. It is composed of three distinct categories: 21st Century British Painting, 20th and 21st Century British Work ...

of 21st Century British Painting

Selected exhibitions

2016 - John Moores Painting Prize 2016, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 2014 - John Moores Painting Prize 2014, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 2014 - Contemporary British Painting:The Priseman Seabrook Collection'','' Huddersfield Art Gallery, England 2014 - Towards a New Socio-Painting, Transition Gallery, London 2012 - Francis Bacon to Paula Rego, Abbot Hall Gallery, Kendal, England 2010 - John Moores 2010, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 2008 - Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London 2007 - Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London 2006 - John Moores 24, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 2004 - John Moores 23, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool

References

External links

Nicholas Middleton Official
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Contemporary British Painting
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