About
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Gabriel J. Lewis (b. 1999, London) is a classical painter based in London who works only from life and with traditional, natural materials.
Gabriel studied briefly at the New York Academy of Art and the Nerdrum Studio in 2019, following which he read English Literature at University College, Durham, from 2019-2022. During his time at Durham, he was selected for the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition.
In 2022, Gabriel began his training at the Charles H. Cecil Studios, Florence. His portrait, ‘Shannice’, painted during his third term at the Studios, was selected for the Portrait Award 2024 at the National Portrait Gallery. Gabriel was the 2024 Portrait Award's youngest exhibitor.
In December 2025, Gabriel had his first altarpiece, a three-metre-tall painting of Christ on the Cross, installed at Saint Anastasia Catholic Church, Los Angeles.
Exhibitions and Awards
2021 ‘Highly Commended’ by the De Laszlo Foundation in the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition
2021 Paintings made for Mustafa Hulusi (artist) exhibited in Pi Artworks Gallery, London
2022 The Back Room Exhibition at McMillan Fine Art, South Kensington
2023 Six paintings made for Mat Collishaw (artist) exhibited in M77 Gallery, Milan
2023 ‘Honourable Mention’ in the Portrait Society of America ‘The Future Generation’ competition
2023/4 Paintings made for Mat Collishaw (artist) exhibited in his Kew Gardens exhibition, Petrichor, and in DART Chiostro del Bramante, Rome
2024 The Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery (youngest exhibitor)
2024, Paintings made for Mat Collishaw (artist) exhibited in Wilde Gallery, Geneva.
2024 Un Volto e I Suoi Sguardi – Paintings from the Charles H. Cecil Studios, Villa Palmerino, Florence
2024 New Classical Art, Fulham Palace, London
​2024 ‘Honourable Mention’ in the Portrait Society of America ‘The Future Generation’ competition
​2024 'Finalist' in the Almenara Art Prize, Cordoba
2025 Un Volto e I Suoi Sguardi – Paintings from the Charles H. Cecil Studios, Villa Palmerino, Florence
2025 New Classical Art, Fulham Palace, London
