About
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Gabriel J. Lewis (b. 1999) is an English classical painter.
Educated in London, Gabriel studied at Camberwell College of Art, the New York Academy of Art, and the Nerdrum Studio, prior to reading 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.
Following graduation, Gabriel enrolled 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.
Gabriel currently works at his studio at Richmond-Upon-Thames, whilst occasionally returning to paint at the Cecil Studios in Florence. He is also involved in the organisation of 'New Classical Art', a new exhibiting institution which promotes contemporary classical and traditional art, painted exclusively from nature. NCA had its debut show at Fulham Palace in September 2024.
Exhibitions and Awards
2017 BP Portrait Award: Next Generation
2018 Invited to appear on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year Award 2019
2018/19 Russell Gallery, Putney, Christmas Exhibition
2019 Russell Gallery, Putney, Summer Exhibition
2020 Russell Gallery, Putney, Summer Exhibition
2020 Selected to appear in ModPortrait Special Catalogue, Barcelona
2021 Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition (‘Highly Commended’ by the De Laszlo Foundation)
2021 Russell Gallery, Putney, Summer Exhibition
2021 Paintings made for Mustafa Hulusi (artist) exhibited in Pi Artworks Gallery, London
2021/22 Russell Gallery, Putney, Christmas Exhibition
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 Russell Gallery, Putney, Summer Exhibition
2023 Received an ‘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 Exhibited ten pictures with the Russell Gallery at the Battersea Affordable Art Fair, London
2024, Russell Gallery, Putney, Summer Exhibition
2024, Paintings made for Mat Collishaw (artist) exhibited in Wilde Gallery, Geneva.
2024 New Classical Art, Fulham Palace, London
​2024 Received an ‘Honourable Mention’ in the Portrait Society of America ‘The Future Generation’ competition
​2024 Finalist in the Almenara Art Prize, Cordoba