Lincoln Townley (born 27 December 1972) is an English self-taught painter[1] who explores the darker side of the human personality, painting abstract portraits of celebrities.[2] He lives in Cheshire and in London.
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| Born | Lincoln Townley 27 December 1972 London, England |
| Known for | PR, Contemporary art, painting |
| Notable work | Hell collection, ICONS collection |
| Movement | Outsider art |
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| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Matty Healy (stepson) |
| Website | lincolntownley |
Career
editBefore turning to art as a career in his 40s, Townley was a celebrity publicist and PR manager.[3]
From 2015 to 2017, Townley was artist in residence at Marriott Canary Wharf.[4] Townley's work has been featured in the Sir Hugh Casson room of The Royal Academy of Arts in 2015 and 2016.[5] He has been commissioned to paint the world's biggest icons by Mastercard[6] and commissioned by The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles to paint celebrities in 2016 and 2017. His painting of boxer Muhammad Ali sold for $623,000 in 2017.[7]
Personal life
editTownley married Beverley Scales in 1992, with whom he has a son.[8] He married actress Denise Welch in 2013. He appeared as her dancing partner on Stepping Out on ITV in 2013 shortly after their marriage.[9]
References
edit- ^ Dex, Robert. "Artist Lincoln Townley takes aim at huge City Christmas bonuses in new paintings". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "IMDB – Lincoln Townley". IMDb. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "How We Met: Lincoln Townley & David Sullivan". Independent.co.uk. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Lincoln Townley launches his LA Collection at the Marriott West India Quays in Canary Wharf". 7 September 2015.
- ^ "The Luxury Channel – The Royal Academy Welcomes Artist Lincoln Townley: By Jayjay Epega". The Luxury Channel. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Mastercard Commissions Brit Artist Lincoln Townley To Create Image of Iconic Referee Pierluigi Collina". Mastercard.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Top British Artist Lincoln Townley Has Painted This Year's Britannia Award Honorees". HuffPost. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Ex-wife's warning to Denise Welch over lover Lincoln Townley - Mirror Online". Daily Mirror. 16 March 2013.
- ^ "Huffington Post – Denise Welch And Husband Lincoln Townley Sign Up For 'Strictly' Rival 'Stepping Out'". HuffPost. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2018.