MAR, 2008
Andy Pankhurst's work is characterised by the combination of structural formality with bold use of colour. His compositions are often enhanced with visible pencil lines which add structure to the works.
British painter Andy Pankhurst was born in Bournemouth, Dorset in 1968 and trained at the Bournemouth and Poole College of Art (1984-86), and at the Slade School of Fine Art (1986-92) where he was taught by British figurative painter, Euan Uglow. Whilst at the Slade, he won the first prize at the Winsor and Newton Young Artists’ Award, and was given various scholarships and awards in the proceeding years. From 1997 to 2005 Pankhurst was a part-time lecturer at the Slade, alongside tutoring at The Royal Drawing School, and lecturing at The National Portrait Gallery.
In 2002-3 Pankhurst was appointed to cover the England Cricket Tour to Australia, an official role which resulted in a series of works on The Ashes and a solo exhibition at Lord’s in 2003. In 2002 Pankhurst co-founded The London School of Painting and Drawing. In 2012 he co-authored (with Lucinda Hawksley) What Makes Great Art, which was published by Apple Press.
His work, mostly still lifes and nudes, is characterised by structural formality combined with bold use of colour.