Iain Faulkner Artist Biography

Iain Faulkner figurative painter available at the Diane Hutt Gallery. He was born in Glasgow in 1973 where he was raised and educated. Faulkner graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1996 with a BA (Honours) Degree in Fine Art.

From the onset of his professional career, the fashionable and trendy routes of contemporary and conceptual art, adopted by many of his peers, was not an option.  He chose instead to follow the more difficult and demanding path of figurative painting wherein clear, concise yardsticks of competence, draughtsmanship and painterly skills can be measured and judged, warts and all.

At the age of twenty-nine, the result of his endeavours during his relatively short career has brought a considerable measure of success. With his last four shows in London and New York selling out, which is clearly indicative of the public’s appreciation and interest in his work.

His paintings are concerned with the portrayal of strong and powerful images relying on visual impact as there is rarely any narrative.