Ian Cumberland

Ian Cumberland is an Irish visual artist. He was born in Banbridge, Co. Down, 1983. His work focuses on portraits with his paintings typically using oils as the primary media.[1] He studied fine art at the University of Ulster. He has won several prizes, the most significant of which was the Davy Portrait Award in 2010.

Ian Cumberland

In 2011 he won third place overall in the BP Portrait Award[2] from a field of 2400 entries.

Prizes
  • BP Portrait Award, 3rd place, 2011[3]
  • KPMG Emerging Artist Award, Royal Ulster Academy, 2010[4]
  • Davy Portrait Award, 2010[5]
  • KPMG Emerging Artist Award, Royal Ulster Academy, 2009[6]
  • Selectors Choice Award, Art Society of Ulster, 2006
  • John and Rachael Turner Award, University of Ulster, 2006

Public Exhibitions

References
  1. RISING STAR: Ian Cumberland Archived 2014-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Culturenorthernireland.org. Retrieved on 2014-01-23.
  2. BBC News - NI artist takes third place in BP portrait contest. Bbc.co.uk (2011-06-16). Retrieved on 2014-01-23.
  3. National Portrait Gallery - Prize Winners. Npg.org.uk (2011-06-14). Retrieved on 2014-01-23.
  4. http://www.royalulsteracademy.org/annual-exhibition/exhibitions/annual-exhibition-2010/prize-winners/
  5. Davy Portrait Awards Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. Culturenorthernireland.org. Retrieved on 2014-01-23.
  6. http://www.royalulsteracademy.org/annual-exhibition/exhibitions/annual-exhibition-2009/prize-winners/
  7. Davy Portrait Awards. Naughtongallery.org. Retrieved on 2014-01-23.
  8. National Portrait Gallery - Exhibitor. Npg.org.uk. Retrieved on 2014-01-23.
  9. Ian Cumberland for BP Portrait Award Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. Culturenorthernireland.org (2009-09-20). Retrieved on 2014-01-23.
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