Richard Kitson
b. 1981, Sheffield, UK

Education
Leeds Arts University 2023-2024, MA Fine Art.
University of Huddersfield 2012-2014, Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).
University of Leeds 2003-2006, BA (hons) Fine Art.
Barnsley College 2001-2002, BTEC Higher National Diploma in Art Foundation Studies.
Penistone Grammar School 1999-2001, A Levels.

Solo Exhibitions
2024: Joanne, B Gallery, Leeds Arts University, Leeds.
2019: Portraits, Labor im Chor, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.
2018: Portraits: A Decade of Painting From Life, Cooper Gallery, Barnsley.

Group Exhibitions
2024: States of Being, B Gallery, Leeds Arts University.
2023: New Traditions, Cole’s Gallery, Leeds.
2012: Here There Everywhere, Huttons Buildings, Sheffield.
2011: Making a Mark, HIVE Gallery, Barnsley
2008: Contrast, HIVE Gallery, Barnsley
2007: The Workers, Leeds Student Union, Leeds
2006: Details, North Light Gallery, Huddersfield

Selected Group Exhibitions
2024: Summer Exhibition, Saltaire Art Gallery.
2023: Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London.
2021: Figurative Art Now, Mall Galleries, London.
2020: Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London.
2018: Figure, Cupola Contemporary Art, Sheffield
2011: Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Competition and Exhibition, Kings Place Gallery, London
2010: Cork Street Open, London
2005: Leeds Open Art, Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds
2004: Leeds Open Art, Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds
2004: South Yorkshire Open Art, Cooper Gallery, Barnsley
2002: South Yorkshire Open Art, Cooper Gallery, Barnsley
2001: South Yorkshire Open Art, Cooper Gallery, Barnsley
1998: Young Artists Britain, Hampton Court Palace, London

Collections
Cooper Gallery, Barnsley
Barnsley Museums
Various Private Collections

Awards and Competitions
2018: Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year (Selected Participant)
2002: South Yorkshire Open, Young Artist of the Year.

Publications
2018 – Richard Kitson: Portraits.