Paul Slater
Biography
Born 1953 Burnley, Lancashire
1971 – 74
- Maidstone College of Art - 1 st Class Honours
1975 – 78
- Royal College of Art MA RCA
Awards
Berger Award – Travel Scholarship 1978
W H Smith Award Illustration 1993 Commendation
Association of Illustrators Illustrator or the Year 1996
Glenfiddich Awards Visual Category 1996, 1999 Shortlisted
Glenfiddich Awards Visual Category 2001 Award Winner
National Library Award for Illustration 2001 Commendation
Became a Patron of the Association of Illustrators in 2000
Exhibitions
2009
- Solo Exhibition, Medici Gallery
2007
- Solo Exhibition, Medici Gallery
- Retrospective, Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax
2006
- Group Exhibition, Medici Gallery
2005
- Solo Exhibition, Gallery 27, Cork Street
- Summer Exhibition, Medici Gallery
2003
- Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The Mall Galleries, London.
- The Golden Years of Illustration - Group Exhibition,The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
2002
- Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The Mall Galleries, London.
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
2001
- Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The Mall Galleries, London
2000
- Two Man Exhibition, Coningsby Gallery, London
- Solo Exhibition, The Cutter Gallery, St Augustine, Florida, USA
1999
- Two Man Exhibition, Coningsby Gallery, London
1997
- Solo Exhibition, Coningsby Gallery, London
1996
- Group Christmas Show, Chris Beetles Gallery
- Regular Contributor to the Show since 1996
1988
- Breakthrough Exhibition, Royal College of Art
There is also a travelling exhibition of work, curated by the art historian Dr. Leo de Freitas.
Paul Slater's paintings can be found in collections in Great Britain, the USA, Switzerland, Greece, Germany and Australia.
As well as paintings, Paul has illustrated for many magazines, newspapers and advertising campaigns, winning many awards for his work and has contributed to The Times Saturday Magazine for the last 20 years, with Jonathan Meades' restaurant reviews and latterly with Giles Coren.
Self Portrait