Lincoln Townley

Lincoln Townley
Born
Lincoln Townley

(1972-12-27) 27 December 1972 (age 52)
London, England
Known forPR, Contemporary art, painting
Notable workHell collection, ICONS collection
MovementOutsider art
Spouses
  • Beverley Scales
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    (m. 1992; div. 2007)​
  • ​
    (m. 2013)​
Children1
RelativesMatty Healy (stepson)
Websitelincolntownley.com

Lincoln Townley (born 27 December 1972) is an English self-taught painter[1] who explores the darker side of the human personality, painting abstract portraits of celebrities.[2] He lives in Cheshire and in London.

Career

Before turning to art as a career in his 40s, Townley was a celebrity publicist and PR manager.[3]

From 2015 to 2017, Townley was artist in residence at Marriott Canary Wharf.[4] Townley's work has been featured in the Sir Hugh Casson room of The Royal Academy of Arts in 2015 and 2016.[5] He has been commissioned to paint the world's biggest icons by Mastercard[6] and commissioned by The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles to paint celebrities in 2016 and 2017. His painting of boxer Muhammad Ali sold for $623,000 in 2017.[7]

Personal life

Townley married Beverley Scales in 1992, with whom he has a son.[8] He married actress Denise Welch in 2013. He appeared as her dancing partner on Stepping Out on ITV in 2013 shortly after their marriage.[9]

References

  1. ^ Dex, Robert. "Artist Lincoln Townley takes aim at huge City Christmas bonuses in new paintings". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ "IMDB – Lincoln Townley". IMDb. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "How We Met: Lincoln Townley & David Sullivan". Independent.co.uk. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Lincoln Townley launches his LA Collection at the Marriott West India Quays in Canary Wharf". 7 September 2015.
  5. ^ "The Luxury Channel – The Royal Academy Welcomes Artist Lincoln Townley: By Jayjay Epega". The Luxury Channel. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Mastercard Commissions Brit Artist Lincoln Townley To Create Image of Iconic Referee Pierluigi Collina". Mastercard.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Top British Artist Lincoln Townley Has Painted This Year's Britannia Award Honorees". HuffPost. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Ex-wife's warning to Denise Welch over lover Lincoln Townley - Mirror Online". Daily Mirror. 16 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Huffington Post – Denise Welch And Husband Lincoln Townley Sign Up For 'Strictly' Rival 'Stepping Out'". HuffPost. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2018.