Steven Outram RBA | Royal Society of British Artists

The Passing of Days

Pastel

14 x 18 inches
The Night is Near

Oil

12 x 15 inches
The Road to Somewhere

Oil

8 x 10 inches
One Remains

Oil

25 x 31 inches

About Steven Outram RBA

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Biography

Artist's Statement

I strive to paint a mood, a reality, which is beyond what we normally see. Even in familiar places, the shapes and effects in nature can be moving and mysterious. By recreating that experience I try to suggest a feeling of something about to unfold, hinting at a reality which lies beneath the surface.

Method of Working

I cue into nuances – maybe a cloud’s shape or a luminous window – and absorb what I see and feel. Sometimes I make quick notes, but often the experience is enough.

I work in oils and pastels. I’m very critical of the quality of my materials, and constantly experiment. Using brushes, knives, rags or fingers, I aim for a naturalistic interpretation to carry the mood of the painting, allowing the subject to dictate the process.

I see each painting as a challenge since I’m always refining shapes and tones, testing my own idea of perfection - always trying to take it to the limit.

Biographical Details

1953 Born in Dartford, Kent.

1973 Started exhibiting works before graduation from Medway College of Art in the same year.

1973 Became a self-supporting full-time painter, continuing to the present.

2003 Elected member, Royal Society of British Artists.

Society Memberships

Royal Society of British Artists

Scholarships, Awards, Prizes

2004, Not the Turner Prize, a prize-winning finalist

2005, Royal Society of British Artists, Sir William Ramsay School Prize

2005, Royal Society of British Artists, The Artist Magazine Award

2007, Pastel Society, Dover Street Arts Club Award

Exhibitions

Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2018

Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2016

Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2015

Other exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

Court Lodge Gallery Kent 1975

Seen Gallery, London W1 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985

King Street Gallery, St. James’s, London SW1 1986

Retrospective Exhibition

1992 Gloucester Museum & Art Gallery, mainly loaned from private collections

Open Exhibitions

NEAC, PS, ROI, RBA various annual shows from 1970’s

National Competitions

Not The Turner Prize Exhibitions 2003 and 2004

Invited Artist to the Discerning Eye Exhibition London 2010

International Exhibitions

Venues include Affordable Art Fairs New York & Singapore, ARTEXPO New York, Seen Gallery Seattle, The Private Collector Gallery Dublin & County Cork.

London group exhibitions

Galleries include Llewellyn Alexander Fine Paintings, The Linda Blackstone Gallery, The Russell Gallery, The Art Connoisseur Gallery, The Chocolate Factory, 54 The Gallery Shepherd Market, The Gas Works Fulham, Mackley Gallery Royal Opera Arcade

Group shows in UK

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum Glasgow, Royal Liver Building, Liverpool, Christie’s Contemporary Arts Bath & Cambridge, Bank St. Gallery Sevenoaks, Century Fine Art Datchet, Island Fine Art Bembridge, Reynolds Fine Art Essex, Shell House Gallery Ledbury.

Current Group Shows

Fairfax Gallery Tunbridge Wells, Llewellyn Alexander Fine Paintings London, Mandell’s Gallery Norwich, The Linda Blackstone Gallery, Red Rag Gallery Stow-on-the-Wold & Bath.

British Art Fairs

Affordable Arts Fairs Battersea, Hampstead, & Bristol; Art London Chelsea, LAPADA Fine Art & Antiques Fair, Kensington Arts Fair, London Watercolours & Drawings Fair, National Exhibition Centre Birmingham, & The Edinburgh Art Fair.

Publications

Julian Halsby, In Conversation with Steven Outram, The Artist Magazine, December 2006.

Commissions

Price guide

Oil

08 x 10 inches:

£1,750

10 x 12 inches:

£2,000

14 x 18 inches:

£3,000

20 x 24 inches:

£4,000

24 x 30 inches:

£5,500

30 x 36 inches:

£8,250

40 x 48 inches:

£12,500

Pastels

10 x 12 inches:

£1,500

12 x 16 inches:

£2,000

14 x 18 inches:

£2,250

20 x 24 inches:

£3,500