Alison Pullen Artist Statement
'I always work in situ, starting and finishing the painting in the room itself. This gives the picture a strong sense of atmosphere and also forces me to make decisions, trusting my initial instincts to make a complete and original image there and then.'
Education
1991–1993 – MA Illustration, Royal College of Art, London
1987–1990 – BA (Hons) Graphic Design, Norwich School of Art, Norwich
1986–1987 – Foundation Course, Kingston Polytechnic, Kingston upon Thames
Career Highlights
2025 – Commission of two paintings of newly restored and converted ‘Walmer Green’ Underground Station, Wetherspoons, London
2025 – Commission of private residence, Holland Park, London
2024 – ‘Where Brushstrokes Meet Living Space’, Saville’s Award for a Striking Painting, Chelsea Arts Society Exhibition, London
2023 – Three private residence commissions, Dartmouth, Devon
2023 – Commission to paint the Thirties Room Bar, The Lansdowne Club, Mayfair, London
2023 – Handelsbanken Prize for Innovation, Chelsea Arts Society Exhibition, London
2023 – Circles of Art 3rd Place Prize, London
2020 – Commission to paint Baroness Hale’s leaving present as President of the Supreme Court, London
2017 – One Woman Exhibition, Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford
2016 – Commission of private house, Hong Kong
2015 – Three paintings of Ugbrooke House commissioned by Lord and Lady Clifford, Devon
2015 – Painting at Merchant Taylors’ Hall, City of London
2015 – Commission to paint the new Whittle Building, Peterhouse, Cambridge
2014 – Commission to paint the Adam Room, The Lansdowne Club, Mayfair, London
2013 – Commission to paint private residence, Méribel, France
2011 – Commission to paint the General Residence of the General Officer Commanding London District, Cadogan Gardens, London
2010 – Commission of private residence, Yorkshire
2010 – Painting at Knightsbridge Barracks, London
2010 – Painting at Worcester College, Oxford
2010 – One Woman Exhibition, Wiseman Gallery, Oxford
2008 – Four paintings commissioned for The Langham Hotel through Project Art Agency, London
2008 – Work undertaken at Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford
2008 – Work undertaken at the Divinity and Convocation Schools, Bodleian Library, Oxford
2008 – Commission of Worcester College exterior for a Fellow of the College, Oxford
2007 – Eight private commissions including private residences, Padstow, Cornwall
2006 – Commission of exterior of Silent Gliss factory, Silent Gliss Ltd, United Kingdom
2005 – Four paintings commissioned of beach residence, Grand Cayman
2005 – Four paintings commissioned of private house (exterior and interior), Tuscany, Italy
2005 – Commission of private residence, Polzeath, Cornwall
2000–2001 – Artist in Residence, National Trust, Osterley Park House, London
2001 – Design of five postage stamps, Royal Mail, United Kingdom
2001 – Four paintings of St Paul’s Church commissioned by Paul Stead (Fitch Design), Petersham, London
2000 – Three paintings of the Opera House commissioned for limited edition prints, The Arts Trust, St Helier, Jersey
1999–2003 – Six sets of illustrations commissioned for three cruise ships, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
1998 – Three large screens commissioned for Trading Rooms, Ionian Bank, City of London
1998 – Two paintings of the Throne Room commissioned for the Royal Collection, London
1998 – Limited edition prints produced for North American distribution
1993–1995 – Textile designs represented internationally, Mei-Ha Tsang Designs, New York / Japan / France
1993–1995 – Illustrations commissioned for three films, Buena Vista, United Kingdom
1993–1995 – ‘Artist’s London’ Exhibition, Museum of London, Barbican, London
1993–1995 – Lecturer in Graphic Illustration, Blake’s College; Visiting Lecturer at Norwich, Camberwell, Maidstone and Highlands College, Jersey
1998 – Chelsea Arts Society Painting Prize, London
1993 – Arts Council Exhibition Award, United Kingdom
1993 – Parallel Prize, Royal College of Art, London
1993 – ‘The Illustrators’ Exhibition, Chris Beetles Gallery, St James’s, London
1992 – Letraset / Faber Castell Award
1991 – Prince’s Trust Travel Scholarship