b. 1965

16th May - 22nd June 2007

Tom Hallifax paints figurative work almost exclusively from life. His work ranges from portrait commissions and landscapes to large 'blow-ups' of faces, hands and objects. In 1994 he went to L.A. and Hong Kong as artist accompanying Prince Charles, staying on in Hong Kong to complete a previously commissioned portrait of Chris and Lavender Patten. He has since painted a portrait of Derek Hill for the Prince, and the garden at Highgrove for the Prince's Trust. His work has been seen all over the underground (advertising the BP Portrait Awards), on television (painting John Diamond), and his Gurning Face looks down from the walls of Paul Smith's shop in Covent Garden. After living in Belfast for seven years in the 1990's, he now divides his time between London and Donegal.

Education
St Andrew's University M.A. (Hons) Art History (1984-1988)
University of Ulster B.A. (Hons) Fine Art (1989-1992)

Group Shows
One Oxford Street, Belfast (1992-1996)
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast (1992)
Royal Hiberian Academy, Dublin (1992)
BP Portrait Award Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London (1993)
Mall Galleries, London (1995)
BP Portrait Award Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London (1996)
Mall Galleries, London (1996)
Flow Gallery, London (2000)
Linenhall Gallery, Belfast (2001)

Solo Shows
Ulster Arts Club, Belfast (1994)
Alchemy, London (1999)
Ulster Museum, Belfast (2001)

Awards
Royal Ulster Academy, President's Prize (1993)
National Portrait Gallery BP Awards, Commended (1994)
Artist in Residence, Ulster Museum (2001)

For more info please visit www.tomswork.com