JOHN DUFFIN

John Duffin was born in 1965 in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, he studied BA Fine Art at Goldsmiths' College, University of London (1985-88) and MA Printmaking at Central St Martins, University of the Arts London 1988-90. He is a painter and printmaker whose work focuses on figures in the urban environment, his early work contained large powerful figures but more recent prints have shown small lonely figures in the large urban landscapes of the modern world. He has held over 30 one man exhibitions across the UK and his work is in many public and private collections, including Museum of London, Guildhall London, BBC and the Southbank Centre. He has won many prestigious printmaking prizes and in 2010 won, "The Most Outstanding Print Award," at the Originals 2010 Exhibition in London chosen by Sir Peter Blake. Three full colour books entitled, "Barrow," (2006) "Barrow 2," (2008) and "Hometown," (2011) each featuring over 80 paintings of his hometown, all published in to great acclaim. He has been on BBC Radio 4 and BBC National News discussing his paintings and prints and has had great media acclaim for his highly individualistic work. He lives and works in London.