PAUL BUTTERWORTH​

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www.paulbutterworthartist.com • paulbutterworthart@gmail.com • @paulbutterworthart ​

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Bio

Paul Butterworth is a Cambridge-based painter and award-winning actor. His vibrant, geometric abstract paintings explore colour, rhythm, and emotional connection, drawing on a deep understanding of performance, gesture and narrative. A 2024 graduate of the University for the Creative Arts (BA Hons Painting), Paul was recently shortlisted for the RISE Emerging Artist Prize and was a winner in The Graduate Art Show, leading to his inclusion in the Winners’ Exhibition at Vanner Gallery. His work has also been recognised by Jackson’s Art Prize, the Beep Painting Biennial, and Homiens Art Prize.

Alongside his painting practice, Paul continues a distinguished screen career spanning nearly five decades, with roles in The Full Monty, Strike, Allelujah, and the upcoming Daniel Day-Lewis feature Anemone, in which he appears opposite Samantha Morton.​

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Education

University for the Creative Arts, London – BA (Hons) Painting, 2:1 (2024)

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Leeds Beckett University – BA Combined Studies: English, History & Hermeneutics (1988)

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Central School of Speech and Drama, London – Cert Ed / Diploma in Acting (1977)

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Awards & Recognition

RISE Emerging Artist Prize, Henley – Shortlisted (one of 11 artists)

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Jackson’s Art Prize (2025) – Extended Longlist

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The Graduate Art Show (2024) – Winner, selected for Vanner Gallery

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Homiens Art Prize (2024) – Highly Commended

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Beep Painting Biennial (2024) – Longlisted

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Solo Exhibitions

Drama of Colours (2023) – Cambridge Art Space, Cambridge

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Group Exhibitions

The Graduate Art Show – Winners’ Exhibition (2025) – Vanner Gallery, Salisbury

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Coastline Art Exhibition (2024) – The Garage Studio Art Gallery, Ringstead

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39th Annual Open (2023) – Southwark Park Galleries, London

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Christmas Exhibition (2023) – Mercer Gallery, Harrogate

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Graduation Open Call (2023) – D31 Art Gallery, Doncaster