Lincoln Townley

English painter (born 1972)

Beverley Scales

(m. 1992; div. 2007)

Denise Welch

(m. 2013)

Websitelincolntownley.com

Lincoln Townley (born 27 December 1972) is an English self-taught painter^[1] who explores the darker side of the human personality, painting abstract portraits of celebrities.^[2] He lives in Cheshire and in London.

Career

Before turning to art as a career in his 40s, Townley was a celebrity publicist and PR manager.^[3]

From 2015 to 2017, Townley was artist in residence at Marriott Canary Wharf.^[4] Townley's work has been featured in the Sir Hugh Casson room of The Royal Academy of Arts in 2015 and 2016.^[5] He has been commissioned to paint the world's biggest icons by Mastercard^[6] and commissioned by The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles to paint celebrities in 2016 and 2017. His painting of boxer Muhammad Ali sold for $623,000 in 2017.^[7]

Personal life

Townley married Beverley Scales in 1992, with whom he has a son.^[8] He married actress Denise Welch in 2013. He appeared as her dancing partner on Stepping Out on ITV in 2013 shortly after their marriage.^[9]

References

^ Dex, Robert. "Artist Lincoln Townley takes aim at huge City Christmas bonuses in new paintings". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
^ "IMDB – Lincoln Townley". IMDb. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "How We Met: Lincoln Townley & David Sullivan". Independent.co.uk. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022.
^ "Lincoln Townley launches his LA Collection at the Marriott West India Quays in Canary Wharf". 7 September 2015.
^ "The Luxury Channel – The Royal Academy Welcomes Artist Lincoln Townley: By Jayjay Epega". The Luxury Channel. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^ "Mastercard Commissions Brit Artist Lincoln Townley To Create Image of Iconic Referee Pierluigi Collina". Mastercard.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "Top British Artist Lincoln Townley Has Painted This Year's Britannia Award Honorees". HuffPost. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "Ex-wife's warning to Denise Welch over lover Lincoln Townley - Mirror Online". Daily Mirror. 16 March 2013.
^ "Huffington Post – Denise Welch And Husband Lincoln Townley Sign Up For 'Strictly' Rival 'Stepping Out'". HuffPost. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2018.