Piran Bishop
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Piran Bishop (b. 1961) is a British portraitist.
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[edit] Early career
Bishop is based in Exeter, and studied at Art Colleges in Exeter and Brighton. He was sketched by Robert Lenkiewicz as a child, and became a "casual student" of his from 1994 until Lenkiewicz's death in 2002. Bishop is the subject of several portraits by Lenkiewicz.[1]
Before settling to a career as a portraitist, Bishop worked for Exeter City Council as a local archaeological and architectural illustrator; some of his sketches are still used by the City Council as educational and reference materials.[2]
[edit] Portraits
Bishop usually works in oil on canvas. He has said that when painting women, he prefers to paint them nude.[3]
Commercial commissions include a series of eight portraits of adult learners for Ufi/learndirect, painted between January and March 2001.[4] Bishop described the series as his "biggest project to date".[5]
Some of Bishop's private commissions can be seen on his website.[6]
[edit] Exhibitions
Bishop has exhibited at the Mall Galleries in London and at several South-West galleries, including The Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, and the Coombe Farm Gallery.
