Neil Cuthbert

b. 1957

Painter Neil Cuthbert was born in England and served in the British Navy between 1975 and 1991. He completed a Master of Fine Arts at COFA in 2000. His figurative expressionistic works depict caricatured figures in satirical scenes. Cuthbert has held solo exhibitions in Melbourne and Sydney. He was a finalist in the Sulman and Blake prizes in 2006. His work is held in the collection of the Newcastle Regional Gallery, NSW.

"I am not a ‘political’ artist, but rather an observer of human nature…I like to note the foibles of the human condition, saving little quotes and ideas for some time before I eventually use them. I like to think of my paintings as ‘parallel’, which allow for the concentrated narratives to develop." - Neil Cuthbert 2002.