Peter Howson
Although born in London, Peter Howson grew up in Ayrshire.
He studied at Glasgow School of Art under Sandy Moffat. Howson was
a contemporary of fellow figurative painters Steven Campbell, Ken
Currie and Adrian Wiszniewski and together they are referred to as
the 'New Glasgow Boys'. Howson paints brutal masculine figures: His
subject is often violence, which he condemns, and human pain and
suffering, which he feels deeply. His dark canvases have brought
Howson international success.
