Daniel Butterworth

Daniel Butterworth is a figurative and landscape artist based in Victoria, practicing for more than 20 years. Richly Expressive and gestural, Daniels’ paintings are truly unencumbered. Through employing a diverse and unconventional range of mediums, from oil, house acrylic, linen, canvas and cardboard he connects to the more avant-garde sensibilities of many greats such as Munch, Roberts and Fairwether in their experimental approach with medium and application. After studying art and design at Bendigo TAFE (1993), Daniel went on to complete a bachelor of fine arts in painting and drawing at Latrobe University in 1997 as well as diploma of education in 2006. He was a finalist for the Archibald Prize, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, The Lester Prize, Percival Portrait Painting Prize, Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Kilgour Prize, Naked and Nude Art Prize, Muswellbrook Art Prize, The Alice Prize and Brisbane Portrait Prize, to name a few. Daniels’ works continually establish themselves as uniquely powerfully and evocative portrayals of humanity and connection. “Painting is my life, I paint every day on whatever is available. Creating work that seems effortless, fresh and accurate is my aim. Connecting through emotions and gesture. The figure is my first love and I continually revisit this genre with an inescapable fascination.”