Scottish portrait painter Steven Higginson’s distinctive use of light and shadow and honest approach to realist art has won him international acclaim, an engaged global audience of over 50k social media followers, and hundreds of delighted clients. 

Steven’s portraits were part of the BP Portrait Award in 2019 and 2020, during which his work was exhibited in the National Portrait Galleries in London and Edinburgh. He went on to win second prize at the Scottish Portrait Awards 2024 with a painting of musician Howard McLeod.

Steven was presented with a finalist award from the Almenara Art Prize in Cordoba, Spain, in 2023 and later awarded a residency in Andalucía.

Steven was also awarded The Aiden Threlfall Traveling Scholarship from the Goldsmith’s Company in London after graduating from Duncan of Jordanstone, Dundee, in 2004. He used the scholarship to travel Europe, studying the work of the Old Masters, which has remained a core influence in his work to this day.

Steven’s clients have included Aberdeen Council, Tennent’s Lager and Hollywood’s A24 film company. His commissions have been acquired across the globe, with collectors in the UK, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Italy, America and beyond.