Richard Kenton Webb is a British artist and educator. He is one of the few British artists trained at both the Slade and at the Royal College of Art, studying under and alongside many well-known artists. He carries these conversations in his DNA.
Webb has taught at many top art colleges in the UK. Having lived in Gloucestershire for 35 years, he moved to Plymouth in 2020 to join the team at Arts University Plymouth as Subject Leader for BA (Hons) and MA Painting, Drawing and Printmaking.
Webb has been awarded several prizes and residencies. In 2016, he was shortlisted for the John Moores Painting Prize and in 2020, awarded first prize at The London Sunny Art Prize. Then, in 2022, he was invited to the prestigious Josef and Anni Albers Foundation Residency in Connecticut USA. Whilst in America, he embarked on a suite of 72 drawings for his Manifesto of Painting. In 2021, Webb completed 10 years of work dedicated to a Conversation with Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost -128 drawings, 40 paintings and 12 relief prints. This led to a commission of 12 drawings in response to Milton’s poem, Lycidas, for the Milton Society of America; a chapter in The Synergies of Drawing and Painting Paradise Lost, Milton Across Borders and Media, OUP (2023); and a solo show at Milton’s Cottage in Chalfont St Giles to mark 350 years since Milton’s death. Webb’s work links colour and narrative, fusing his own personal drive to share, teach and inform.
Webb exhibits internationally and has works in private collections around the world. He is represented by Benjamin Rhodes Arts, London where he recently had both solo and two-man shows.
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