Keith Breeden

Keith Breeden RP (born 25 March 1956) is a graphic designer and portraitist. He is a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. [ [http://www.therp.co.uk/members.asp Portrait Artists, Members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters ] ]

Early career

He was formally a graphic designer notable for his works with ABC [http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16194579&menu=credits Keith Breeden on MSN Music ] ] , Scritti Politti [ [http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/uneasy_listening/ Frieze Magazine | Archive | Uneasy Listening ] ] , Pink Floyd [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/1182028 Pink Floyd - The Division Bell ] ] and Roxy Music [http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16194579&menu=credits Keith Breeden on MSN Music ] ] . Breeden's logo work with ABC would display nuances of usage as the group reinvented itself from album to album. His various concepts for Scritti Politti would range from disarrayed wildflowers to chocolate bars and boxes to the many visual ways to reference Aretha Franklin, all suggesting elements of modern love at a period when Scritti was strongly establishing a transition to urban romance from a more DIY aesthetic that had previously distinguished their sound. The band was all Caucasian and on one cover of an early soul-inspired single a white chocolate bar is featured.

Other noteworthy pieces include his work on the covers of Duran Duran's Seven and the Ragged Tiger album and The Mission's Carved in Sand album and related singles.

Graphic design awards

* 1985 First Prize, Single Sleeve (Music Week Awards).
* 1986 First Prize, Single Sleeve (Music Week Awards).
* 1986 First Prize, Album Sleeve (Music Week Awards).
* 1986 Third Prize, Album Sleeve (Music Week Awards).

Portraiture

Breeden took a new direction in 1995 and is now professional portraitist. His major commissions have included Sir Brian Smith, Vice Chancellor of Cardiff University, Sir Dominic Cadbury Chairman of Cadbury Schweppes, Professor John Temple, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh [ [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=403875 Where doctors, actors, and athletes meet on equal footing ] ] and Professor Roger Williams, Vice Chancellor of the University of Reading [ [http://www.reading.ac.uk/bulletin/pdfs/390.pdf Bulletin - University of Reading ] ] .

Portraiture awards

* 1996 Visitors Choice (BP Awards, National Portrait Gallery, London).
* 1998 Elected to the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
* 2000 First Prize (Kodak FotoKalender awards, Kalenderschau, Stuttgart)

References

External links

* [http://www.keithbreeden.com Keith's Portfolio]
* [http://www.commissionaportrait.com/artistsportfolio.asp?id=10 commissionaportrait.com biography]