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Collage of various posters and images, including a large eye, a person sitting, and a woman with short hair, with palm trees and a blue sky in the background.

A Calvin Klein CK One Summer Daze fragrance bottle, orange in color, with a geometric shape and a screw-on cap.

A framed collage of various images, including black-and-white photographs of a man riding a bicycle, a comic strip with French text, a purple fire hydrant, a body of water with boats, and abstract yellow and blue patterns.

Two women walking along a beach during sunset, with palm trees and a colorful sky.

Black notebook with a pastel-colored sticker that reads '99c DREAMS,' and handwritten text underneath.

Pop art depiction of a fire hydrant with a yellow and pink background.

Photograph of palm trees and a van on a beach at sunset, with a pale peach border and the text "Vans of Venice" by Harry Cartwright.

Silhouette of tall palm trees against a bright sky, with urban and beach scenery in the background.

A framed painting that appears to depict a beach scene with sand, water, and possibly some buildings or structures in the background, with a yellowish hue and a textured surface.

A painting of a car driving on a rural road with power lines, mountains, and a sunset in the background.

Book cover of 'tmrw' by Mac Miller featuring a young man with short hair and a beard, illuminated with pink and yellow lighting, with a shadowed silhouette of his head in the background.

The photo depicts a beach scene in Los Angeles with palm trees, people, and an amusement park in the background, with a reflection of young boys with skateboards in the foreground.

Reflective glass building with palm trees and a structure with columns visible in its reflection, against a blue sky.

Cartoon-style black text says "happy catboy" on a transparent background.

About

Harry Cartwright (b. 1993) is a British artist, currently living and working in Lisbon, Portugal. His multidisciplinary practice spans across painting, photography and filmmaking.

Employing an inquisitive approach to colour, surface texture and imagery, Cartwright’s cinematically stylised compositions oscillate between the familiar and the fabricated. Everyday scenes are imbued with a heightened sense of atmosphere; where memory and desire converge in hazy, sun-tinted vignettes suggestive of a half-remembered past.

The vibrant, saturated ensembles are observant, witty, and escapist; pairing the everyday with invented narratives, Pop culture and romance. Functioning as both portals and surfaces to get lost in, and where the act of looking becomes an act of longing in itself. Paired with a sense of familiarity, the works ultimately blur the line between fact and fiction; between art and life.

The artist received his MA Fine Art (2021) with distinction from the City & Guilds of London Art School. He has collaborated on projects with brands including Calvin Klein, Paul Smith, and Warner Music Group. His works have been exhibited and are held in collections around the world.

2019-2021 MA, Fine Art, City & Guilds of London Art School (Distinction)
2012-2015 BA (Hons), Advertising, University of the Creative Arts
2011-2012 Foundation Diploma, University of the Creative Arts
May 2025 ‍ ‍‘Within These Walls’, DAM Lisbon, Portugal
April 2024 ‘FRUITS AND THE SPIRIT’, Paul Smith, Mayfair, London
May 2021 ‘THE SUN WILL COME’, Paul Smith, Borough Yards, London
Dec 2017 ‘CARS’, Royal Albert Wharf, London
November 2025 Affordable Art Fair Hamburg, Coletivo Amarelo Gallery, Germany
February 2025 ‘OCEAN’, The Art Room, Lisbon, Portugal
November 2024 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London, UK
June 2023 KCAW, Brushes With Greatness, London, UK
November 2022 ‘Morning in the Burned House’, Lot Projects, London, UK
October 2022 ‘Carry-On Baggage’, Galeria Augustine, Lisbon, Portugal
December 2021 ‘Constant Stars’, The Violet Hour
October 2019‍ ‍GIFC, House Of Vans, London, UK
July 2019 Insider Art, Phillips, London, UK
March 2019 The Other Art Fair, The Magic Box, Los Angeles, USA
December 2018 GIFC, 0-0 LA, Los Angeles, USA
March 2018 The Other Art Fair, Majestic Downtown, Los Angeles, USA
Oct - Dec 2022 Hypha Studios x Mason & Fifth, London, UK
Feb - April 2019 Eastside International, Los Angeles, USA
April 2022 Calvin Klein partners artist Harry Cartwright, TR Business (online)
August 2021 A Private View with Maeve Doyle, Soho Radio Interview
May 2021 Paul Smith Interview, Financial Times (print & online)
May 2021 Paul Smith, Borough Yards, London Post (online)
August 2020 100 DAYS, The Midnight Club (print)
December 2017 CARS, FAD Magazine(online)
December 2016 Mac Miller, TMRW Magazine (print)
September 2015 Skateboarding in LA, HUCK Magazine (online)