Artist biography

Tallulah Hutson is a figurative oil painter whose practice has expanded from portraiture to explorations of the body in movement. As she paints dancing figures in heightened states, Tallulah interrogates contemporary experiences of escapism, transcendence, defiance and despair.

Tallulah was born and raised in London before leaving for Florence, Italy, to train in figure drawing and portraiture at Charles H. Cecil Studios. After 2 years, she returned to London to continue evolving her practice from her studio with The Bomb Factory Art Foundation. Tallulah has been a resident artist with the Foundation since 2021, between travelling for residencies in New York (October – December 2023) and Mexico City (September 2026). In September 2025, she graduated from the Royal College of Art, London, with a Master’s in Painting.

Tallulah exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, London, as a shortlisted artist in the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2025 (formerly known as the BP Portrait Award). Her work toured with the Award to the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, from March – September 2026. Her first solo show, Flowers on the underground, was at the Bomb Factory Art Foundation Archway Gallery in September – October 2024. She has previously exhibited at the Bomb Factory Foundation Marylebone Gallery as well as in a number of group shows in the UK and abroad. Her first international solo presentation, Blue nights, was exhibited at Studio Mondragón, Mexico City, from September – November 2026.