Born in 1956, Bryan Hanlon is a self-taught painter and sculptor working in a wide range of medium. Living and working in Wiltshire he is surrounded by the environment which has inspired his paintings for many years and which he now portrays in his bronzes, having taken up sculpting in the last 18 months. Well-known as a wildlife artist, most specifically birds, Bryan also paints landscapes, portraits, and sporting subjects. He has exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally with one man and mixed exhibitions, including the Tryon Gallery, the Brian Sinfield Gallery, World of Watercolours in London and at Birds in Art Exhibition in Wisconsin, USA. Bryan has done many commissions including illustrating books and has written and illustrated African Wildlife. He has also been Artist in Residence at Wallsworth Hall, Gloucester and has taught art at Marlborough College Summer School on several occasions. He has travelled to Africa to research his own book on African Wildlife. Bryan has been Artist in Residence: at Wallsworth Hall, Gloucester in 1992, 1998 and 1999. He has taught art at Marlborough College at Summer School in 2000 and 2001.