b.1958<br> Hugo Grenville runs Red House Studios with his wife Sophie. Hugo was first a solider, then an art dealer before becoming a full time painter in 1989. Since first exhibiting in London in 1974, Hugo has held 11 one man shows, establishing a reputation as a colourist. Since 1996 he has exhibited regularly with David Messum Fine Art in Cork Street, London and his work hangs in private and institutional collections around the world.<br> <br> Major commissions have included working in Bosnia as a war artist, in an iron foundry for the Millennium Project and portraits of leading figures. <br> <br> Hugo has taught since 1990 and is passionate about inspiring others to paint. He strongly believes that it is as valid a way of communicating as it always has been.<br>