

introducing lincoln townley.
Lincoln Townley is a British Contemporary Artist. Lincoln Townley’s figurative heavy impasto oil paintings capture the darker side of the human experience and apprehend it within recognisable gestures and a menacing palette. Having participated in the 2019, 2022, 2024 and currently planning his return for the 2026 Venice Biennale, with exhibitions over the last 12 years in New York City, London, Los Angeles, Berlin, Paris and Singapore.The highly successful contemporary artist creates powerful images of the deepest gradients of our soul. His ability to capture the power of success in his paintings has made him hugely collectible by leaders of industry and many A-list celebrities such as Al Pacino, Sir Michael Caine, Ricky Gervais and Cate Blanchett to name a few. After having found solace in the work of artists like Francis Bacon and Edvard Munch, his art continues to reclaim the experience of confrontation and doubt, as when looking into a stained reflection, confident, strong and sensational, if what we just saw is indeed our own spectral image.
BANKER COLLECTION.
Celebrating 10 years of The Banker Collection, Townley's bold, expressionist paintings explore the psychology of global finance. His distorted, imposing figures are modern icons of capitalism being symbols of ambition, pressure, and the price of power. Subtitled In Conversation with Francis Bacon, this body of work continues a deep dialogue with 20th-century British portraits.

Lincoln Townley’s work explores the complex interplay between power, ambition, and human vulnerability.
These pieces exclusively offer the Australian market a rare opportunity to experience a major international talent whose compelling vision resonates deeply with our time. Audrey Fine Art remains committed to bringing world-class contemporary artists to our collectors and community.


"Townley’s head and shoulders portraits depict be-suited businessmen sporting viscerally painted faces that loom out of abyssal backdrops and emerge directly into our own space. They are an evocative depiction of the world’s financial institutions and the ‘money men’ behind them.” – SOTHERBY'S