Henry Ward

Henry Ward (born 1971) is a British artist, who in 2010 was selected to exhibit his entry of The 'Finger-Assisted' Nephrectomy of Professor Nadey Hakim at the ‘BP Portrait Award’ at the National Portrait Gallery, London, and in 2016 was chosen to paint a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to mark her 60-year tenure as the longest-serving patron of the British Red Cross.

Ward gained admission to Harrow school, where he excelled in arts, was an arts scholar and won every art prize for the duration of his time there. He trained at Chelsea College of Art and subsequently gained a Bachelor's Degree in Art and art history at Goldsmiths, University of London.

His early exhibitions took place at the Nicholas Lusher Fine Art in Hamilton, Bermuda, before going on to complete a master's at Winchester School of Art and later presenting exhibitions at the Burnaby Gallery in Bermuda and at Tatistcheff's Fifth Avenue gallery in New York.

In 2004, he became part of the International Fundraising Committee of the British Red Cross, for who he raised funds. Other works have included "Faces From The Dark" (2016).

Early life Henry Liam Ward was born in 1971 in Colchester, Essex. His father, Martyn Ward, was a High Court Judge in England and later a puisne judge in Bermuda. He was also inspired by the house he spent his early childhood in.

Later in 1996, Ward presented an exhibition at the Burnaby Gallery in Bermuda. His work entitled Mick earned him the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Winsor and Newton Art Prize and he subsequently moved to New York where he continued his studies of Chuck Close, Eric Fischl, and Cindy Sherman. He set up a studio in the artists neighbourhood of Williamsburg where he was able to network with other artists.

By the age of 28 he had presented exhibitions at Tatistcheff's Fifth Avenue gallery in New York.

The British Red Cross An avid supporter of the British Red Cross, It was the largest portrait in the exhibition in its 30-year history of the Award. was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle in October 2016.

Ward was congratulated by Premier of Bermuda, Michael Dunkley.

Other works and exhibitions Ward's painting Bermuda Man (1999), is on display at the Bermuda National Gallery.

In 2006, his work was included with the Harrow School alumni in "A Celebration of Art from Harrow School in London", held at Christie's.

His exhibition "Faces From The Dark" (2016) was presented in Bermuda with the intention to "propound(s) the equality of all people regardless of race, background or religious bearing".

Awards Lincoln Seligman Art Prize (1989). Royal Institute of Oil Painter's Winsor and Newton Art Prize (1996). ‘BP Portrait Award’ (2010).

Personal and family Four years prior to the unveiling of the portrait of the Queen, Ward and his family moved from London to Burlington.