British contemporary artist Richie Culver grew up in Hull, a city in the North East of England. He now lives in Portugal where he has his studio, although he often travels and also has a studio in London.

Richie is extremely proud to be from the North of England and takes a great deal of inspiration from his time growing up in Hull, which can clearly be seen in his work. Richie's work tells stories from his own past experiences and observations from the working class that surrounded him during his youth.

Richie openly admits it hasn't always been a smooth ride and he has struggled with drug and alcohol abuse during his darker days. He is however now clean and feeling better than ever his art is flourishing and he looks back on the dark days and draw both inspiration and motivation from his harder times.

Richie's portfolio is rich and extensive. Made up of a combination of large paintings on canvas, photography and sculptures. His paintings are more often than not created using a lick of white paint to set the background. He then paints figures of humans and animals, in a scene, telling a story using a sketchy and abstract style. Each painting adopts Richie's humorous and sarcastic nature. poking fun at his own life, British politics and stereotypes in society.

It is fair to say Richie’s sculptures are more abstract than his paintings and require a greater amount of imagination to try and understand exactly where he is going with it, although his titles often help it click as well as giving you a chuckle. The perfect example of this is pictured below.