Hun Adamoğlu is a London-based artist working primarily in oil paint and graphite. Born in Cyprus in 1975, he moved to the United Kingdom in childhood. After completing his formal art education, he spent several years travelling the world, taking part in various art projects and deepening his understanding of both place and practice. These formative experiences continue to shape the sensibility and depth of his work. In 2012 he established Adamoğlu Atelier.
His practice is rooted in the enduring tradition of representation. At its core lies a sustained commitment to careful observation – to structure, light, surface and the subtle poetry of the visible world. Through this attentive approach, his work reflects upon presence, memory and the quiet resilience of life.
Marked by assured draughtsmanship and a refined command of tone, his paintings are carefully composed, balancing softness with clarity and complexity with restraint. Layers of colour and structure are orchestrated to create depth and quiet intensity, inviting prolonged contemplation. While firmly contemporary, his work acknowledges the discipline and compositional intelligence of the High Renaissance, where harmony, balance and material sensitivity were paramount.
Hun Adamoğlu’s work has been exhibited extensively in the United Kingdom and internationally, has received multiple awards, and is held in private collections. He currently serves as Membership Secretary and as a Council Member of the Royal Society of British Artists.
The sources of my artistic influences stem from the diverse and substantial cultural history of European visual arts, coupled with the distinctive, wide-ranging historical roots of Cypriot creative traditions, which inspire me to form inimitable and solicitous works.
2026
Villa & Garden Gallery, Nanjing, China
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
Royal Society of British Artists Group Exhibition at the Royal Society of Artists (RSA), London
2025
The Russell Gallery Summer Exhibition, London
Royal Society of British Artists Bicentennial Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2024
The Russell Gallery Summer Exhibition, London
Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2023
The Russell Gallery Christmas Exhibition, London
The Russell Gallery Summer Exhibition, London
Royal Society of British Artists Bicentennial Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2022
Aberdeen Artists Society, Aberdeen Art Gallery
Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London
Compton Verney Gallery, Warwickshire
2021
Aberdeen Artists Society, Aberdeen Art Gallery
2020
Hulabhaig Gallery, Isle of Lewis
Cyprus High Commission, London
Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London
Geoffrey Vivis Memorial Award
AAS Prize for Excellence
GRP Aberdeen Ltd Prize for Drawing and Painting