Ken Currie

For the Scottish football player, see Ken Currie (footballer).

Ken Currie
Born1960 (age 65–66)
North Shields, North Tyneside, England, UK
EducationGlasgow School of Art
Known forPainting, Printmaking
Notable workThree Oncologists, Portrait of Peter Higgs, Chimera

Ken Currie (born 1960 in North Shields, North Tyneside, England) is a Scottish artist known for figurative painting and portraits. In his early career, in the 1980s, he was associated with the New Glasgow Boys group of artists. Currie was elected to the Royal Scottish Academy in 2024.

His work often deals with the themes of class, illness, and decay.  Currie says he wants his work to "hover in that area between beauty and horror".  His work is in many major collections including the Tate, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Yale Center for British Art, and the New York Public Library.

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