Hunt began painting at the age of eight, when his mother gave him a box of paints to occupy him as he recuperated from an illness. He started off painting birds, which had fascinated him from an early age, but soon moved on to capture on canvas the natural world around him.
First studying art at Middlesbrough Art College, Alan then decided to study zoology at Leeds College and Bristol University. His first solo exhibition was held in his home town of Redcar at the age of 18 and, since then, his work has been shown in museums, galleries, public and private collections world-wide.
Alan has received international acclaim, winning The Society of Animal Artists’ USA Award of Excellence on four occasions and The Wildlife Art Society’s UK Best Artist On Show for three consecutive years. He has been the lead artist at five exhibitions in the US, and in 1998 was the first non-American to be voted on to the American Wildlife Art Hall Of Fame. In 1999, he was chosen as Artist of the Year for the Florida Wildlife Art Expo. His work continues to attract huge interest at major auctions including Sotheby’s, Bonhams and Christie’s. Alan continues to teach field painting and lead study trips across the globe
