Dan Baldwin is a leading contemporary British artist known for his ‘"Psychological Landscapes”, as quoted by Maeve Doyle, (internationally renowned art critic and curator).
Born in Manchester in1972, Baldwin studied at Eastbourne College of Art and Design from 1990-1992, where he was awarded 'Best Student in Graphic Design’. From 1992-1996, he attended the Kent Institute of Art, completing a B.A (Hons) in Communication Media. The Institute awarded him commendation and invited him to work there as a studio associate. Subsquently he gave tutorials and critiques to students, while receiving increased demand for commissioned work from both external companies and for events. During this period he curated a group show featuring eight artists using text in their practice. The exhibition titled Shinola took place at the Candid Arts Trust, Islington and was part-funded by the Kent Institute.
Following a move to Brighton in 1997, Baldwin set up his first studio and exhibited in the Brighton Fringe Festival (1997 and 1998), gaining attention through a collaboration with the folk rock and anarcho-punk band, The Levellers. It was during this collaboration that his artwork was noticed by the director of the Horsham Arts Centre, who in 1999 offered him a solo show. The exhibition had more press attention than the Arts Centre had ever received, creating a springboard that elevated Baldwin's visibility across the British art scene. By the early 2000's, he was exhibiting widely and was selected for an art episode of the hit TV series, The Apprentice, alongside Lucy Bennett and Rob and Nicky Carter. The participating artists were described by Alan Sugar as the best up and coming in the country. He has since gone on to give credence to that assertion and cement his place as a leading British contemporary artist and one of the most prominent artists working in the UK today.
As well as his painting practice, Baldwin has published books of poetry and drawings, receiving Arts Council funding for a project titled 'Avoid the Town'. His work has been collected by numerous high profile individuals and organisations and has appeared in nearly 30 solo exhibitions in London and across the UK, in Dublin, Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Nantucket Island, and has also featured in many group shows, such as at the Royal Academy of Arts, in galleries across the USA and the world. His work has featured at high profile art fairs, including at Somerset House, Art Basel and Art Miami, and has been licensed for usage by fashion houses, album covers, book covers and on television and film. Three of his works are in the permanent collection of The Groucho Club.
In 2016 the Saatchi Gallery held a solo retrospective exhibition of his print editions, featuring around 25 prints. Many sold out, as well as publishing a new edition and t-shirt with Jealous Gallery and printmakers .
He has enjoyed many high profile collaborations, such as with cosmetic giant Max Factor, British Airways, musician Pete Townsend and singers / songwriters Paolo Nutini and Tom Speight; also with Keats Museum and The Institute for Digital Archeology with Poet Laureate, Simon Armatage and poet, Scarlet Sabet, with Alison Mosshart from the English / American rock duo, The Kills, and Waxploitation Records; with British fashion designers, Mercy Delta, Sara Berman and Gresham Blake; and with book publishers Penguin Random House and Austrian sports equipment company, Atomic Skis.
Since the early 2000's, through his art practice, Baldwin has supported many charites such as, Help Refugees, Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity, The International Elephant Foundation (IEF), the British Heart Foundation, C.A.L.M, Shelter, Willow Foundation, Connecting the Roots Rewilding Charity, The British Red Cross, Arms Around The Child, Caudwell Childrens Charity, and Teen Cancer Trust USA as well as many other charities annually. In 2025, he collaborated exclusively with Teenage Cancer Trust on a unique print release, following many previous high profile collaborators with the charity, such as, Sir Peter Blake, Jamie Hewlett and Noel Fielding.
His work has featured in films and publications such as Modern Painters; Aesthetica magazine; British Vogue; Elle; Elle Decoration; Art of England. In The Sunday Times; the New York Post; Juxtapoz magazine; The Los Angeles Post; the journal - Civiltà Delle Macchine; Dazed & Confused magazine; I.D; Belio; Flair Magazine; Square Mile magazine and others since the early 2000’s.
His numerous list of notable collectors include Sir Ronald Cohen, former trustee of the British Museum, Sir Elton John, Bernie Ecclestone, Damien Hirst, Gilbert & George and many other household names.