Sune Watts


Sune started his career at 16. A graduate of the Glasgow School of Art, he has painted portraits and murals, illustrated Danish national newspapers, been a courtroom sketch artist, and was featured as a portrait painter on tv.

He has illustrated newspapers, books and magazines, across a career spanning 30 years.

He is known for fast and accurate live portraits at events, and also accepts private bookings, and single-portrait commissions.



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2024

Live portraits: Dansk Industri, Norwegian Airlines, Jyske Bank ao.

2021–

Hirschsprung's Collection: Annual live portrait event during the Autumn Holiday

2021

Mentor in oil painting. 'Drømmelegat' grant receiver Isabel Nissen attended my mentorship

2019

University of Copenhagen – Live digital portraits of speakers at PhD Day

2019

DR1 TV – 'Denmark's Best Portrait Painter' competitor. My portrait of Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen was selected by the model

2018

IBM – Live digital portraits for the company at IBM Think Copenhagen

2018

DELL Computers – Live digital portraits for the company at Dell Technologies Forum

2018

DELL Computers – Live digital portraits for the company at 2 × ATEA IT Expo

2016

Hollister – I drew live portraits as the U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark, Mr. Rufus Gifford, keynoted the Dansac jubilee event

2015–

Weekendavisen – editorial illustration, theatre reportage artist

2013–

Ekstra Bladet – courtroom sketch artist, illustrations and live reportage artist

2011–12

Gallerie Rasmus exhibitions June 2011 & 2012: Copenhagen Jazz Festival live reportage

1996–

Book and magazine illustrations for publishers Gyldendal, Lademann, Egmont, Alinea, Bonnier and others

1996

BA (Hons.) Design / Illustration, The Glasgow School of Art





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Please contact me at: sunewatts@gmail.com   |   (+45) 28 14 32 06