The Drawing Year Alumni, 2009. Richard Burton is a painter. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art before going on to The Drawing Year at The Prince's Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School) in 2009. Richard has exhibited in the UK and abroad and in 2013 he was awarded the Arts Club Prize at the NEAC open exhibition. Together with his ongoing studio practice he teaches on The Drawing Clubs and at Drawing School Central.