Paul Huxley studied at Harrow School of Art from 1951 to 1956, and subsequently at the Royal Academy Schools from 1956 to 1960. He taught at the Royal College of Art from 1976, becoming Professor of Painting there from 1986 until 1998, when he was appointed Professor Emeritus. Huxley was a member of the advisory panels for the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Serpentine Gallery. He was a Trustee of the Tate Gallery from 1975 to 1982, acting for a period as chairman of its Exhibitions Committee. He was elected a Royal Academician in 1987 and was Treasurer of the Royal Academy from 2000 - 2014.