Art on a Postcard x War Child UK 2024 Part I

About

Artist, with a focus on painting and drawing, living and working in London.

Education

MA Painting, Royal College of Art, 2007 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Middlesex University

Select Exhibitions/Awards

In 2023, I was selected for the RA Summer Exhibition, Wells Art Contemporary, A Generous Space 3 at the Huddersfield Art Gallery, invited to exhibit in Dungeness 5th Continent, Folkestone Art Gallery, and Stage, curated by LLE gallery, Kingsgate Project Space. I have exhibited in many group shows and solo shows across the UK, Europe, and Columbia

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Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork

There are recurring themes within my work; an ongoing exploration of drapery and rhythm, stages and platforms, communal spaces and memories-a sense of time passing, or staying still, and occasional pops of colour

The dresses series evolved after a research trip to a theatre costume and props warehouse, corridors packed full of crinoline hoops and netting, dresses of all eras; fibres full of stories, but empty of body.Some of the paintings focus in on the rhythms of fancy cuffs, lace, ribbon, trims, and pattern, others highlight how garments flow or provocatively touch each other.

The characteristics of the garments emerge during the process of painting, where the handling of paint is used to create movement, tempo, depth, and sometimes a suggestion or trace of the body.

The 'Readymades' were inspired by hand painted railway model pieces, found in an antique warehouse.I loved the fact they had been painted by some unknown hand, already dressed, and were ready for casting and placing in imaginary worlds.

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