Originally from Harrogate, N. Yorks, I moved to London to study Fine Art at St Martin's School of Art. I've explored various creative media such as literary fiction and short film making, but have always engaged in life drawing, and my fascination with portraying the human figure has become the focus of my art. I work in oil on canvas, and through this traditional means seek to create a contemporary vision. Working the surface of the painting intensely, I build up a succession of layers to express the complexities of the living flesh and the intangible nature of the human soul. Although realistic from a distance, when viewed in proximity the brush strokes can be seen to be loose, as if in motion, alive. Often I employ reflections and a composition which spirals introspectively to draw the viewer into an intimate space. I seek to forge a direct relationship between image and audience to which each can bring their own inner emotional landscape.
Prizes include the Platinum award in The Cancer Feminine Competition 2022, the Judges Choice Prize in the Chaiya Art Awards 2021 and winner of the Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize 2018. I have also been shortlisted for the John Ruskin Prize 2019, The New Lights Art Prize 2020 and 2023 and have exhibited in galleries such the Mall Galleries (Ing Discerning Eye, Society of Women Artists) and the JD Malat Gallery and Gallery Marquess, Mayfair.
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