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About me

I am a young emerging artist originating from Epsom, Surrey. I undertook a Fine Art Degree at the University for the Creative Arts. Portraiture and people are the focus within my practice, for it is the subject I enjoy most. I have embarked upon other subjects such as animals and nature too. I like to use a variety of mediums, including; oil paint, watercolours, pencil, ink, clay to name a few. My work has a plethora of different meanings attached to each one as they often resemble a kind of fantasy, some inspired by personal experiences, others by what is within my surroundings. 

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I take inspiration from classic renaissance paintings. I find them invigorating and have always admired the way fabric was painted, particularly the addition of gold for royal paintings. I also love paintings from the Edwardian era, capturing the whole of the period era, in which I am an avid fan. The style is soft and flowy, something I aim to show within the work I produce. However, my style is not one of major consistency. People are often expected to find a style and stick to it, but this is not something I believe in. I believe the artist should follow themselves and the concepts their mind creates, not constricting oneself to one medium or way of painting. To me, art is a means of freedom of expression, so why stick to the same thing all the time?

Exhibitions

Fine Art Degree Show (8/6/23-21/6/23) - Held at the Fine Art studios within the University

'730 Exhibition' (22/11/22-26/11/22) - Original Magazine Exhibition - Held at the Photobook Cafe, London

'Holt Festival' (23/07/22-30/07/22) -Holt Festival, held at Adrian Hill Fine Art, Holt, Norfolk

'Continuum' (20/06/22-26/06/22) - Student run summer exhibition - Empty unit in Farnham

'Paradoxical Pirates' (29/3/22-3/4/22) - Espacio Gallery in Bethnal Green

Surrey County Council Consultation Project "How will you live and work in 10 years?" (14/3/22-28/3/22) - Linear Gallery at UCA Farnham

UCA Stretched (7/12/21) - Linear Gallery at UCA Farnham

Matters of care (1/11/21-8/12/21) - Linear Gallery at UCA Farnham

Curational Projects

'Project Pleasure' (11/3/22) - UCA Art studios

'Body' (23/11/21) - Farnham town

'Digitopias' (25/3/21) - Online

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