Rosemary Lewis
Graduation Year: 1998
New Blood Art Statement
Artist Statement
Painting is my means of exploring and connecting to the visual world and communicating to others the feelings it arouses. Enjoyment of light, colour, form and atmosphere move me to paint. My prefered subjects are everyday objects or scenes. In still life, working with simple compositions focuses my attention on the beauty of each individual object. Whilst my still lifes are painted solely from life, my landscapes and urban scenes refer to a combination of studies from life, photographs, memory and imagination. Working from memory and imagination in particular helps me to distill the essence of what inspired me to paint the scene.
Group Exhibitions
2019, Autumn Show, Carina Haslam Art, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
2019, Chelsea Art Society Open Exhibition, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London
2018, Summer Show, The Studio Gallery, Odense, Denmark
2017, Still Moments, The Studio Gallery, Odense, Denmark
2015, Art in Small Sizes, The Studio Gallery, Odense, Denmark
2014, Art (med småt), The Studio Gallery, Odense, Denmark
2013, Blandet Oktober, The Studio Gallery, Odense, Denmark
2013, Small Wonders, The Studio Gallery, Odense, Denmark
2013, The Other Art Fair, New Blood Art, Ambika P3
2012, Royal Institute of Oil Painters 125th Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2012, Fields of Vision, Landscapes Past and Present, Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham
2011, Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2011, Cork Street Open Exhibition, Cork Street, London
2010, Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2010, Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2010, Chelsea Art Society Open Exhibition, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London
2009, Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2009, Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2009, Chelsea Art Society Open Exhibition, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London
2009, Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2008, New English Art Club Open Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
Competitions, Prizes & Awards
2011, Artists & Illustrators Still Life Artist of the Year 2011 runner up
2010, Huxley Purchase Prize at the Discerning Eye exhibition