“I am painter who creates landscapes from imagination and memory to evoke a feeling of familiarity. Oils are used to build up layers of repeating shapes until a setting emerges. Each loaded brush mark appears to be caught by fluorescent traces of light, creating a sensory overload. Ominous figures can be found lurking in the […]

Emiko Aida has been shortlisted for Lynn Painter Stainers and NOA 2017 and The Columbia Threadneedle Prize 2018. Frederic Anderson was Shortlisted for Tiffany and co/Outset studio award – a high profile award inaugurated this year. The award selects one artist from each of the main London art colleges (6 artists in total), and awards them free studio space […]

View a collection of stunning new work by the highly collectable Stephen Todd: “I paint places where I have a personal connection. I often use the place to explore thoughts and ideas that interest me, as well as the process of painting itself. The Humber Estuary provides much to consider. It mixes raw beauty with industrial […]

Toni Cogdell and Malgorzata Lapsa-Malawska Toni Cogdell has exhibited in 3 group exhibitions already this year, including McAllister Thomas & Sarah Wiseman Gallery and she has just been longlisted for Anthology 2017. Małgorzata Lapsa-Malawska was recently selected for the Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition, The Society of Woman Artists Annual Exhibition at The Mall Galleries, invited to […]

“As a maker of images and narratives, the stories and situations that populate and reside within my work are directly extended from memory and my own sense of self in relation to place. There lies a nostalgic undertone that is, at times, compromised by a sense of threat – a culmination of sentiment and reality. […]

“Each painting is a direct response to the experience of being in life class and making sequences of observational drawings that capture the shifting shapes and colour of the human figure. These provide material for my paintings, where I emphasise colour and shape through the use of line and overlapping glazes. It is the subtle, […]

You may have read about Nicola Wiltshire recently in The Guardian, where she was named as an “artist to watch” (May 2017). She was also been described as “One of the most exciting young artists in Britain” by the curator at Hartlepool Art Gallery (October 2016). Nicola graduated in 2015 and has already had her first solo show, […]

“I am an abstract fine artist who has developed a style of painting that combines technical devices from several artistic traditions. I use very fine needles and brushes to create intricate compositions. My artwork is informed by subjects such as quantum physics, Hubble space telegraphy, paranormal science, esoteric mysticism and Nordic art. These sources are […]

“Water is arguably one of the most powerful forces on the planet. Whether in its liquid state, frozen as ice or in gaseous form it is constantly modifying landscapes all over the world. I want to capture the depth and beauty of the Earth’s surface and its water systems, whilst highlighting the changes they are […]

‘Painting for me is a very personal outlet for an unspoken language, one that can translate my emotions to a tangible substance. I am inspired by the way Impressionists capture vitality and how Netherlandic flower painting creates contrasts between what is dark; dead, and bright; alive. My recent work has sought to use the translucent […]