Lot 54 - Elizabeth Power - Blue Study 1

Acrylic on paper
2025
A6 (10x15cm)
Original Artwork
Signed on Verso
Curated by Mercedes Lucy

About
Bursting with colour and energy, Elizabeth Power’s paintings exude a warmth and vibrancy. Based in St Leonards on Sea, UK, Power’s work has a vivid colour palette with a unique style that incorporates themes such as memory, escapism and identity. Her work reflects on personal and collective experiences, inviting viewers to engage with the narratives embedded within her pieces and to escape to the calm and dynamic worlds she creates.

Drawing inspiration from colourists such as Matisse, Hockney, Hilma af Klint, Milton Avery and Tal R, Power’s loose and free abstraction takes this to the next level.

Power has been featured by the likes of British Vogue, The Royal Academy of Arts, Soho House, House & Garden Magazine, RyeZine, Home House, Heals, The London Design Festival, Livingstone St Ives, John Lewis, Munthe, Artsy, Delphian Gallery, Art For Charity Collective, Art On A Postcard, The Auction Collective, A Space For Art, Offshoot Arts, Cura Art, Print Club London, Big Yin Gallery, 99 Projects London, The Old Bank Vault, Well Hung Gallery and Hancock gallery.

In addition to her artistic endeavours, Power has been involved in teaching and mentoring emerging artists, furthering her impact on the art community. Her contributions extend to art education, where she encourages creativity and exploration in her students. She delivers workshops and lectures to a wide range of students at The De La Warr Pavilion, The University of Brighton, Hereford College Of Arts, Earlscliffe College and The Hastings Contemporary.

In 2024, Power has exhibited with Soho House, They Made This Gallery, Arts For Charity Collective, Rogue Gallery, Delphian Gallery, Bus Stop Gallery and Offshoot Arts.

In 2023, Power has a solo exhibition entitled ‘Coastal Calm’ at 99 Projects. She exhibited in ‘Papier’ by Delphian Gallery. Additionally, she is in the group exhibition ‘It’s My House!’ in collaboration with Cura Art, Offshoot Arts, A Space For Art. She curated and performed live painting at a Babes In Arms exhibition at the Hastings Contemporary, and also was in group exhibition ‘Woman of Mass Destruction’ at Stella More Gallery. She also will be exhibiting with Art For Charity Collective in Thyme.

In 2022 Power released her first art publication entitled ‘lockdown’ published by Unit33 Hastings. She had work selected to join the Soho House permanent collection. She collaborated with fashion brand Munthe on a collection featured by the likes of Vogue. She exhibited with Art on a Postcard, Art for Charity Collective, The Affordable Art Fair, Big Yin Gallery, 99 Projects and Well Hung Gallery. She also curated an exhibition with her collective Babes In Arms at the De La Warr in September, and ran workshops there during the summer.

In 2021 she exhibited in a duo show with Cathy Tabbakh ‘Fatal Shadow and Narcissus’ at Delphian Gallery, ‘Making a Splash’ curated by Janet Rady, ‘Domesticity and the Feminine’ Open Call Winners Exhibition, was the winner of the Unit33 open call, along with exhibiting with the Art For Charity Collective, Heals, Print Club London, McCully & Crane and The Old Bank Vault. In 2020 she exhibited with Heals as part of the London Design Festival, was a winner of the Contemporary Art Collectors open call, and exhibited in a group exhibition at Hancock Gallery entitled ‘Between Distance and Desire’, among artists such as Billy Childish and Mark Demsteader. She also exhibited in the online exhibitions Curated for Covid and Anti-Freeze.

Elizabeth exhibited in the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2018, with her work being selected by the RA for use on sell out posters and gift cards which were re printed by the RA shop in 2021. She exhibited at various London art fairs and group exhibitions throughout 2019 and was selected by Delphian Gallery to be featured in their highly acclaimed 2019 open call exhibition and was also the winner of the Flat Space Art Gallery open call 2019.

Power has works currently available via They Made This, Art For Charity Collective, Delphian Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, 99 Projects, A Space For Art/ Offshoot Arts, Print Club London, The Old Bank Vault, Hancock Gallery.

Power co-founded the Babes In Arms Collective with fellow artist Annie Mackin, which champions artist mother’s in the Hastings and St Leonard’s area.

Power co-hosted The Artfully Podcast (rated in GQ’s top 50 podcasts for 2021), which covers news stories, gossip, and revisiting art history you thought you knew, or always wished you did.