Lot 283 - Eva Merendes - Where to next?

Watercolour on paper
2025
A6 (10x15cm)
Original Artwork
Signed on Verso
Curated by Art on a Postcard

About
Eva Merendes is a Greek, London-based contemporary artist and art educator whose work spans painting, drawing, and installations. She works in a variety of mediums with a sweet spot for watercolours and their expressive qualities. Eva creates works on paper and wood panels, drawing inspiration from the humour and absurdity of everyday life.

Her practice includes series of works exploring observations, landscapes, and a deep connection to nature, reflecting on the interplay between human experiences and the natural world. Influenced by existentialist and stoic philosophies, Eva’s art employs symbolic elements to examine resilience, authenticity, and the paradoxes of existence, inviting viewers to embrace life’s complexities with curiosity and humour.

Education
2022-2024
MFA in Fine Art, City & Guilds of London Art School, London, UK
2016-2018
MA in Art Psychotherapy, University of Roehampton, London, UK
2009-2015
BSc in Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Group Exhibitions
2024
Southwark Park Galleries | Annual Open 2024, London, UK
Candid Arts Trust Graduate Show, London, UK
MA Show at City & Guilds of London Art School, London, UK
Royal Scottish Academy 198th Annual Exhibition, London, UK
Chelsea Art Society 75th Annual Summer Show at Chelsea Old Town Hall
The Entranced Essence at RuptureXibit Gallery, London, UK
Interim Show at City & Guilds of London Art School, London, UK
Invisible Visible: A celebration of LGBTQ+ bodies & Identities at Hartslane Gallery, London, UK

2023
Interim Show at City & Guilds of London Art School, London, UK

2022
London Design Festival, London, UK
The Royal Exchange X The Crossover Project, London, UK
Erotic Art London X Oxo Tower, London, UK
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours X Mall Galleries, London, UK

2021
'Home Takeover' Campaign for Bleur Art, across UK

2020
'Insert Feeling Here' for Bleur Art, London, UK
Forces at Art Number 23, London, UK

Awards
2024
The Tony Carter Award, City & Guilds of London Art School

Gallery Representation
Bleur Gallery, London, UK

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork
Golden Hour, Where to Next, Port Na Bo, and Mourne Mountains are reflections on my travels along the Northern Irish coastlines and frosty, sunlit landscapes. These works explore my connection to nature, capturing the fleeting beauty of changing environments and the sense of wonder and smallness they evoke in me.

Using watercolours, I created translucent layers and fluid marks to reflect the delicate interplay of light and atmosphere. These pieces serve as both observations and metaphors, inviting reflection on the resilience and poetry of the natural world.