Lot 119 - Rebecca Swainston - Poppyheads

ARTIST INFO

About 

Rebecca has a masters from Chelsea School of Art and a first-class BA from Winchester School of Art. She has exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions. Most recently she had a one-person exhibition 'Embodyment' at the Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford.  
She has work in both public and private collections internationally. Rebecca is an experienced teacher and has taught art at all levels. Working now as a full time artist, she continues to mentor other artists.  
 

Education 

Rebecca Swainston has a Masters in Art from Chelsea School of Art and a First Class B.A. from Winchester School of Art. 

Select Exhibitions/Awards 

2022 
'Embodyment' Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford.- One person Exhibition. 
Castlegate House Gallery, Mixed Exhibition, Cumbria. 
2021 
'Figurative Art Now' – Mall Galleries, London 
Reading Museum Art Foundation – purchase and exhibition. 
Days of Wonder – book launch Hippocrates Press 
2020 
'Animal – World Art Journey'. Reading Museum.  
2019 
Revealed and Concealed. Menier Gallery London - One Person Exhibition. 
'Threads Exhibition' Edinburgh. Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh. 
 
 

Gallery Representation 

The Castlegate House Gallery, Cumbria.  
Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford. 

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork   

These works are typical of the emotionally charged figures I paint. Aspects of the images reveal the psychological and physiological experiences of the women depicted and the interplay between the physical and mental worlds. I often paint and print pattern onto my works and this, along with other personal symbols, add to layers of meaning and serve to interrupt the visual space. Colour is used expressively and mixed media affords a rich variety of expressive effects.