Carol Hosking-Smith studied at Chelsea School of Art and Central St Martins School of Art, and began her career as a textile designer. Now a painter of vivid abstract works, she explores ideas of…

Martha Holmes captures the essence of the Cornish coastline through abstract studies of colour and light. Her work is emotively charged by a deep connection to the ocean and its ever-changing…

‘Rich tones and dark colours reflect the feeling of the still life Christmas series. Using a more vibrant approach to previous works, these compositions take note from Matisse’s use of tableware,…

Matthew Richardson studied at Central St. Martins, UWIC Cardiff and Kingston School of Art, and he has taught at Art colleges including UCA Maidstone, Norwich University and the RCA. His process…

Mark Surridge’s paintings often suggest archaeology – revealing traces, signs and codes, remembered and then transformed into works of ‘equivalence of experience’. He uses GPS technology to…

Neil Canning lives and works in West Cornwall. His works respond to the texture, dynamic and light of the visual world, brought to his paintings through intuitive abstraction, a creative energy…

Painter Anna Calleja is another recent Falmouth graduate, whose tender, intensely personal paintings explore moments of quiet introspection: in 2020 her painting Alone in Quarantine was awarded…

Justine Allison studied at Camberwell College of Art. Her porcelain works explore the boundary between function and decoration, but aesthetics are key to her making: her work is concerned with the…

St Ives artist Emma Jeffryes’ talent with colour and the lively characterization of people and places have made her work among the most recognized and best loved in Cornwall. This special…

Emily Powell studied at Norwich school of art and the Ecole Régionale des Beaux-Arts de Rouen She has exhibited with the Royal Society of Art, collaborated with MoMA and British Museum, and has…

Ria Poole is a contemporary painter living and working in West Cornwall.  Her work is intimately situated in the Cornish landscape, where she paints en plein air in all weathers, sometimes in…