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My textile work has been a means of exploring ideas around identity and belonging. In my embroideries I often represent groups of people engaged in similar leisurely pursuits such as walking or swimming. My arts training took place in Dorset…

Jenny Monds lived for a number of years in Dorset. She now lives just over the border in Wiltshire (in the Chalke Valley), but loves to return. She trained as a librarian and ran a bookshop until the end of…

My art journey is a bit of a stop-start affair. at the grand age of 9, I won an art prize at school. As you can imagine, I was highly delighted and thought that I had made it in my…

A professional artist/designer for over 40 years specialising in portraiture/figurative studies and landscapes. A qualified Adult Education teacher she has led groups on vocational painting holidays as well as instructed art courses. Her speciality is people and figurative work having…

After gaining my degree in fine art at Bristol in the seventies, work, family and life took over until I picked up my brushes again in 2008. Having exhibited during DAW I became a founding director of Artwey in 2009…

Morgan Willey is a Dorset-based artist working mainly in oils. Inspired by the coastline, Morgan’s work focuses on light, colour and texture, often painting outdoors to capture changing weather and atmosphere. In February 2025, Morgan was awarded The John Lynn…

I’m a graphite fine artist from the south coast of Dorset, living and working on the Jurassic Coast. This landscape, and the people who live here, inspire most of my work. I’m proud to be a member of local art…

A lifelong dream realized, the coast has been a long-awaited home for me, having carried a deep connection to the sea since childhood. Relocating to the south unlocked a profound new wave of creativity, inspiring a hands-on approach to making…

Having had no formal art qualification I have loved exploring all subjects, media and styles, generally settling on a mixed media approach to interpretive landscape paintings, sometimes leaning towards abstraction. I hope the exploration won’t ever end and I will…

A graduate of the Arts University Bournemouth (BA Fine Art – First Class Honours) Clare works from a studio in Abbotsbury. In 2025 she exhibited in exhibitions at The Sherborne Arts Centre, at Durlston Castle, Swanage, and had work selected…

Sarah is a versatile Dorset based artist who boasts a wide portfolio of contemporary mixed-media landscapes and still life abstracts. Specialising mainly in acrylic, Sarah also uses multimedia techniques such as ink, wax, pastels, charcoal and varied illustrative pens. When…

I have painted for many years and am not good at it. I like realistic surrealism!

Wendy Alcock, I am a self-taught artist based in Dorchester. My passion for drawing and painting was reignited while working as an art technician at a local school. It was there that I discovered acrylic paint, recognising its versatility and…

Susan Day   Art historian, Artist Day has written extensively about the history o twentieth century architecture and the decorative arts and Islamic carpets and textiles. After retiring, she took up painting in oils, pastel and watercolour, starting with still life…

I find my work is constantly evolving, rather than purely representational I like to focus on abstraction. Light, colour and balance are important to me , my aim is to evoke an emotional response and a need to look deeper…

Dorset artist working mainly in acrylics and mixed media to create abstracted paintings inspired by the world about us. The effort to capture the spirit of form and environment results in bold and colourful work with its own vitality and…

Gillian studied drawing and painting at Edinburgh College of art before going on to do a decorative glass course in Glasgow. Thus began her journey into stained glass, exploring different techniques with this versatile medium. A move to rural Dorset…

Martyn draws really quite detailed insect portraits in his spare time, using his own two hands and an iPad. He’s built up a collection of 50 drawings so far, and has no intention of stopping until he’s either drawn every…

Printmaker, Painter, Ceramicist And Glass Artist. I am inspired by and celebrate the wonder and beauty of nature, classic design objects, family, friends, pets and anything that brings joy and sparkle to life. I regularly exhibit in group exhibitions with…

I am a local artist based in West Dorset, specialising in acrylic paintings of Dorset landscapes and seascapes. I have revisited my creative side, after a hiatus of many years since a-levels. Having had a stroke several years ago and…

I spent my working life as a teacher in South West London. Art and especially ceramics have always been important to me. Alongside teaching and bringing up my family I studied for an HNC and HND in Ceramics at Richmond…