As a painter of over 20 years, I have experimented with technique, colour, medium and form, which got me to where I am now through a journey of collaboration, courses and generally studying the artists whose work makes me feel connected.
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As a painter of over 20 years, I have experimented with technique, colour, medium and form, which got me to where I am now through a journey of collaboration, courses and generally studying the artists whose work makes me feel connected.
Andy lives and works in Lymington. After leaving Brockenhurst College Sixth Form, Andy studied at Rytecotewood College of Agricultural Engineering in Thame, Oxfordshire.
Born in Poland, Arkadiuz now lives and works in the New Forest. He creates his vessels from white stoneware clay, a strong and resilient medium. His desire is to create unique pieces that will stand the test of time, and which he can ’leave behind in the world’ for future generations.
Brought up on a farm, Biddy experienced the constant cycle of birth, life and death. A fascination with this still holds, and Biddy’s inspiration is drawn from close observation of life cycles in nature.
Caroline was a reporter and presenter for the BBC before studying painting at Winchester School of Art. She graduated in 2007 with an MA in Fine Art.
Chris was Creative Director of a leading advertising agency in London. Never having done a proper day’s work in his life (Chris’s words, not ours!), he moved to Lymington and took up painting full time.
Claire specialises in limited edition prints and greetings cards. She has an MA in Textile Design from the Royal College of Art in London, and designed knitwear for Alberta Ferreti and Valentino.
Claire works from a wonderful garden studio, and is one of our most popular contemporary landscape artists.
Diane studied Fashion and Textile Design at Plymouth College of Art and then went on to study Textiles at Taunton College of Arts and Technology.
Gail has a first class honours degree in Three Dimensional Design from Bath Spa University.
Ingrid Sterling is from South Africa and studied sculpture when she came to London in the 1990s.
Jackie just loves making pots – a passion that began at Southampton College of Art when she was seventeen.
Jennie’s atmospheric seascapes capture the real essence of the sea and the elements.
Jo has a background in Art History but, in 2007, discovered a love of making jewellery.
Julie moved to Milford on Sea in 2014, and is inspired by the wonderful Hampshire coast line, translating it into ‘abstractions of reality'.
Michael is based in Winchester and Head of Art School at Winchester College.
Neil Canning is a contemporary painter and printmaker. Since 1997, he has been based in Cornwall.
Nicola is a sculptor making functional and decorative art for interiors and the outdoors.
Paul specialises in contemporary semi-abstract seascapes and landscapes, and distinctive portraiture.
Peter Arscott is a painter and ceramicist. He was born in Lima, Peru, and came to school in England when he was thirteen.
Stephen Powell has a BA (Hons) Degree in Fine Art and Printmaking from Hornsey School of Art in London.
Stewart’s stunning metre square canvases take their cue from the colours of the sea and coastline; local fishing boats and beach huts.
Victor lives by the sea and loves boats. He originally trained as a graphic designer, followed by a MA in Textile Design at the Royal College of Art in London.
Coastal Gallery is a leading independent contemporary art gallery, situated in Lymington in the New Forest. The Gallery is a touchstone for exceptional and unusual contemporary art and design.
Gohar was born in Persia (now Iran) and spent her childhood years in France and Pakistan, soaking up the diverse visual language of those cultures.
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