Born in Stockport in 1983, Georgina studied at Loughborough University, graduating in 2005 with a BA Hons Fine Art degree.
I paint gently expressive, romantic abstracts, which employ soft veils of saturated colour and flurries of energetic brushwork. The paintings are all inspired by the awesomeness of nature with the sky being particularly key. Its vast size and ever-changing cloud formations usually prove to be her initial starting point, from which she then incorporates other ideas and themes.
I never tire of watching the sky, observing the changes in light and tone or feeling my spirits lift as I leave buildings to be surprised by spectacular colour combinations - especially grey tones - and the smell of the cool fresh air.
My paintings are not intended to provide faithful, photo-realistic works but rather to reflect an emotional and thoughtful response to nature and to capture the essence of these transient sensations through the medium of paint. There is an intentional ambiguity to the work which leaves them open to interpretation and subjective reflection. I am interested in the concept of spontaneous response and expression and hence my use of colour is often instinctive and impulsive – revelling in the contrast of soft, buttery layers of colour with a harder, gestural element.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011
Young Artists of the Year 2011. The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
The Big Bang. The Art Lounge, New Mills
The Public Exhibition. The Public, West Bromwich
No.1: Paint. BLANKSPACE, Manchester
Meller Merceux Gallery, Witney (solo)
Showcase Exhibition 1: Parallax AF. La Galleria, Pall Mall, London
NGS Bursary Recipients. Borough Museum, Newcastle - under – Lyme
Twinned. CUC, Liverpool
2010
Winter Wonders. Obsidian Art Gallery, Aylesbury, Bucks
Lincoln. The Gallery Bar, Waterside Arts Centre, Sale (solo)
Skullduggerous. Pure Evil Gallery, London
The Big Sale. Bank Street Arts, Sheffield
2009
Fast Soul. RED Gallery, Hull (solo)
Fast Soul. The Courtyard Centre for the Arts, Hereford (solo)
Manchester Artists’ Fair. KRO Piccadilly, Manchester
On Your Wall. Met Gallery, Leeds
New Blood Artists. Crane Mews, Twickenham
Mingle Configuration. turn-berlin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Inspired by Nature. Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk
Twilight’s Last Gleaming. New Vic Theatre, Newcastle – Under – Lyme (solo)
Cloud. Saltburn Gallery, Saltburn by the Sea (two man show with Govinda Sah)
2008
Not on White Paper. Malt Cross Gallery, Nottingham
UnderGround. Ground Restaurant, London, W4
Christmas Art Fair. The Light Box, London, W4
Altostratus II. Deco 5 Gallery, Kent (solo)
A Book for a Lifetime. Artspace Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
Altostratus. Burslem School of Art and Design, Stoke - on – Trent (solo)
Pavilion II. Buckinghamshire County Museum, Aylesbury
Staffordshire Open. Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford
UAMO Art Festival. Kunstarkaden, Munich, Germany
2007
SALON. D21 Kunstraum, Leipzig, Germany
Visual AIDS: Postcards From the Edge. James Cohan Gallery, New York
Masterworks. Swipers Gully Vineyard, Eltham, Australia
Lautieri Moores Open. The Gallery in Cork Street, London, W1S
FRESH. View from the Top Gallery, Nottingham
Last Orders. Nexus Art Cafe, Manchester
Small Art Objects. A.I.R Vallauris, France
Sitting Room. Alsager Art Gallery, Manchester
2006
Christmas Exhibition. Friar Lane Gallery, Nottingham
Tri Summer Fest. Pepperton UK, London, SE25
Summer Show. Obsidian Art Gallery, Stoke Mandeville
What is Domestic? One.c Gallery, South Brent, Devon
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Shortlisted – Biscuit Factory Foundation’s Young Artists of the Year, 2011
SMDC Grant for the Arts, 2011
New Generation Space Bursary, 2010
Selected - FringeMK Painting Prize, 2010
Selected - FringeMK Painting Prize, 2009
Selected - Abstract Exposure exhibition & prize, 2009
Winner – Public Vote. Needhams Open Art Competition, 2009
SMDC Grant for the Arts, 2008
Finalist. Lautieri Moores Open, 2008
Purchase Prize. Cooper Parry, Think Art Competition, 2004
PUBLICATIONS
Stylist Magazine. Issue 47 – Image featured, 2010
FringeMK Painting Prize – catalogue, 2010
FringeMK Painting Prize – catalogue, 2009
The Marmite Prize for Painting. Susak Press – catalogue, 2008
Hampshire Life Magazine - Image featured, 2008
