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Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize Shortlist 2021

ING Discerning Eye 2020

Portrait Artist of the Week (14/06/20)

BP Longlist 2020

Clyde&Co Art Award 2019

Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize 2019

Finalist, Portrait Artist of the Year 2019

Portraits, figures and characters have always been the main focus of my work. The fractured and overlapping nature of my paintings conveys a sense of life and movement over time, and explores the relationship between traditional painting and technology using 'glitches'.

Film has a huge influence on me, to compensate for my lack of camera knowledge I try to be a director in my paintings. This means planning a scene, composing the shot and deciding what would happen over a length of time. Utilising this aesthetic has pushed me to paint scenes I hope make onlookers question the emotions of the subject and their relationship to the environment I choose to place them in, with themes such as identity and existentialism permeating throughout.

I specifically focus on people and the views from my own generation, and what it means to be a young person in Britain today. This includes careers, relationships, social media, and now the pandemic.

If you like my work and are interested in a commission, quote or you have a question, please click on 'Contact'.