Contemporary Artists
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Eva studied at The University of Graphical Design, Moscow. She became a successful book designer, as well as holding art exhibitions at major galleries in Moscow and Minsk. Her contribution to the artistic scene in Russia was recognised by the prestigious Moscow Artists Union. Eva moved to the UK in 1991 where she quickly found an eager market for her work. In 1998 she joined the Association of Russian artists in Great Britain, and exhibited nationally and internationally. Her works can be found in private collections throughout the UK as well as the USA, Russia, France, Australia, Japan, Korea, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Canada, Germany and New Zealand. |
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Jon’s interest in painting was initially inspired by Turner and Constable. He began painting from a young age, spending much of his spare time capturing the landscape of his surrounding countryside. What you see on these pages is a maturing evolution of his art, built on a foundation of his own inner feelings. His landscapes draw on the emotions of his mind, the powerful music of the great composers, and a new language of colour and light. This is an individual expression of life, and the positive interweaving and diversity of cultures that he has experienced. Jon has exhibited extensively in London where his work continues to prove extremely popular. |
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Paolo Bigazzi was born in Livorno and studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Florence at the "Scuola del Nudo". After five years he sought inspiration in the South of France and settled for some time in Cap d'Antibes. He spent his time living and working alongside the painters there and ceramic artists from the nearby village of Vallauris. He also worked ith Picasso. On returning to Italy, interest in his work started to grow and galleries throughout Europe and the United States introduced him to a wider audience. In the last ten years, he has divided his time between England and Tuscany, where he continues to produce and exhibit the work which has given him the stature he enjoys today. |
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A quiet solitude slumbers over the paintings of Alfredo de Curtis. There is a depth and intelligent thought behind the haunting figures, places and inanimate objects - an almost perfect melting point of past and future. His jewel-like works are stunning in their simplicity while captivating the viewer with an evocative essence of contemplation. Alfredo was born in Italy during the last world war and was accepted into the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples at sixteen. His unique technique of painting in oil on handmade sand panels allows the artist to achieve the effect of depth, as well as rich delicate texture. Alfredo's artwork can be found gracing the walls of many prestigious private collections within Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. |
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Jean David was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of NSW College of Fine Arts and he previously studied at the prestigious Julian Ashton Art School at the Rocks in Sydney. It was the Australian landscape that first inspired him to develop abstractions that capture the emotion and feeling of the environment in oils. He recently relocated to London to develop his practice, and has found further impetus to his direction and endeavours to depict the landscape. He is extensively involved in the art scene in Sydney, and his work is featured in a number of private collections throughout Australia. |
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Romeo di Girolamo's talent and commitment to art has seen him knighted in his native Italy. He is currently serving his 10th year as President of The Royal Society of British Artists . |
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Selina comes from a distinguished artistic family. Her father, Romeo, is President of the Royal Society of British Artists, while her mother, Megan, is also a member. Selina herself is also an elected member of the Royal Society of British Artists, South Coast Artists, a Board member of the Arts Forum and former Chair of the Education Committee at the Federation of British Artists. She has won many awards including The Creating Reality Award and The St Cuthberts Mill Prize for works on paper. |
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Victoria studied at the Folkestone School of Art and Brighton College of Art gaining a B.A. in Art and Design. She spent 7 years in Australia painting portraits, nudes and murals as well as illustrations for diving magazines. She later undertook similar commissions in Germany where she was much in demand as both a portrait painter and teacher. Her clients include numerous members of European and Middle-Eastern royalty and aristocracy, and she has exhibited at prestigous galleries world-wide. |
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Albert Louden is the most famous member of the ‘Outsider’ group of painters who draw their inspiration from within - unaffected by outside ideas or any form of art instruction. He was discovered by the late Victor Musgrave, who co-organised the ‘Outsiders’ exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in 1979. This meeting led to the staging of Louden’s epic one-man exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery, London, in 1985. It was a total sell-out. Louden is a unique artist whose themes defy psychoanalysis though they can be disturbing. But his work exudes a feeling of renewal thanks to his delightful sense of humour which triumphs over the tedium of everyday existence. He remains one of the most extraordinary artists of our time. |
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Valery has developed his own method of close-focus vision based on precise observation, great patience and care. His work may be characterised by an enthusiasm for the formal discipline of painting. It impresses equally by its sober, careful, truth-telling qualities, and by a certain attitude to the human condition. His still-lifes and portraits underline the passing of time and draw the spectator’s attention to the delicacy, fragility and subtlety of the subject. Images of Valery’s paintings are included in the BritArt Directory 2001, and most recently have been featured in The Times, The World of Interiors, The London Guide, Antique Trade Gazette (all April & May 2004), and in The Sunday Times, April 2003. |
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Kathy Prest has recently been awarded 'Best Visual Artist' at the Art of Love Exhibition at the Oxo Tower in London, and the Solomon & Whitehead Award for the 'Best Figurative Exhibit' at the Society of Women Artists' exhibition at the Mall Galleries. She has also been offered full membership at the SWA, and is listed in Who’s Who in Art , 32nd edition. Her graceful and romantic sculptures are a unique blend of Contemporary and 1920s Art Deco. She has exhibited widely in the UK and her work is in many private and corporate collections. |
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Colin has been a pioneer of changing techniques for artists. In the early sixties he was one of the first British art students to use the then revolutionary medium of artists' acrylic paint, while in the nineties he spotted the potential of giclee printmaking, and the Internet as an exhibition space. His enthusiasm led The Fine Art Trade Guild to elect him firstly as a Court Member and then as Chair of The Guilds Printers and Publishers Committee where he is involved in setting worldwide standards for the fine art publishing industry. His pictures are varied and he paints in many styles. Some images are childlike and amusing, others are traditional landscapes, and yet more are complex modernist abstract relationships of colour, texture and shape. |
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Jackie is an award-winning artist and art instruction author. Her work has been shown by some of Britain's leading art institutions, including The Pastel Society, The Society of British Artists, The Royal West of England Academy, The Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow and The Royal Liver Building, Liverpool. She has won numerous awards for her painting, including The Willi Hoffman-Guth Award from the Pastel Society of Great Britain for the quality of light in a painting and The Chevron national Art in Nature Competition - First Prize. Her work can also be found in Public Collections such as The Middlesex Hospital, London; The Chesterfield Hospital, Bristol and The Guernsey Museum. |
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Sarah studied at the Byam Shaw and Camberwell School of Art and won the John Purcell Award for Outstanding Print at Bankside in 1980. She has exhibited with a number of major public and private galleries, including the Whitechapel Gallery, The Mall Galleries, The New English Art Club and Agnew’s of Old Bond Street. A number of paintings by Sarah Spackman have been selected for the contemporary art collection of The Allied Irish Bank. Her work is also included in many private collections and she has painted to commission for a number of clients. |
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Born in Russia, Luba's work is often compared to that of American icon Georgia O’Keefe, but her passionate approach is undeniably her own. It is provocative and sexually charged, although she prefers to call it romantic. Keshav Malik, Indian art critic, called Luba’s work ’a juicy genre, as rich as Keats, the poet’s fruity poems.’ |
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Tom Young studied architecture, and although often working from a studio in the South of France, his current focus is on the various moods, structures and architectural contrasts of London. He is an exceptionally versatile artist, producing both stunning abstract paintings and superb figurative works in addition to his renowned cityscapes. Tom will be teaching courses in life painting and landscape drawing and painting at Marlborough College Summer School in Wiltshire this year and also plans to run courses from his studios in London and South West France. |