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ARTIST PROFILE

I am a Channel island based artist whose work delves into the twisted and visionary world of contemporary surrealism. It embodies a gateway between the physical realm and that of the mind alongside the shifted landscapes of my upbringing in the Channel Islands to my independence on the Cornish coast. 

 

I take from traditional academic techniques such as the chiaroscuro which allows me to illuminate a world of my own creation. A warped realism that blends the lines of my physical and psychological worlds. Many of my artistic inspirations derive from biblical social and cultural iconography which I appropriate and weave into the narrative of my work.

 

I recently graduated as a first-class honours student of Fine Art at Falmouth University, where I simultaneously worked as a painting assistant and freelance artist. I have conducted painting workshops, been cited in several art publications and showcased work in exhibitions throughout England and the Channel Islands.

EXHIBITIONS

2025

2024

2023

Group Exhibition, Guernsey Arts Exhibition: November 2024, Exhibiting work from local artists and creatives, George Crossan Gallery, Guernsey
 
Group Exhibition, The Graduate Art Show: November 2024, Showcasing emerging artists, Woolf Gallery London

Digital Group Exhibition, Inside Out / Virtual London Exhibition: To uncover the intricate relationship between our internal worlds and how we express them externally, Omi Art Gallery, London
 
Digital Group Exhibition: September 2024, An exploration of the profound condition of 'Emotion', Cista Arts, Cistaarts.com
 
Solo Exhibition, Degree show: May 2024, Converging the psychological world with the physical, Woodlane Campus, Falmouth
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Group Exhibition, Black Lane West: April 2024, Exhibition of work created throughout my residency, Black Lane West, Redruth
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Group Exhibition, Queer the Decks: April 2024, An exhibition of work from local queer artists, Cornish Bank, Falmouth
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Open Studios, Porthmere Studios: March 2024, Public showcase of work produced through Porthmere Studios Residency, Porthmere Studios, St Ives
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Open Studios, Falmouth University: March 2024, Public showcase of studio space and work, Woodlane Campus, Falmouth 
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Collaboration, Broken Noses: February 2024, A rejection of perfection, CAST, Helston


 

Collaboration, Grave Ravers: 2023, Identity within masked movement, The Polly, Falmouth

Group Exhibition, Four of Us: 2023, Connections within a domestic hub, Dracaena Avenue, Falmouth

Artist Collaboration, Dear Unknown Friend: May 2025, An exhibition to commemorate Guernseys 80th year of liberation.

 

RESIDENCIES

2024

Goldfish Bowl Gallery: Falmouth, Cornwall
 
Porthmere Studios: St Ives, Cornwall

EDUCATION

2024

BA (Hons) Fine Art: First-Class Honours, Falmouth University, 2021 - 2024

AWARDS

2021

Finalist, Sovereign Art Foundation Students prize: 2021, Guernsey

EVENTS / WORKSHOPS

2024


 

Art Market: 2024, Running a local Cornish art market, The Chintz Symposium, Falmouth
 
Art Stall: 2024, The Big Summer Flea, Selling Original Artworks, Cornish Bank, Falmouth
 
Art Stall: 2024, Selling pints and Paintings, Woodlane Campus, Falmouth University
 
Art Stall: 2024, Queer the Decks, Selling Prints and Paintings, Cornish Bank, Falmouth
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Art Auction: 2024, Fundraiser for Falmouth University 2024 Degree Show, Cornish Bank, Falmouth

2023

Skintone Mixing with Oils: 2023, Introduction to oil painting and colour mixing, Woodlane Campus, Falmouth
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ESSAYS

2023

Dissertation, Queerness within the binds of Surrealism: 2023

Video Essay, Queer Ecstaccy and Hetero Horror: 2023, Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRODesPxD48&t=3s&ab_channel=EtienneMarquis

2022

Essay, Pierre Molinier: The Forgotten Surrealist of a Premature Generation: 2022

CITATIONS
 

2025



 

2024

Artist Magazine, Ouch! Collective Vol. 4: March 2025, Published by Ouch! Collective East Bay CA 

Artist Magazine, Winter Issue: December 2024, Published by Collect Art, Tbilisi Georgia.

Literature and Visual Arts Magazine, t'ART: Queer art magazine exploring work in relation to hard / soft, Published by t'Art, London

Artist Magazine, Emotion: International Visual Arts Showcase, September 2024, Published by Cista Arts, London
 
Digital Art Auction, Living Artists Contemporary Investment Art Auction, 2024, Published by Chinwe Russell 
 
Artist Catalogue, Falmouth Fine Art Catalogue: 2024, Published by Falmouth University
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Artist Auction, Pop-up Shop Catalogue: 2024, Published by Falmouth University

2023

Artist magazine, Identity and Art: 2023, Written by Orestis Collins

Internships & Expreince

2024

2023

Painting Assistant: Studying under Nina Royle, Woodlane Campus, Falmouth

Art Shop Sales Clerk: May 2024, Degree Show Pop-Up Shop, Woodlane Campus, Falmouth

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