2025 Artists


BRIAN KORTELING

Brian Korteling is a visual artist and curator based in Norwich, Norfolk. His work examines interpretations of reality, often distorting and dissecting the visual field in the process. He has received awards for both 3D work and painting and has curated many shows in and around Norwich.

https://briankorteling.co.uk/


DAN BROWN

Daniel Brown is a fine artist with experience in graphic design and digital art. His work attempts to capture moments of an unseen world, aiming to convey the majesty of the sub atomic. Exploring concepts of time, the absurdity of reality, dimensions and the big one…. consciousness. A love of urban art and symbolism has been a great influence in Daniel’s work, resulting in a varied and arresting style. “The aesthetic is very important but the style comes second to the concept.”


ELIZABETH REED

Elizabeth Reed is an artist living and painting in Wymondham, Norfolk. Her love of gardens and the countryside are often depicted in her paintings and she has exhibited widely across East Anglia, London and the Home Counties.


WILL TEATHER

“Teather’s works frequently wrenches us back and forth through time and style; As we are shifted between romanticism and classicism we are left entranced, entertained and certainly captivated by the uncertainties.”
Neil Powell, Academic & writer for Wall Street International

www.willteather.com


JOHN SPARKS

John Sparks is a Norwich-based photorealist painter known for his meticulous attention to detail and masterful ability to bring everyday scenes to life with striking precision. Drawing inspiration from inner landscapes, natural textures, and the play of light and shadow, his work captures the essence of his subjects with emotional depth and technical precision. Dedicated to his craft, John has exhibited widely and continues to push the boundaries, creating captivating works that invite viewers to see the extraordinary in the ordinary.

 //www.johnsparksart.co.uk


CLAIRE OXLEY

Claire Oxley’s work is distinctive by its colour intensity and rhythmic mark making. Taking inspiration from surrounding landscapes, her starting point is often the passing seasons and wide, changing moods of her East Anglian home. ‘I make paintings that chart and describe the seasons, skies, seas, moons, fields and foliage of the area: canvases of energy and flux. These are works that are felt and heard as much as seen, stirring memories and experiences from these vast counties. Unexpected colour combinations stimulate, and bring energy to interior spaces.’ She is, above everything, a composer of colour.

 claireoxleystudio.com


MARY GUNDRY

Mary’s work has been recognised in the East
Anglia area for over 25 years, particularly for
her paintings of children on the beach and
the Suffolk coastline. She owned The Garden
Gallery in Southwold from 1998-2005 and
ran The Little Gallery in Halesworth with her
partner Colin Huggins from 2008-2015. In
recent years she has broadened her
approach and referred to the work of Harry
Becker and many of the more impressionist
artists. This has led to her current interest in
figures – in particular local fishermen and
morning swimmers.


SHARON HAYES

My art form is experimental, and my art practice has been involved in a diverse array of mediums:- plaster, textiles, collage, sculpture and ceramics.

I am currently working with recycled plastic and the found object to create mixed media, abstract collages. I transform and manipulate the form of the original object. My creative journey is produced through the making process -‘the moment’ within the depths of my imagination.


HELEN IVORY

Helen Ivory is a poet and visual artist who makes shadowboxes and collage. She was awarded a Cholmondeley Award by the Society of Authors in 2024. She edits the webzine Ink Sweat and Tears and teaches for the National Centre for Writing Academy and Arvon. A poem from her surrealist chapbook  Maps of the Abandoned City  (SurVision  2019) is one of the Poems on the Underground. Her Wunderkammer: New and Selected Poems appeared from MadHat in the US in 2023. Constructing a Witch (2024) her sixth collection with Bloodaxe Books, is a Poetry Book Society Winter Recommendation.


LIZ MONAHAN

Liz Monahan is a UK based artist living in Norwich. With over 30 years’ experience in illustration and art, she divides her time between teaching and her own professional practice. 

Liz allows the everyday details of people’s lives to speak through her work. Fleeting expressions, a gesture, a stance, an emotional frisson – even the texture of clothing or the colour of someone’s hair – all activate Liz’s interest to create. Drawing upon observation, personal memories, and documented moments from the past, Liz’s figures and faces explore our ever-shifting relationships with others, and the endless intricacies of looking and being looked at. .   

land2leeds.ac.uk


WALTER CONQUY

My photographic life began in 1985 after a career as a Technical Illustrator. I have Exhibited at various fairs and had solo Exhibitions including London Contemporary Photographic fair at the Strand Palace Hotel London, Battersea Art fair. Solo exhibitions The Studio Beckenham, Medway Arts centre, and many others. I try to imbue my work with a sense of mystery, be they Architectural, Landscape or Abstract which are usually macro images. I have been published in the British Journal of Photography.


DANIELLE EAST

Danielle uses the process of Cyanotype, a simple photographic process using sunlight to create a distinctive Cyan blue and white image.  Seeking inspiration from the Norfolk countryside and coastline, incorporating living artefacts- plants and found objects – from within it. 

https://danielleeast.com


EMMA BINNS

Emma Binns is a versatile artist blending painting and illustration to create abstract worlds with a figurative essence. Her intricate monotone freehand illustrations often depict mysterious realms adorned with oversized fungi, plants, and flowers, creating an enchanting and surreal atmosphere. In contrast, her vibrant, luminescent acrylic paintings focus on microscopic imagery, such as cells and organic forms, bringing these unseen worlds to life through expressive colour. By combining detailed monotone drawings with bold, colourful explorations, Binns crafts imaginative landscapes that blur the boundaries between the natural and abstract, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in her unique and otherworldly creations.

https://www.instagram.com/emmabinns.art/


SAFI BUTLER

I gained a BA (Hons) Fine Art in 2002 and now create bright and bold lino prints. I have a small garden studio, which has fantastic light. I hand pull most of my prints using a glass baren to press, although do have a small Victorian book press which is handy for more tricky pieces. I am influenced by nature – much of my work includes plants and wildlife, but especially cats. I have a little black cat of my own, who is a constant source of inspiration! Recently I have also started to experiment with mono printing.

www.safibutlerart.co.uk


PAULINE BAYFIELD

I am a Mixed Media artist from Norfolk. I find inspiration for my paintings in the atmospheric landscape of the East Anglian countryside, as well as my favourite haunts of Cornwall and The Peak District. I am frequently drawn to enchanting coastal regions. My expressive style explores the dramatic contrast and harmony between land, sea and sky. Working in a variety of media, I predominantly paint in Acrylic, creating texture by layering materials, such as plaster, sand and marble dust. My paintings evolve from sketchbook studies, memory and imagination.


GWEN MAKA

I am a self taught artist who works in several mediums but mostly oils. Much of my work is based on travel I have taken in my campervan – mostly in Scandinavia – and inspired by the fantastic landscapes there. Although I do not have particular style my paintings frequently tend to semi-realism, or realism with exaggeration.


JENNY RICHARDS

Jenny Richards is a mixed media artist, mainly concentrating on collage.

She has always enjoyed life drawing and over the years acquired a large portfolio of work. More recently she has repurposed many of these drawings into her current artworks.

Her collages are mostly inspired by places she has visited and enjoyed,


CHRISTINA – FAY KENNA

She studied Art as part of her B.Ed Hons at Greenwich University.  More recently she attended Art Academy East for 2 years and studied abstract art with Martin White, and Still Life with Grace Kumar Payne at Marlborough College Summer School. She has sold work through Limehouse Gallery Stalham and The Norwich Artshop where her work is currently exhibited. She will be exhibiting at Gallery 56 Norwich in August 2025.


JULIE BOLUS

Julie Bolus is a Norfolk based artist/illustrator. Her bold use of colour and gestural marks capture the energy and spirit of her immediate environment, making her feel more connected to her surroundings. She likes to draw on location as much as possible and this feeds into the work she creates in her studio. Julie holds an MA in Graphic Communication from Norwich University of the Arts, has taken part in local art exhibitions, open studios and illustration commissions.

www.juliebolus.com


PAUL ZAWADZKI

Bungay artist Paul Zawadzki is inspired by a love of the Waveney Valley and the uncompromising coastline at Covehithe and Dunwich on the Suffolk Coast. Recently completing Masters in Fine Art at Norwich University of the Arts, Paul mainly paints in oils on canvas, board or sheet metal, and is investigating the use of natural materials like earth and rust in his work in order to capture the texture and spirit of the landscape. With a love of spontaneity, he enthusiastically embraces the ‘happy accident’, using dripping, blotting and splashing paint while retaining an element of traditional landscape painting.

paulzawadzki@artbear.co.uk


PETER KAVANAGH

I’m a Norfolk based professional artist, author, illustrator and tutor. I’ve had over 160 books published by companies such as Penguin, Collins and Scholastic. My approach to illustration is as a storyteller and I bring plenty of humour to my books.

I love working with oils and watercolour to create landscapes, portraits, nudes and flowers. I enjoy teaching and run regular art classes around Norfolk. Drawing is not just the few lines you put down before you begin the painting. Every mark you make, in whatever medium, is an act of drawing.

www.peterkavanagh.co.uk


DANUSIA WURM

Largely self-taught, I have always been fascinated by form and movement, particularly in animals. I work in bronze and ceramic. Through the medium of wax and sensual clay, my work seeks to celebrate movement and fluidity; the “spirit” or “essence” rather than the strictly accurate.  My influences are largely subconscious, stemming from a lifetime of observation. I admire Elizabeth Frink; Japanese and Chinese form and naïve folk art. I work directly with wax or clay, without drawings or models. I find that the medium tells me what to do; what to make. All my works are one-off originals. I am a member of Anglian Potters and the Black Mountain Bronze Group.


JENNIFER MILES

Completing my MA in Illustration in 2008, I worked as an illustrator for many years. Then during lockdown, I decided to indulge my passion for painting the natural world full time. Inspired by Japanese art and Victorian illustrators, I paint the animals that inspire me, exploring the detail of their feathers, fur and scales, and the plants, skies and water of their natural environment. Unashamedly decorative, my pieces feature the rich hues of pigment heavy paint and often 24 carat gold leaf. I live in Norwich and paint animals I see locally as well as exotic creatures from further afield.

www.jennifer-miles.com


SARAH BOWETT-BUCK

Inspired by colour, weather, the feel of a place, movement, huge Norfolk skies and the patterns created by nature in contrast to manmade agriculture tattoos. Quick brush strokes reflect reactions to the gleam of the sun hitting a slice of muddy rut and
the resulting alchemy of that light changing the colours of the surfaces. Sarah studied in Norwich, Loughborough and Cyprus schools of Art, and enjoys painting in her favourite spot; on an old roman track, looking out to sea or surrounding landscapes,
placing down the colours, capturing the feel of the moment, and those who have been before.


SARAH FAULKES

Sarah is a local Norfolk artist, who attended Norwich University of the arts to study her BaHons Fine Art. She works largely with acrylic and mixed media, to create her pieces. Studying the local landscape as inspiration for her paintings prints and sculpture. Her work, is abstracted by the emotive quality of the landscape around her, these are then reflected onto canvas almost in a conversational manner. The artist believes this work can then be reinterpreted by the audience, as a memoir rather than an actual, of place and space.


LOUIE ANDREAS

A sense of realism is established within Louie’s work, which shares essence of playful, engaging and independence. The scenes depict a great sense of empathetic brushwork, creating dimensions of characteristic play in subjects depicted. Louie’s award-winning art has been recognised as groundbreaking in terms of compassion to storytelling, and has been featured in various well-known exhibitions across East of England.


SALLY TOPHAM

After a varied working life as a professional actress, and later, as an alternative therapist, Sally left her London home and retired to Norwich where she returned to her love of painting.
Since then, inspired by her deep feelings of connection with nature, she paints landscapes from both home and abroad, using broad palette knife strokes in rich colours. She is equally at home with more detailed work where she is particularly interested in depicting the varied nuances of light which often give rise to a mystical quality in her paintings.


NICOLA HOLFORD

Nickie Holford lives and works in Norfolk where she is inspired by the bold use of colour, urban landscapes and exploring the connection to nature, self and others, finding beauty in the everyday.

She works in a variety of media, depending on the subject and mood. 

www.nickieholford.co.uk


BEN KENDALL

Ben Kendall is a self taught contemporary artist based in Norwich. He is best known for his semi-abstract landscapes inspired by the coast and countryside he loves. His work is loose, spontaneous and expressive. He has exhibited across the UK and been shortlisted for the Sir John Hurt art prize.

 benpaintslandscapes.com


PAUL CLARKE

Paul Clarke is a plein air painter based in Norwich, whose subject matter is wide ranging from rural landscapes based in Norfolk/Suffolk, to gritty nocturnal paintings in urban settings, and portraiture.  He is keen on exploring textures contained, for example, in weathered buildings or aging machinery that grow old gracefully.

Paul’s inspiration to paint comes from a number of sources. It might be simply a pile of autumn leaves on the ground, or a grand view across a farmland landscape.  He is also drawn to painting the activities of people in a normal day such as shoppers in the back streets of Norwich or sitting on a beach on the coast.  It could be a significant event, or an object, or scene that means something to someone.


SUE MOBBS

Sue Mobbs is a British, mixed media artist, based in the Norfolk broads. She creates impressions and abstract paintings. Most of her work is nature-inspired, taken from the beautiful surroundings in Norfolk. Sue works in watercolour, inks, pastels and acrylics and experiments with many different styles and techniques. Sue Mobbs has exhibited her work across Norfolk and has sold her work internationally. She currently runs art workshops in the centre of Norwich.

Originally from London, Sue moved to Norfolk about thirty years ago which has been her main source of inspiration.


KEVIN SMITH

My art is inspired by the resilience and elegance of trees, especially silver birches. Their weathered bark and enduring growth symbolise beauty in scars and healing in brokenness. Using acrylic on wooden boards and canvas, I create abstract, textured and ayered pieces that reflect the delicate yet enduring qualities of nature.

My time at art school deepened my appreciation for storytelling through art, and each piece explores themes of transformation and renewal. I hope my work encourages viewers to find connection and reflection, discovering the profound beauty in life’s imperfections and the strength found in its continual cycles of growth.


BRIGITTE LA BALEUR


CHRIS GILES

An artist living and working in Norfolk, Chris Giles produces works in a variety of mediums and styles ranging from Contemporary works and figurative paintings to impressionist landscapes in oils and acrylics. Chris says his recent abstract works have evolved through hours of experimentation and his instinctive habit to explore, develop and improve. From the original chaotic colors, shapes and structure, chris starts to sharpen and highlight areas within
the painting.. and the surreal fantasy journey begins.
“These works invite the viewer to enter a world of semi-tamed chaos and write their own story”.


ELEANOR ALISON

I am a Norfolk artist who works in a variety of media – oil, ink and watercolour, scratchboard and acrylic inks. I enjoy working en plein air in the landscape in oils, or with Ink and Watercolour for urban scenes, which I do most weeks in Norwich with the Norwich Outdoor Painting Group. I am particularly attracted to landscapes with water and often add more texture to my work by using palette knives to add the
paint.
I am a past Chairman of the Norfolk and Norwich Art Circle and am still on the ruling council. I have exhibited with various groups and won a judges commendation at Paintout Norfolk.


LISA ATSUMI

I’m a local artist based in Norwich, deeply inspired by my travels around the world, especially my time in Japan. My work spans various mediums and textures, reflecting the diverse experiences and cultures I’ve encountered.

I have a particular passion for working on old, textured fabrics. This unique canvas allows me to blend the old with the new, creating art that tells a story and evokes a sense of history and place.

https://www.lisaatsumi.com


GILL AYRE

Gill is a painter working mostly in acrylics, inks, and collage. Her work is an emotional and contemplative response to landscape and treads the boundary between representation
and abstraction. This latest series of work was inspired by the coastal margins of East Anglia. Gill regularly exhibits and sells work through galleries, exhibitions, and art fairs, in
Hertfordshire, the Eastern Region and London. Gill has been a practicing artist since graduating with First Class Honours in Fine Art from the University of Bedfordshire in 2010.
She currently works out of a studio at her home in Hertfordshire.

www.gillayre.co.uk


CLAIRE NELMES

My personal art practice rotates around the notion of change and the processes involved in change.
My current work reflects an ongoing interest in cognition, specifically in the moments before language begins its dialogue – when things are in flux, and the mind has to make up its own mind to create meaning.


CHRISTINE FERRIS

I made womens clothes from my painted fabric. Sold to shops in London & beyond. Exhited in New York and Dallas as Wearable Art. Opened a shop & workshop in city, Labels Below. Then one in Diss Christine Hinchliffe. Continued designing special occasion wear for next 30 years.
Now Started painting pictures 5 years ago.


PINCH

“Lauren “Pinch” Pincher (b.1996) is a self-taught fine artist based in Norwich, UK.

Heavily inspired by the Dutch impressionists, Pinch favours producing impasto palette knife work with vivid colour to produce detailed and heavily textured pieces that explore the connection between people and place.”


DEBORAH PHILLIPS

Deborah Phillips is a self-taught artist based in Norwich. 

After training as a fashion designer, she rediscovered her passion for art in 2019, embarking on a creative journey that has led to her exploration of abstract painting and the intricate craft of mirror mosaic and sculptured busts. Deborah’s work showcases an eclectic mix of acrylic and mixed media paintings. In recent months, she has expanded her repertoire to include whimsical three-dimensional wall art pieces featuring playful penguins and stags. Each artwork is meticulously crafted, reflecting Deborah’s heartfelt intention to evoke joy in the viewer.

www.deborahphillipsstudio.co.uk


CLAIRE CASSIE

Claire is a local artist with a background in painting wildlife and the human figure in acrylic paint.
“I have been fortunate to have designs on animal sculptures for a local charity “ Break” along with commissions for “ Nuffield health” . My paintings are housed in “ The Norfolk Gallery” at Wroxham barns.
I am also extremely fortunate to be in my third year as an artist at the spring art show !”