Gareth Jones first took to painting following his diagnosis with Bipolar Disorder, ADD, Borderline Personality Disorder and OCD.
After first being advised to try something ‘creative’ in a psychiatric hospital, Gareth then locked himself in a makeshift studio for months. When he emerged, he had developed a specific, autobiographical style which incorporated traditional painting techniques together with a more chaotic approach involving the use of various mixed media
Rosemary Hurrell graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 2017. Initially inspired by traditional needlework Hurrell’s work gravitates towards abstraction, sculptures are created using free motion machine embroidery on soluble film which is subsequently dissolved, shaped, and dried.
For Ashima Kumar – Art is the freedom to live. Creating art is a risk we choose to take in the hope that we can soar to heights imagined and unimagined.
Pam Glew is a contemporary British artist, known for her unique bleaching technique on vintage flags and fabric. Antique American quilts, brocade and old jeans are dyed black and painted freehand with mixed media paint. The portrait slowly develops in the painting process resulting in an image emerging from the textile. Glew is often commissioned by large brands including Armani, Red Bull and Microsoft, exhibits internationally and is found in public and private art collections worldwide.
Phil M Davis was born in 1982 and lives in North Worcestershire, studying Fine Art and Sculpture at Loughborough University where he completed his degree in 2004. Phil began his career as a commercial artist, his early works depict scenes from his local area, as well as places he has visited on his travels abroad, in particular Spain, Italy, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. His work uses intense, bold colours as a way of reflecting a childlike wonder in the new, and in a sense the extreme, sometimes uncomfortable emotional commitment involved in relating to the culturally unfamiliar.
