Adele Cloony

Cloony is a British abstract artist of Chinese Malaysian heritage.
She is influenced by Chinese tradition, Buddhism, Taoism as well as contemporary movements such as abstract expressionism.
Her paintings are very much informed by Eastern philosophies and practices - such as ancient traditions of calligraphy -and how these are related to deep concepts of energy, gestural markings and embodiment within the painting itself. This is what really informs much of Cloony's process and means that her works, rather than being traditional representations, or what we would normally understand as ‘abstract’ in the conventional sense - are indeed 'embodiments' themselves
She was initially influenced from her practice of Chinese calligraphy, which she had already began to study in the early nineties as a result from a profound practice in Tai Chi.
Cloony wanted to explore a non-linguistic expressionism using the art of calligraphy incorporating the essence of ancient philosophies in Taoism and Buddhism.
Cloony uses oversized Chinese calligraphic ink brushes to create a visible manifestation of moving energy from herself through the brush onto the paper, where each brush movement and breath are interconnected, underlying her root concept of i...

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Sir John Cass London

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London College of Fashion

April 2026 "Luminous" ArtCan Islington
Group show
Dec 2025 Solo exhibition Shambhala Meditation Centre
Nov 2025 Permanent piece at Shambhala Meditation
Centre London
May 2025 "Stillness" ArtCan Hub Angel Central Islington
Group show
Oct 2024 "Strands" Downstairs in the Dept. Store Gallery
Group show
July 2024 "Fiesta" Inky Fingers Gallery
Group show
June 2024 "Colours" Harrow Art Centre
Group show
May 2024 “Wunderkammer” 54 The Gallery London
Group show
March 2024 “Unravelled” Rupture Exibit London
Group show
Nov 2023 “Winter Boutique” Bobcat Gallery London
Group show
May 2023 “10X10” Hansard Studio London
Group show
Aug 2022 “Chroma” American Square London
Group show
July 2022 “Stories2” News Building London
Group show
April 2022 Truman Brewery London
solo stand
Dec 2018 Permanent piece at Kodokan Dojo Watford
June 2018 Permanent artwork at Rigpa Buddhist Centre
London
March 2018 Talk with Artist and Exhibition at Jamyang
Buddhi...