Hazel Mountford

I am a fine art acrylic painter based in Bristol. Living and working in an urban environment has shaped and influenced my practice. My main focus is the ongoing competition for space between an ever-expanding human population and their animal neighbours, an evolving intricate jigsaw. I’m fascinated by the meeting point between these two worlds, examining the cross connections.

My paintings are highly detailed, presented on simple or minimal backgrounds and strive to capture a sense of quiet beauty, allowing the viewer time to pause and reconnect with nature. I work on wood panels, created by myself and my father. The panel shapes themselves are influenced by the shapes, architecture and negative spaces of the man-made landscape and are used to create a stage my creatures can interact with.

I have exhibited in London, Glasgow, Dublin, New York, Toronto, Singapore and Hong Kong. In 2009 I won the BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year- British Mammals and in 2016 was shortlisted for the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year.

Wimbledon School of Art BA (Hons)
Open University - Earth Sciences Bsc (Hons)

2020
Summer Exhibition, Byard Art, Cambridge, UK
Small Paintings Show, Quantum Art, London UK
Battersea Affordable Art Fair, London, UK
‘Fifty Bees- The Interconnectedness of All Things’ Exhibition, Black Swan Arts, Frome, UK

2019
Art For Youth, Mall Galleries, London UK
Fresh:Art Fair, Ascot, Berkshire, UK
‘In Flight’ Exhibition, Sula Gallery, Guernsey
Summer Exhibition, Byard Gallery, Cambridge, UK
Hazelby House Charity Garden Party, Berkshire, UK
Wildlife Artist of The Year, Mall Galleries, London UK
Hampstead Affordable Art Fair, London UK
Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham, UK
Brussels Affordable Art Fair, Belgium
‘A Breath of Fresh Air’ Exhibition, Byard Gallery, Cambridge UK
Battersea Affordable Art Fair, London UK

2018
Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair
Spring Exhibition, Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
Hampstead Affordable Art Fair
Fresh: Contemporary Art Fair, Cheltenham
Brussels Affordable Art Fair
Battersea Affordable Art Fair


2017
Solo show, Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
33 Art Sale in aid of The Rural Refugee Network, Bordean House, Petersfield
Battersea Affordable Art Fair
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong
Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham
Affordable Art Fair Singapore

2016
David Shepherd Wildlife Artist o...