Corrina Rothwell

Painting is something I love in and of itself rather than as a vehicle to take me somewhere. My practice up until the time I started painting 8 years ago was idea-led and I have come to the realisation that, with painting, it's the use of the medium itself that propels the work. The viscerality and versatility of paint, the sensuous nature of it, the way I can get physically involved in that process excites me, as does the texture of an oil stick, the scratch of a biro, the flow of charcoal.

Colour is a major driver and I’m drawn to strong, vibrant and contrasting palettes. The drawn line compels me and it’s this that brings the figurative dimension into what is largely abstract work. A crucial element for me is what previously I would have called narrative but lately I’ve come to think of as presence. Human presence, or human-related objects which suggest the presence (or absence) of humans.

What I’m seeking when I paint is the frisson of a move or mark that feels somehow daring, a clash of colours that gives me a thrill. I work in surges, sometimes a burst of energy sending large painterly marks or a frenzy of scribbling across the canvas, sometimes slowing right down, getting lost in detail. My intent always is to sink into th...

Self-taught.

Post-graduate Diploma in Arts Practice, University of Derby

2025
- ‘HUMAN’ self-curated group show Nottingham Society of Artists Gallery
- 'Solstice' Old Lock Up Gallery Cromford
- 'Home' Cupola Contemporary Art Sheffield
- Fronteer Open Sheffield
- Wirksworth Art Trail
- SOCK Open Loughborough
- Open Old Lock Up Gallery Cromford
- 'Habitat' group show Cupola Contemporary Art Sheffield

2024
- Salon Contemporary Arts Summer Exhibition 2024 Museum of Making Derby

2023
- 'Dara' The Old Lock Up Gallery Cromford
- Tarpey Gallery Open Castle Donington

2022
- ‘Into The Bright’ - Heart Gallery Hebden Bridge
- Open The Old Lock Up Gallery Cromford Derbyshire

2021
- Solo show Pyramid Gallery York
- Winter Show The Old Lock Up Gallery Cromford
- Open 21 Tarpey Gallery Castle Donington