'Dreamtime' Painting

Jodie Silverman is a Manchester based Figurative Artist and Art Psychotherapist. In 2003 she gained a Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting and Printmaking from Leeds University. Following her degree she went on to work as a freelance prop maker and set dresser for the acclaimed animation company Cosgrove Hall Films, working on many productions including 'Fifi and the Flower Tots' and 'Postman Pat'. In 2009 she gained her MA in Art Psychotherapy practice from Leeds Metropolitan University and went on to practice Art Psychotherapy with adults with mental health difficulties. Jodie has continued to develop her own creative practice, predominantly working figuratively in graphite and oil paint. She embraces the study of the human figure and enjoys learning classical drawing and painting techniques. Her influences are many and varied with the most prominent being Frida Khalo, Paula Rego, Lucien Freud and Egon Shiele. Jodie incorporates surreal and symbolic elements into her figurative work, allowing emotions to be articulated and enabling the construction of a narrative around the subject.