Carol Mcdermott

I create paintings with the belief that everything holds a subtle presence — a quiet energy that shapes the feeling of a space. A painting, for me, is more than colour on a surface; it carries intention, mood, and a sense of resonance.
Each piece emerges through layers of colour, movement, and texture, guided by intuition rather than fixed outcomes. I’m interested in what is felt before it is understood — the gentle rhythms, pauses, and shifts that give a work its atmosphere.
I see my paintings as companions to the spaces they inhabit. When one enters a room, it subtly alters the mood — softening, lifting, or bringing a sense of calm and balance. Many collectors describe living with my work as living with something quietly supportive, present without demanding attention.
At its heart, my practice is about creating paintings that enhance a space from the inside out — works that don’t simply hang on a wall, but quietly transform it.

Private Collections: UK, USA, Australia, France, Italy, Dubai, and Israel.

Studied Fine Art in London, sponsored by Christies Fine Art Auctioneers.1988-1991 City & Guilds of London Art School.

Recent exhibitions;
2925 Folktales on the wall exhibition Cumbria
2023 Faces of Carlisle exhibition, Cumbria
2021/2 Christmas exhibition, Upfront gallery, Cumbria
2021 Inspire exhibition, Intro, Carlisle, Cumbria
2020 Presence exhibition, Edwin Talbot Gallery, Carlisle
2020 Proseed exhibition, Carlisle Cumbria
2018 Two Artist exhibition at the Front Room gallery, Brampton, Cumbria
2017 Collaboration with Fumar music, art happening in the North Peninnes
2017 C-Art at West Garth Cottage, Cumbria
2017 live painting in the old quarter, Carlisle.
2017 Rheged Gallery, Penrith.
2017 Abstract Gallery, Brampton, Cumbria
2017 Cathedral Cafe, Carlisle
2016 Gallery Number Three, Christmas exhibition
2016 Gallery Number Three, Spring Exhibition
2015 Berwick Watchtower Gallery, open exhibition
2015 Twitter Art Exhibition, Moss, Norway.
2013 Waiting for Perseus, solo show at Creation Fine Arts Gallery, Beverley, Yorkshire
2013 Summer Salon at Whistle Art stop, Northumberland
20/21 International Art fair, Royal college of art, London
Edinburgh Arts festival, Fiumano fine art
2011 Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, London
2012 #twitterart exhibition, Norway
2012 Chelsea Arts Fair, London
2012 ‘opening show’ Creation Fine Arts Gallery, Be...