Denisa Mansfield

“As a contemporary oil painter, I push traditional techniques to create visually and emotionally engaging works. Inspired by nature, history, and evocative subjects, I balance observation with imagination, using layered colour and textured brushwork to capture light, atmosphere, and form through a personal, expressive vision.”

Denisa Mansfield is an emerging visionary contemporary artist whose practice bridges the timeless elegance of traditional art with the bold energy of modern perception. A largely self-taught painter, she redefines oil painting by blending figurative art, abstract cubism, and impressionist influences. Raised in London and based in Colchester, she draws on a diverse background in Art and Design, Textiles, Photography, Italian, Criminology, and Psychology to inform her multidisciplinary perspective.

A multi-award-winning artist, Mansfield has exhibited with the Chelsea Art Society, the Royal Society of British Artists at the Mall Galleries where she received an award, Green & Stone Gallery, Chelmsford Museum, and The Minories Gallery. A committee member and newly appointed Exhibitions Officer of Colchester Art Society, where she also leads the CAS Plein Air Group. Her work has also featured in the Swiss Ar...

Qualified in a variety of creative arts in College amongst other subjects, of which include; Photography, Art and Design, Fashion Textiles, Design Technology and Art.

WWA Woman Art Award 2025 – Awarded to Denisa Mansfield for her oil painting, 'How to be normal, Tears of the Moon'. A high quality piece of great artistic expression. Reflecting a unique vision, creativity, and technical mastery, embodying a profound message that resonates with the projects essence. Awarded by Musa International. St Art Gallery, London.

Geoffrey Vivis Memorial Award 2023 – Awarded to Deni Mansfield for her oil painting, 'Art Nouveau Vase with Wild Garden Flowers'. Awarded by The Royal Society of British Artists. Mall Galleries, London.

Making a difference Award 2022 – Awarded to Denisa Mansfield for artwork that displays a positive outlook and makes a positive difference to the viewer. Awarded by Suffolk Open Studios in partnership with Suffolk Artlink. Pond Gallery, Snape Maltings.

Young Designer Award 2001 – Awarded to Deni Toma for her watercolour artwork of Sansbury's in Greenwich and her vision of the Worlds most energy efficient Supermarket for a painting competition. Awarded by Sainsbury's senior duty Manager and Personnel. St Joseph's RC ...

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 - 13 – 16 March. UNVEILED: FROM STUDIO TO SPOTLIGHT. The Minories Art Gallery, 74 High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UE.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 - CAS Plein Air Exhibition, Organised by Denisa Mansfield and sponsored by Colchester Art Society. The Minories Gallery. Colchester, Essex.
2025 - Colchester Art Society Winter Exhibition, The Minories Art Gallery, Colchester, Essex.
2025 - A Chelsea Paint Out Exhibition, The Gallery at Green and Stone, Fulham Road, London, SW3 6HY.
2025 - 76th Annual Open Summer Exhibition, Chelsea Art Society, Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London, SW3 5EE.
2025 - My Family and Other Animals Colchester Art Society Summer Exhibition, The Minories Art Gallery, Colchester, Essex.
2025 - Art in East Anglia Gallery, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.
2025 - WOMAN’S ESSENCE SHOW, Musa International. WAA Woman Art Award 2025. St.Art Gallery, 36 Eastcastle Street, London, W1W 8DP.
2025 - SB Art Group Exhibition, The Archives, Unit 10 – Floor 5, N15 4QN.
2024 - Colchester Art Society, Summer Open Exhibition, Benham Gallery, The Minories Gallery. Colchester, Essex.
2024 - Colchester Art Society, Curators Choice Exhibition, Benham Gallery, Cuckoo Farm Studios. Colchester, Essex....