Alison Adams

Alison Adams is a mixed media artist based near Tetbury in the heart of the Cotswolds, England. Inspired by the wild beauty of the surrounding landscape, her work celebrates the organic forms of nature, often reimagined into fantastical flowers, animals and abstract compositions that blur the boundary between the familiar and the imagined.

Working primarily in acrylic paint and collage, Alison creates richly layered artworks that combine bold colour, texture and intricate detail. Her process is often intuitive and exploratory, embracing chance and spontaneity in the tradition of aleatory art (from the Latin 'alea', meaning "dice"), allowing a piece to evolve naturally as it develops.

Her aim is to create original artworks that bring beauty, optimism and a sense of wonder into people's homes. While inspired by the natural world, her paintings are not intended to be literal representations but imaginative interpretations that invite viewers to discover their own stories and connections. She regards the frame as an integral part of presentation and uses carefully selected or customised frames designed to complement the colours and character of the artwork.
Although art has always been part of her life — her mother was also an artist...

Although her formal education was in dentistry and naturopathy rather than fine art, Alison has pursued a lifelong interest in art, developing her distinctive mixed media style through years of independent practice, experimentation and continual artistic development.

Solo Exhibitions

2026 – Flora, Fauna and Fantasy, Corinium Museum Art Gallery, Cirencester
2024 – A Sense of Place, Tetbury Goods Shed, Tetbury

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026 - Summer Exhibition, The White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough
2025 – Indulgence, Spencer House Gallery, Tetbury
2025 – Summer Exhibition, The White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough
2025 – Fresh Prints, Gloucestershire Print Cooperative, Stroud