Alex Raynham

My paintings are in private and corporate collections in Turkey, the UK, the United States, Canada and Australia. I live in Adana, Turkey. I am a member of both local and national artists' associations and often participate in Turkish-government sponsored exhibitions in other countries.

I paint in both figurative and abstract styles, but most recently my interest has been in capturing the kind of details in nature that you would usually pass by without a second glance: things like weathered rocks, broken branches and dying leaves. The idea behind this 'Vanitas' series is perhaps that the value and beauty of the ordinary things in nature lies in their impermanence.

Many of my works are built up of multiple layers over a long period of time − using a variety of techniques and tools. Layers of paint are poured, glazed, scratched, and rubbed away until the desired effect is achieved.

Each exhibition I take part in brings me into contact with many artists and art lovers, whose feedback and reactions to my work I find invaluable. I continue to develop new techniques and explore new approaches in order to develop my personal response to the world around me.

Formal art education 1998-2000 in the studio of Turkish state artist Mustafa Dulda.
Graduate of Oxford University
Jury-selected member of Adana Artists' Society and a national Turkish fine arts association.

More than 25 group exhibitions at different locations across Turkey between 2014 and 2024
Solo exhibitions at Gundogdu Art Gallery, Adana (2018), MTSO Gallery, Mersin (2018), ACS Gallery, Adana (2015) and The Little Gallery, Broad Street, Oxford, UK (2007)

Photos of my artwork have also appeared in 2 books published by Oxford University Press.