Dawn Ainley

Dynamic young artist: Commissions undertaken
Art exists in the mind of the artist ; it is their mental experience.
A good piece of artwork is born when the artist attempts to understand this experience and creates something that allows others to share it.

Inspirations; Cezanne, Andy Warhol, Chuck Close, Uglow,Munch, Degas, Ellsworth Kelly, Cindy Sherman. . .

Masters in Teaching & Learning (Distinction)
Canterbury Christ Church University
PGCE in Art & Design
University of Brighton
BA (Hons) Fine Art with French
Canterbury Christ Church University
Foundation Studies in Art & Design
Central St Martins College of Art & Design

"The World Around Us", The New Vision Gallery, Canterbury, 2012
PageTurner, Turner Contemporary & UCA Canterbury, 2011
6 x 4 Postcard Exhibition, Portsmouth 2010
Dawn Ainley: Mental Experience (solo exhibition) Michael Heseltine Gallery, Oxfordshire 8 – 21 July 2008
Prelude Art Event: Spitafields, London 1 – 3 June 2007
Battersea Contemporary Art Fair: 11 – 13 May 2007
Degree Show: Sydney Cooper Gallery, Canterbury May 2006