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Abigail Bowen

Brighton, East sussex, United Kingdom

I like to say that I paint ‘The Edge of The Rainbow’. The term comes from Donna Tartt’s novel, The G...

About the artist

Abigail Bowen

Joined In 2015

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(296 Followers)

About the artist

Abigail Bowen

Joined In 2015

link - Showed at the The Other Art Fairlink - Artist featured in a collection

(296 Followers)

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I like to say that I paint ‘The Edge of The Rainbow’. The term comes from Donna Tartt’s novel, The Goldfinch as she describes a space that sits just beyond reality, where all beauty, magic and art exists.

My paintings are an attempt to conjure this space, to break through this reality and try and grasp what lies just beyond what we can see. Its a place that is blurry, shimmering and impossible to capture.

In practice, I use layers and layers of thin, runny oil paint to create glowing glazes of colour that vibrate and change in the light. As I apply each translucent layer I like to imagine that light and air is caught within the painting, allowing it to breathe and come alive.

Chelsea College of Art (B.A.Hons) Fine Art Painting
Foundation Course in Art & Design from Brighton College of Arts and Technology.

May 2025 - Artists Open Houses, Brighton

May 2025 - Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead with Circus Art Gallery

April 2025 - Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham

March 2025 - Affordable Art Fair, New York City with Circus Gallery

November 2024 - Manchester Art Fair

October 2024 - Affordable Art Fair, Battersea with Circus Art Gallery

May 2024 - Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead with Circus Art Gallery

May 2024 - Artists Open Houses, Brighton

April 2024 - Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham with Circus Art Gallery

March 2024 - The Other Art Fair, London

November 2023 - A House Safe for Tigers, Regency Town House, Brighton

October 2023 - Affordable Art Fair, Battersea with Circus Art Gallery

May 2023 - Artists Open House, Brighton

April 2023 - Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham with Circus Art Gallery

March 2023 - The Other Art Fair, London

May 2022 - Towards the Light, Regency Town House, Brighton

November 2022 - Out of The Blue, Regency Town House, Brighton

October 2021 - The Other Art Fair, London

June 2021 - Artists Open House, Brighton

February 2021 - Joint show, Hicks Gallery, London

December 2019 - Lane House Arts, Bath

Artists Open House - Brighton, Christmas 2019

The Affordable Art Fair (with Hicks Gallery) - London, October 2019

Art on...

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