Annabel Collins

Annabel’s unique approach to oil painting arrives from her love of illustration and screen printing. This process impacts her work as she carefully selects and mixes tonal shades for a distinctive colour palette. Annabel feels most comfortable working on paper as this permits great hand drawn detail. The oil colour comes secondarily and is liberally applied to give a sense of depth.
Annabel’s subjects are mainly architectural. Born and raised in London she portrays her love and familiarity of the city through the detail in her drawing where she allows us to engage with decorative ornament. Annabel’s playful personality shines through in her artwork as she permits her imagination to fill empty spaces in her composition. The paintings do not always highlight perfection, but allow us to appreciate London as it is, with all its quirky defects, including areal cables, pigeons and gulls that scavenge our streets and skies.

BA (Hons) Textile Design & Print at Manchester School of Art
Foundation in Art and Design at London College of Fashion
A-level Double Award in Art and Design at Esher College
A-level Fashion and Textiles at Esher College

Group Exhibition- Manchester School of Art Degree Show, Manchester- July 14th 2012
Debut Solo Exhibition- The Fountain Gallery, Surrey- 4th- 16th February 2014
Art Fair- Untitled Artists’ Fair, London- 30th May- 1st June 2014
Duo Exhibition- The Tabernacle, London- 7th -14th July 2014
Riverside Gallery, London- July 2014- Current
Gabriel Fine Arts, London- September 2014- Current
The Art Agency- September 2014- Current
Affordable Art Fair- Battersea Park- October 2014
Johnsons’Galleries- Battersea- 2105- current
401 Open Studios- London- November 2014
Tallers Oberts- Barcelona- June 2015
Winter exhibition, New Ashgate- Surrey- Nov-Jan 2016
Affordable Art Fair- Battersea Park- March 2016
Untitled Artist’s Fair- Chelsea- May 2016