Marie Connery

Marie Connery was born in Scotland in 1966 to an Irish mother and Scottish father with 3 brothers and 3 sisters. The family moved too Co. Donegal in Ireland in the late 70's. Moved to London in 1984 to look for work and explore new opportunities after being disappointed in not being able to attend art college. Marie went into a career in banking until the birth of her second son. In 1997 whilst pregnant with her first son, she decide to enrol in the local art college in Sutton, Surrey for weekly drawing and painting classes. Achieved an A level in art at the end of the course and went on to do a foundation in art at the the University of the creative arts in Epsom and then a degree in fine art painting at Wimbledon college of Art.
Since grauduating Marie has focused on her teaching career, alongside doing some commissions.
Having a young family, Marie's work has explored ideas about the home and where she was brought up.
Marie's work explores intimate spaces, our thoughts and memories; the unspoken word, our dreams and remnants of what's left behind. 
Influenced by the book "poetics of space" by Gaston Bachelard.
Our home and place of birth etches in our memories. It has a sense of belonging and wanting to fit in. Someth...

Art Foundation at University of the creative arts in Epsom.
BA Hons degree in Fine Art Painting at Wimbledon college of Art in 2006. 
2006 - teacher training through a SCITT program by the London Arts Consortium, graduating in 2007.
Since graduating Marie has exhibited and sold her paintings in London and Surrey.  Marie worked at Woldingham School for 13 years, retiring in 2021 to focus on her Art practice.
Recently she has been tutoring in Woldingham school.

Bourne Hall, Ewell Epsom 2005
Wimbledon Open Studios 2006-2008
Woldingham School exhibition 2009
Surrey Art Open Studios 2020
Surrey Art Open Studios 2021
Hastings Contemporary 2021/2022
Part of the Aspshows - 'A generous space'