Lisa Parkyn

I am a full-tme artist working from my home studio in East Devon. My recent work explores a deep engagement with nature and the expressive possibilities of painting.

Originally from the Kalahari semi-desert Botswana, I grew up in a family of painters and developed an early affinity for art and nature.

At the core of my work is an interest in capturing the visceral response to place and subject.
My process is guided by sensory experience, informed by daily walks through the surrounding countryside and Jurassic Coast. The shifting colours and atmospheres of the changing seasons provide a continual source of inspiration.

My practice is shaped by time in nature, studies in design, life drawing and psychotherapy.
I am particularly drawn to the interplay between landscape, botanical elements and intuitive mark- making, using gestural brushstrokes and layering to evoke a sense of movement and emotion.

I primarily work with water-based media, building up layers of acrylic, ink, collage, pastels, and charcoal on canvas, paper, or wood. Through drawing, scraping, washing, and sanding, I create surfaces rich in texture and history. My approach balances intuition with analysis, allowing compositions to emerge organically through a dynamic ...

2022: WALKING THE LAND 5-DAY COURSE / SEAWHITE STUDIOS, UK
EMILY BALL & KATIE SOLLOHUB

2020: NICHOLAS WILTON, ART2LIFE / ONLINE / 3 MONTHS
CREATIVE VISIONARY PROGRAMME (CVP)

2019: KATIE SOLLOHUB WORKSHOP / CREATIVE BEINGS, DEVON
ABSTRACTION AND COLOUR IN RESPONSE TO NATURE

2004-2007: GOLDSMITHS UNIVERSITY / LONDON
MASTERS DEGREE IN MOVEMENT PSYCHOTHERAPY (PART-TIME)

1993 - 1995: TECHNIKON FREE STATE / SOUTH AFRICA
GRAPHIC DESIGN - NATIONAL DIPLOMA (DISTINCTION PASS)
Graphic Design, Photography, Art History, Form & Colour Studies, Space & Volume Studies, Art of Drawing.

1987 - 1992: KIMBERLEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL / SOUTH AFRICA
SENIOR CERTIFICATE - A LEVEL EQUIVALENT PASS
Awarded Colours Blazer for Academic, Sports and Leadership. Editor of the School Newspaper.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2025: Evoke, Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis
2024: Resonance, Sou’ Sou’ West Contemporary Gallery, Bridport
Devon Artist Network Open Studios, Ottery St Mary 2021: Layers & Light, Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis
Delving Beneath/DOS, Kennaway House, Sidmouth
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2025: 'Light in the West' South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts 25th anniversary London Exhibition, The Royal Watercolour Society Gallery, London
2024: Doddiscombsleigh Art Show, Teign Valley Community Hall, Devon
The SW Academy of Fine and Applied Arts Open, Kennaway House, Sidmouth Chelsea Art Society 75th Annual Open Exhibition, Chelsea
Artizan Women’s Open, Artizan Gallery Collective, Torquay
The Society of Women Artists 163rd Annnual Exhibition, London
Esprit, Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis
2023: All Wrapped Up, Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis
The SW Academy of Fine and Applied Arts Open, Kennaway House, Sidmouth Responses, Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis
The Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London Replenish, Malthouse Gallery, Lyme Regis
2022: The SW Academy of Fine and Applied Arts Open, Kennaway House, Sidmouth Owning the Room Joint Show, Lyme Regis
Pop Up 22, Sou’ Sou’ West Contemporary Gallery, Bridport
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