Gillian Redwood

I live and work as a visual artist. My paintings are large, expressive canvases - dynamic figurative art revealing energy within the human form, in and through our environment.
I paint on a daily basis and teach locally in our community.

Having been part of Galleries and Studio-Galleries during my career as an artist, I am now selling my art direct to collectors through Saatchi Art online. I have had a regular art Newsletter to keep my clients and customers in touch with my latest artwork.

Artist Statement
The inspiration for my artwork comes from the seen and unseen energies that connect the universe. My fascination with optics, the study of sight and the behavior of light teaches me how science observes the human body and environment at a molecular level. Using transparency and movement, I paint this alternate view of reality, where instead of forms and object governing my vision, the energetic world is in focus.

When I paint I use bold strokes to show where weight and movement create dynamism, and use ribbons of bright colour to indicate the streams of energy. The dynamic relationship with the land that we stand on and the atmosphere around us are woven into the mix. Often I paint the close and harmonious relationship in w...

Graduate of Cardiff School of Art, Wales UK: 1965
Graduate of West of England College of Art: 1st Class Degree 1966-69
Airbrush Illustration 1989
Chinese Brush Painting 2004
Diploma in Image Making and Person Centred Counselling, University of Swansea 2006
St Ives School of Painting: Residential courses, classes 2007/8
Victoria College of Art ~ Creative Anatomy 2012

Solo shows:
Xchanges Gallery, Victoria BC 2020
Union Club of Canada 2019
Gage Gallery, Victoria BC Sept/Oct 2017
Gage Gallery, Victoria BC June/July 2016
Abkhazi Gardens, Victoria BC Oct 2015 – Jan 2016
Cowichan Theatre Gallery, Duncan Sept/Oct 2015
Martin Batchelor Gallery, Victoria BC February 2015
Saanich Municipal Hall Gallery, April 2015
Greater Victoria Public Library, Courtyard Gallery May/June 2014
Saanich Municipal Hall Gallery, April 2014
Martin Batchelor Gallery, Victoria BC 2013
ARTISHOW Artist in Residence – Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria 2013
Sooke Harbour House Gallery, Victoria BC 2012
Hidden Garden Gallery, New Denver 2011
Revelstoke Public Art Gallery 2011
Studio Connexion, Nakusp 2010
‘Forgotten Forest’, White Rock Arts Council Gallery, BC 2005
Canmore Artists & Artisans Guild 1989