Charlotte Aiken

Charlotte Aiken is a Gloucestershire-based artist, creating visual impressions of the sky through the use of oil paint and mixed media. Her practice celebrates the sublimity of the sky and explores her own fascination with cloud formations and our connection to the natural world. Charlotte graduated from the London Metropolitan School of Art, Architecture and Design, in 2017. Shortly after graduating Charlotte won the Graduate Art Prize, with ARTIQ, London. Charlotte has exhibited across London and parts of the UK, she is represented by The Belgravia Gallery, ARTIQ, Cotswold Contemporary, Aura Fine Art, and Ad Lib Gallery. In 2023 her painting was exhibited in ‘Only Connect’, The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition.

Charlotte’s work centres on the notion of infinity, as exemplified by her representations of the sky. The composition of her paintings is guided by the structure of the cloud formations she photographs. She chooses on occasion to use decorating brushes to accentuate imperfection and texture, recreating an impression of the sky rather than an accurate portrayal. Charlotte’s work reflects her distinct perspective, where she experiences a world that feels excessively exposed, pixelated, and vivid. She uses her paintings to ...

2017 - BA (Hons) Fine art
The London Metropolitan School of Art, Architecture and Design, London

2025
March - The Other Art Fair, The Truman Brewery, London
January – GOP @ Ten fundraising exhibition, Studio 18, Stroud

2024
November - Guildford House Open, Guildford
September – ‘Fifteen', group show, Artiq, Soho Revue, London
September – ‘Beyond Reach’, John Street Gallery, Stroud
June – The Taster Exhibition, Lansdown Gallery, Stroud
February – ‘Elysian’ solo exhibition, Studio 18, Stroud

2023
November - Art on a Postcard Winter Auction, Gathering, London
July - Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London
July - Art Below Summer show, Ad lib Gallery, Wimbledon
July - Art Below Summer Show, Hyde Park tube station, London
April - Art Below Group Show, Ad lib Gallery, Wimbledon, London
April - Art Below, Group show, Pimlico tube station, London

2022
Charlie Waller art auction, Belgravia Gallery, Cranleigh Arts Centre

2021
Luminance, Solo exhibition, Surrey
Transparent Waters, Group exhibition, Belgravia Gallery (online), Cranleigh

2019
Spring, Group exhibition, Belgravia Gallery, Cranleigh

2018
Solo exhibition, Cranleigh Arts Centre, Surrey

2017
The Graduate Art Prize, Shoreditch, London
Degree Show, The CASS, London

2016
Group Show, [ ], Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic, Zagreb, Croatia

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