Henrietta Stuart

I am a British Artist born in London and currently based at Wimbledon Art Studios and have paintings in collections around the world. I have had paintings selected for the ING Discerning Eye in 2023, National Open Art Competition and the Royal Society of Women artists exhibition at the Mall galleries and have been longlisted for the John Moores painting prize and the RA. I was also awarded a residency in February 2019 at Cill Rialaig in Kerry on the West coast of Ireland.

Ponds have recently become my focus. The sheer abundance of life has ignited an enthusiasm for mark making and greater experiment. I find myself using collage, painting up pieces of Japanese rice paper in a myriad of colours and adding them into my work as abstract shapes or more recognisable butterflies or fish. Having worked in oils throughout most of my painting life I am now working with a lot of mixed media including collage and acrylic paint. I often include gold /silver or copper leaf in my work weaving it in and out of the layers of paint, using it to give another layer to the surface.

I have gone from the vast vista of sky sea and air to the much more intimate world of plants and pools. It is wonderful to immerse myself in this tangle of life with its...

1984-1988 - BA Fineart (1st Class)
University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Solo Shows:
2023- Graham Hunter Gallery - Pondering - Baker St London..
2022- Graham Hunter Gallery - Pond Dipping – Baker St London.
2021 - Graham Hunter Gallery -Colour as Deep as you like.
2020- Graham Hunter Gallery - Extravagant Light - London..

2019 Solo A&D Gallery – Solitude & Refection London
2017 Solo Turner Barnes Gallery _ Essex
2016 Solo A&D Gallery - Beyond the Horizon-London
2015 Solo A&D Gallery – Rhythms of light - London W1U6LY
2014 Solo A&D Gallery – Dancing Light - London

Competitions:
2023 ING Discerning Eye - Mall Galleries. London
2019 Awarded a residency at Cill Rialaig – Kerry , Ireland
2018 Longlisted for the John Moores Prize
2017 National Open - Exhibition @ the Bargehouse OXO Tower Wharf, London
2016-18 SWA Open exhibition Mall Galleries
2015,16 RWA Open exhibition Bristol


Art Fairs AAF Battersea - Nicholas Bowlby Gallery
AAF Hampstead – Nicholas Bowlby Gallery
AAF Bristol – The Art Agency Esher
Fresh Art Fair - The Art Agency Esher
Edinburgh ART Fair – The Art Agency Esher
Mixed Shows

2019 joint show – Blurred lines – Graham Hunter Gallery – Baker St, London.
2019 -2014 Oil & Water Gallery
2021-2016 Quay Gallery – Aberdour - Scotland