Kirsty Wain

Kirsty Wain is a contemporary British painter based in Spain, whose work explores the profound emotional connections between soul, place, and destiny. Her vivid, expressive paintings—rooted in post-impressionism and inspired by the bold colors and emotional freedom of Fauvism—translate natural landscapes and everyday still life into deeply personal, intuitive visual experiences.

Living in the sun-drenched regions of Andalucía and the Costa Blanca, Wain finds endless inspiration in the Mediterranean landscape. Her expressive depictions of olive groves, Jacaranda trees, fruit orchards, and coastal vistas reflect a reverence for nature and a sense of place charged with memory and spirit. These landscapes, while grounded in real geography, are rendered through layers of textured paint and fearless color, inviting the viewer into moments of stillness, reflection, and energy.
Equally compelling are her still life flower paintings, where influences of Van Gogh, Matisse, and David Hockney are particularly apparent. In these works, vibrant floral arrangements burst with vitality and movement, their bold contours and saturated palettes echoing the modernist and postmodern traditions while remaining distinctly her own. Like her landscapes, t...

Studied BA(Hons) Art, Design & Media at University of Portsmouth 1995-1998
University of Central England In Birmingham Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Art & Design)
Currently teaches: Head of Art International College, Costa Blanca, Spain

Albir Gallery Summer Festival, Costa Blanca Spain 2025
Regeneration Hansard Studio London Dec2023 -Jan 2024
Galeria 151 Estepona Summer Exhibition 2022.
Being with Trees Group exhibition Gibraltar 2021
On landscape book publication featured paintings.
Private sales 2000 - 2021 International private customers.
Parallax Art Fair, Chelsea London Oct 2012 Landscapes
Malvern Library Solo Exhibition 'Escape' A collection of Oil Paintings Spring 2012
Hadfield Fine Arts Autumn Exhibition, Cheltenham, October 2010
Hadfield Fine Arts Summer Exhibition, Cheltenham, June 2010
Hadfield Fine Arts Winter Exhibition, Cheltenham, November 2009
Indigo Arts Publishing 2007
Private Commission Italy 2006
Cubitt Gallery Kings Cross London, Installation 1998
Dudley Museum and Art Gallery Paintings 1995