Victoria Horkan

There comes a tipping point in the life of every successful artists where they stop being a work in progress, or a timid art student and grow into a full form. There comes a point whereby they realise potential and the artistic community begins to recognise them as being above their contemporaries. For Victoria Horkan this point has arrived, with backing from major London auction house Sothebys, home to some of the biggest sales of the century.The work of Victoria Horkan is at once familiar and fiercely contemporary. Abstract shapes and brooding colours blend to create works which depict the emotion and the substance of the modern world. Building, but never relying, on the works of Miro, Pollock and Rothko she creates the kind of art that you could live alongside. Her pieces breath with a light and life missing from so many of her contemporaries, with the most complex feelings depicted through the smallest details. She has already been showcased on the BBC 1 website, exhibited in London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Leeds and has been sold worldwide.Her inspiration comes from the modern structures, buildings and graphic design she sees around her, especially the clean cut line of proudly contemporary work. She filters ideas, trying to li...

There has been a truly positive vibe about her work for a while now, even though Horkan is still at the beginning of her career. Rave reviews and positive sales have encouraged her to dedicate her life to the development of her art. It has not been plain sailing though. Finding the right gallery to represent you can be make or break, especially in the biggest global downturn in a generation. Horkan says confidence is the answer- that if you do not believe 100% in your collection you are doomed. The positivity about her work has given her this belief and now she is confident of future exhibitions and sales through Sothebys and her website.,

Future Shows: London, Leeds. 2018
Soho London, Lagalleria, Pall Mall 2018
George Thornton Gallery, Nottingham 2018
The Art Agency Gallery, Esher 2019
Ricardo Van Parmar Gallery, Wilmslow 2019
The Little Cheshire Gallery, 2020
Dogtooth Galleries, Cheshire, 2020