Margaret Pepper

Why do I paint? Because I am driven to express myself in art. Every time that I get a new idea, and have an immediate urge to paint the subject whatever it is.

Throughout time artists have reflected upon their time and its religious, political and economic circumstances. In the 20th century they tried to reflect on the turbulence caused by world wars and the breakdown of an established order. Today it is now our turn to be social commentators on the early 21st century, and tackle today's issues on such things as climate change, struggle for freedoms, and the speed at which technology is developing. For most people of my generation technology seems to be too fast, but of course this change has been around since the stone age, and the invention of the wheel. For example, I find the mobile phone extraordinary, the fact that you can call anyone in the world from anywhere you happen to be walking along. Young people think nothing of this, but I look upon the world from my perspective, and so my art is reflected in a sense of wonder, thus I find that I don't think in term of the "now" but over much longer time spans, so that everything is seen in an expanded context.

So in this respect I have selected some works dealing wi...

Self taught artist.

2005-2008: weekly exhibition of new painting at the Philbeach Hotel, Earl's Court.
2005-2015: weekly exhibition of new painting at Way Out Club, City of London.
2005-2005: monthly exhibition of new painting at Transmission in the Barbican.
2005-2007: month exhibition of paintings at The Lodge, Upminster, Essex
2008: Solo exhibition at Blue Room Cafe, Bateman Street, Soho
2008: Novas LGBT exhibition Parkway, Camden Town
2008: Solo exhibition at Alphabet Bar, Beak Street, Soho
2009: Menier Gallery LGBT exhibition at Southwark SE1
2010: LGBT History Month show at St. Pancras Hospital Conference Centre
2010: Painting "The Artificial Economy" shown at Tate Modern Turbine Hall. This was organised by The Museum of Everything (from Primrose Hill), and was later shown at Hay-on-Wye festival.
2010: Exhibition at Letchworth festival
2010: Conceptual artwork shown at Wellcome Collection, Euston Rd, NW1
2010: Part of Loudest Whispers LGBT History Month art exhibition at St Pancras Hospital Conference Centre, NW1
2010: "Crucifixion" painting part of exhibition shown at the Interarts exhibition held at the Central School of Speech & Drama, Swiss Cottage, NW3
2010: "Portrait of an Artist" (my photo) t...