Georgina Talfana

Georgina Zafeiri is a contemporary artist based in Beccles. She has a Master of Arts in Drawing and is a qualified International Mountain Leader. She was born in Bury St Edmunds and has also recently lived in Switzerland. Georgina’s latest artworks explore how she is intrinsically bound to the landscape both as an artist and mountain leader.

“I love adventure and to explore, watch the changing colour of the sunset every day, walk in the wind at the beach. I enjoy the sense of freedom that the outdoors gives me. I like a challenge in the mountains and to take the route that I know will be hard. I think deeply about the ancient paths that I am taking across the landscape and who might have taken them before me. I am interested also in environmental issues, in particular our water usage and the construction of new buildings in areas of natural beauty.

Recently I have taken inspiration from the landscape paintings of Alexander Perrier, Ferdinand Holder, Edvard Munch and Louis Amalvy. I like bright, dreamy colours even though they may not always be realistic and are quite abstract. Instead I’m trying to give you an essence of what I feel when I’m in nature. I am a versatile artist and like to try out new media, whilst drawing is my sp...

Diploma in Illustration - London Art College 2017 - 2018
Master of Arts in Drawing - Wimbledon College of Art 2014 - 2016
BA Hons Visual Studies - Norwich School of Art 1998 - 2001
BTEC ND Graphic design and typography - London College of Communication 1992 - 1994

Group Exhibition (IM)Material at BobCat Gallery in London, 01/2026

Group exhibition Surrealism at Open Gallery in Halifax, 11/2025

Group exhibition Abstract Art at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield, 10/2025

Solo exhibition Above Water at Bistro 47A in Woodbridge, 09/2025 - 12/2025

Group exhibition Folklore at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield, 10/2025

Group exhibition Abstract Art at Open Gallery in Halifax, 09/2025

Group exhibition Aldeburgh Arts Club Open 2025 at Aldeburgh Beach Lookout, 08/2025

Solo exhibition Above Water at Quay Gallery in Snape Maltings, 07/2025

Group online exhibition Self-portrait curated by Cista Arts, 3/2025

Group exhibition Childhood interrupted at the House of Smalls in Edinburgh, 02/2025

Group exhibition Blue at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield, 01/2025

Group exhibition New Beginnings at Fox Yard Studios in Stowmarket, 01/2025

Group exhibition Shapes, Patterns & Symbols at Open Gallery in Halifax, 01/2025

Group exhibition Fronteer Open 2023 at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield, 11/2024

Group exhibition Hidden at the House of Smalls in Edinburgh, 11/2024

Group exhibition The Wonder of Colour at Gallery Different in London, 10/2024

Group exhibition Dwellings at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield, 10/202...