Imogen Hawgood

Bio:
Imogen Hawgood is a UK based artist and illustrator, trained in Illustration at Norwich University of the Arts, where she graduated in 2020. Working with oil paints, her recent work has been inspired by trips to California, where she became fascinated by the iconography of the American West. She has exhibited across the UK, as well as internationally. This includes exhibitions with the New Light art prize at Scarborough Art Gallery, the Society of Women Artists and ING Discerning Eye exhibitions at the Mall Galleries in London, and a duo-show with artist and musician Horace Panter at According to McGee Gallery in York. 

Artist Statement:
I live and work in the English countryside, however it was a visit to Los Angeles which has had the most influence on my work. I became fascinated by the dramatic neon marquees of movie theatres and huge outlandish signs which adorn the building facades along Hollywood Boulevard and the Sunset Strip. This interest has developed into a collection of hyper realistic oil paintings of cinemas and classic neon Americana from across California. 

While there is a foundation of realism within my work, I am most interested in creating an image which seems like a moment in time, highlighting the quiet...

Norwich University of the Arts (2017-20)
Ba(Hons) Illustration

ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries London, November 2022

Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries London, September 2022

Holt Festival Art Prize Exhibition July 2022

‘Hyperrealism in America and Japan: Horace Panter and Imogen Hawgood’, According To McGee, York- March 12th-25th 2022

Art in the Fast Lane, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, USA- September 2021

Holt Festival Art Prize Exhibition July 2021

Broadway Arts Festival, June 2021 at Theatrebarn, Bretforton (highly commended)

The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, 19th November- 31st December 2020

Curator’s Choice: An Exhibition of Northern Art, New Light Prize Exhibition- Scarborough Art Gallery, 19th September 2020- 17th January 2021

Holt Festival Art Prize Exhibition Sept-Oct 2020

Norwich University of the Arts Online Graduate Showcase, 2020