Jessie Woodgate

Jessie Woodgate

London , London , United Kingdom

About Jessie Woodgate

After years working in oils, I recently moved over to Watercolour. The change has been extremely exciting; it has taken me on a completely new journey, given me a change of focus and style – in many ways it has felt like a lightbulb turning on. I have found my true practice and the floodgates to my creativity are well and truly open. The difficulty of the medium has made me competitive with myself, which has led me to make each new painting more and more complex. I have developed a curiosity with the small details and try to highlight those and bring them forward in my work. I am interested in the mix of history and modernity and explore this with images of derelict, once grandiose buildings now covered with graffiti and street art. I am fascinated by our incessant human need to communicate visually, from the earliest cave paintings through to present forms such as graffiti and street art, where people rally, protest and express their feelings to the world. I see beauty and intensity in abandoned places and objects; crumbling, decayed buildings and once loved boats neglected and rotting in deserted landscapes. Whilst there are talking points and purpose beyond just aesthetics to my work, my ultimate goal is to produce well balanced compositions and pleasing images that people want to hang in their homes.

Education:

Royal Holloway, University of London
BA HONS Drama and Theatre Studies

Sexey's School, Bruton, Somerest
A levels: Fine Art, Theatre Studies, English Literature

Events:

Shortlisted for Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2019
Shortlisted for The Secret Art Prize 2018

Exhibitions:

• Contemporary Art Fairs – Newbury and Windsor (coming up May and Nov 2019)
• Talented Art Fair – (1-3 March 2019)
• Group exhibition – Candid Arts, Angel, London (April 2018)
• Solo exhibition - Bar 90, Hackney Wick (August 2014)
• Group exhibition - Top Floor Gallery, Mother's Studios, Hackney Wick (June 2015)
• Group exhibition - Hackney Wicked festival (2014, 2015)
• Annual Summer open studios, Mother's Studios, Hackney Wick (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Annual Christmas open studios, Mother's Studios, Hackney Wick (2014, 2015, 2016)
• Summer open studios, Hackney Downs Studios (July 2014)