Marie Burke

I am drawn to the effortless beauty of the natural world and fascinated by the ease of its structures, the complex twists and turns that can be missed in the blink of an eye. They bring to mind the sinuous, asymmetrical curves of Art Nouveau. By portraying my botanical subjects larger than life, I like to draw attention to the flow of creation that surrounds us as a reaction to the complicated world that we construct for ourselves.

Bristol University
Postgrad Cert in Art History
2010-2011
Plymouth College of Art & Design
BA(hons)Applied Arts
1999-2000
Stenebyskolan, School of Art & Design, Sweden
Specialised in forged steel sculpture
1998-1999
Buckinghamshire College, Diploma in Design
1996-1998

Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, Mall Galleries, April 2013
Cork Street Open Exhibition, London. 2011, 2012
Royal Watercolour Society, Bankside, London
24th Feb - 14th March 2012
Society of Botanical Artists Open Exhibition, 2010, 2011,2012, 2013
Westminster Gallery, London
Royal West of England Academy Autumn Exhibition, Bristol. 2011, 2012
Bath Society of Artists Summer Exhibition, 2011, 2010
Victoria Art Gallery & Museum, Bath