Sohret Howells

Born in Cyprus, but now living in Exeter, UK, I am an Artist, Writer and ex-university lecturer. I have been practicing Art from a young age, but destiny did not intend me to become an Artist until I had many other experiences in life. I started to immerse myself into Art fully when I established my studio, ‘The ArtHouse’ in October 2016, which then became my stage, and my Art my performance.
I playfully explore different avenues of abstraction mainly using acrylics on canvas. However, my inspiration has always been the human figure, and symbols in the universe. Depending on the topic and mood, the layering of colours range from fine semi-transparent to heavy and textured. Similarly, the brushes and other painting aids I use vary from being very big and bold to very fine and detailed. This probably is also a reflection of my feelings which are usually expressed strongly and passionately, which is probably something I inherited from my Mediterranean background.
The colours I use and combine are said to be very different, and ‘very colourful’. Even if I use just two or three colours, they burst out with colour and brightness. I searched long and far to find the colours that are in my mind and would enable me to tell my story on t...

• 2020 (February) – Collage in Art, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, UK.
• 2019 (March) - Abstracting The landscape, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, UK.
• 2018 (January) - 2019 (March) – Abstract Art Course with Patrick Jones, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, UK.
• 2018 (July) – Abstract & Acrylics with Nilgün Kozal, Nicosia, North Cyprus.
• 2017 (April-June) – Acrylics Course, Exeter College, Topsham, Exeter, UK.
• 2007 – Private Acrylics tutoring with international Artist Diane Hedley, Exeter, UK.
• 2000 (September) - 2001 (April) – Life Drawing Course, Exeter College, Exeter.
• 1991 (September) -1992 (March) – Tutored by Artist Nilgün Kozal. Experimented with drawing, watercolours and oil on paper amongst others. Nicosia, North Cyprus.
• 1989 (April) – 1991 (July) – Tutored by Artist Aşık Mene. Experimented with drawing, tempera and oil on paper, board and canvas. Nicosia, North Cyprus.
Other Education
• PhD (Cultural Impacts), MBA, BSc, Cert Ed., LRSM (Piano).

• 2020 (12 September-1 October) – ‘Through the Imaginary Bubble’, Solo Art Exhibition, AWESome Art Space Gallery, Exeter, UK.
• 2020 (18 August – 5 September) – ‘Brave New World Exhibition’ The Glorious Art House, Exeter, UK.
• 2020 (1 August – 31 December) - ‘Tesseract of People and Nature – Further Exploration of limits of Abstraction’, Solo On-line Art Exhibition, www.sohretbasaranhowellsart.uk.
• 2020 (March-July) – Bizzy Be Gallery, Exeter, UK.
• 2019 (4-6 July) - Exeter Art & Craft Festival, Exeter, UK.
• 2019 (9-15 May) – ‘Abstract Exploration’, Solo Art Exhibition, AWEsome Art Space Gallery, Exeter, UK.
• 2018 (22 September) - Lamboussa Art & Antiques Fair, North Cyprus.
• 2018 (20-22 July) - Parallax Art Fair, Kensington, London, UK.
• 2018 (1 June-30 September) - Gallery No. 2, Dawlish, UK.
• 2018 (22-28 May) – ‘Walking Through Abstraction’, Solo Art Exhibition and Open House (AWE), The Art House, Exeter, UK.
• 2018 (22-28 May) - AWEsome Art Fair, AWEsome Art Space Gallery, Exeter, UK.
• 2018 (29 March-29 May) - Zita's Art Room, Exeter, UK.
• 2017 (14-24 December) - AWEsome Christmas Art Exhibition, AWEsome Art Space Gallery, Exeter, UK.
• 2007 (31 November) – ‘Open Art Room Exhibition- Exploration of the Fi...