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Oil on canvas.
100x125cm
Welsh artist Isobel Craggs Alferoff studied BFA Painting at University of Brighton. She exhibits with Dog Fight Art Collective and presented a solo exhibition at The Chair gallery in Hay in 2024.
Craggs Alferoff paints dreamlike, Pre-Raphaelite-inspired narratives drawn from her rural upbringing and memory. Incorporating mythological figures and friends, her intuitive process layers oils to create atmospheric, imaginative compositions.
@icalferofff
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Oil on composite aluminium.
35x60cm
Elisha Enfield studied painting at University of Brighton. In 2022, she won Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year, and was recently selected for the John Ruskin Prize and the ING Discerning Eye.
Enfield’s work examines human rituals. Fire has long been a symbol of life, renewal, and destruction. In this ambiguous scene, Enfield raises questions about how we remember, mourn, and celebrate.
elishaenfield.co.uk
@elishaenfield
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Oil on canvas.
90x80cm
Nettle Grellier graduated with a BA in Fine Art from University of Brighton, before completing the Turps Correspondence Course. Recent solo shows include Soho Revue, Huxley Parlour, Unit and Coma Gallery, Australia.
Grellier paints folkloric symbols as talismans. Her works merge myth with personal meaning, using domestic motifs to explore repair, creation, and forgiveness.
nettlegrellier.com
@nettlegrellierartist
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Powder coated and incalux brass plated steel, aluminium & brass.
170x100x3cm
Makiko Harris is an RCA graduate and interdisciplinary artist. Winner of The HIGH Prize and finalist for the Ingram Prize 2024, her work has been exhibited internationally and acquired by major collections.
Harris reimagines inherited sewing needles into monumental sculptures. Fragile yet powerful, her works transform domestic tools into symbols of intergenerational connection, creativity, and strength.
makikoharris.com
@makikoharris
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Acrylic on cradled panel.
30x40cm
Lincolnshire-based painter Michelle Heron has exhibited at the RA Summer Exhibition, the John Ruskin Prize, the Lynn Painter Stainers Prize, and the ING Discerning Eye, winning multiple art prizes.
Heron lived in London for twenty years. Her work immortalises independent shops and overlooked urban scenes. This work depicts Fulham’s fading barbershop, exploring community loss and shared belonging.
michelleheron.co.uk
@michelleheron.art
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Oil on gesso primed board.
51x41cm
Barbara Howey has a PhD from Norwich University of the Arts. A member of the artist-led organisation Contemporary British Painting, she exhibits internationally and has had work featured in The John Moores Painting Prize.
Howey’s rapid marshland paintings celebrate plants’ resilience. Her work foregrounds overlooked species, reflecting biodiversity loss and reimagining nature through abstraction and heightened colour.
barbara-howey.co.uk
@howey.barbara
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Materials, shovel, ash, sand, polyester plaster & oil paint.
15x35x11cm
Linda Hubbard has exhibited extensively, showing in various spaces from empty shops to major galleries, including The National Portrait Gallery, Pallant House Gallery, Hastings Contemporary and The Royal Academy.
Hubbard creates art that documents life with pathos and honesty, capturing both uncomfortable truths and moments of connection through her distinctively candid, narrative-driven practice.
lindahubbardart.com
@lindahubbardartist
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Soft pastel on paper.
28x18cm
London-based Ella Khafaji received a BA in Fine Art from the Glasgow School of Art and an MA in Art and Politics from Goldsmiths University. Her practice investigates epistemology and the intelligence of nature.
Khafaji reasserts plants as subjects of portraiture. This work is a part of a larger series that focuses on native British plants, which the artist feels represent bridges to spiritual realms.
ellakhafaji.com
@khafajiella
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Oil on linen.
60x50cm
London-based Polish artist Rajchel, classically trained in oil and charcoal, draws on Old Masters and contemporary influences. Recently exhibited at the ING Discerning Eye, she was selected for the 2025 John Ruskin Prize.
Rajchel’s life-size portrait of dancer Jazz is painted from observation and conveys melancholy through muted tones, capturing a sense of quietude and intimacy.
klaudynarajchel.com
@klaudynarajchel
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Oil on panel.
113x85cm
Verity Ure-Jones studied Visual Art & Design at The BRIT School. In 2024, she was shortlisted for the RBA Rising Stars Award and was Runner Up in the ROI Winsor & Newton Young Artist Award.
Ure-Jones’s paintings explore human connection. In this work, the sitter’s strength, creativity, and determination are reflected in the tattoos and marks on her body, each telling a part of her story.
verityurejones.com
@verityujart
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Self-healing concrete, handmade and recycled ceramics.
25x60x25cm
Jacob van der Beugel was previously artist-in-residence at The Wallace Collection and the Wellcome Sanger Institute. His work is held in numerous museum collections and collected internationally.
De-polariszumab is a fictitious drug name for anti-polarisation. The work mirrors the division now fostered in contemporary life, suggesting compromise is a heavy, oversized, difficult pill to swallow.
jacobvanderbeugel.com
@jacobvanderbeugelstudio
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Post II.
63x63cm
Scottish artist Ross Fulton, born in Inverness, studied at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, earning both a BA and MFA. His practice continues to build on his background in drawing and painting.
Fulton highlights overlooked beauty in functional objects and places. His modest, quiet works invite stillness and reflection, countering daily visual noise.
@rossfultonpainting
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Linocut on Sunome Senaka paper.
53x38cm
Malaysian-born, UK-based artist Alexandra Hon creates intricate interior scenes exploring human relationships. Trained in oil painting, she has expanded into printmaking, exhibiting in Malaysia, the UK, and internationally.
In this work, Hon critiques relentless perfectionism. The work suggests rest and disconnection are vital for self-acceptance, countering social media’s pressures.
alexandrahon.com
@alexandrahon
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Egg trays and ceramic eggs.
32x68x68cm
Manchester-born Carrie Waxman has taught Art & Design for 30 years while maintaining her practice. Recently rediscovering her creativity, she explores playful, exploratory approaches rooted in her lifelong passion for art.
Waxman sculpts egg trays into monumental forms, allowing the humble egg tray to be recognised for its ingenuity. Reversing fragility and strength, the eggs, perceived as fragile and delicate, support the structure.
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Zinc etching.
30x30cm
Herefordshire-based printmaker Frances Whitfield has exhibited nationally. She teaches at Hereford College of Arts and collaborates across disciplines, recently illustrating A Wilder Way by Poppy Okotcha.
Whitfield’s etching illustrates a Ukrainian recipe by chef Olia Hercules, weaving food with memory and resistance. It honours heritage through imagined childhood scenes.
franceswhitfield.co.uk
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Monoprint, oil, spray paint, nails & Chinese silk.
37x30x10cm
British Chinese artist Nicole Di recently graduated from Goldsmiths University, where she was awarded The Cass Art Materials Award. Her work draws on Daoist philosophy alongside the speculative frameworks of theoretical physics.
This work thinks through the Chinese notion of ‘change’ and patterns within chance. Spirals, folds, waves and residual gestures destabilise form, exploring contingency and uncertainty across dimensions.
nicoledi.com
@nicoledi.art
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Oil and acrylic on canvas.
30x30cm
Finn Robinson is currently pursuing his MFA in Fine Art at the Glasgow School of Art. He was awarded the SaltSpace Graduate Residency Award in 2022 and selected for the RSA New Contemporaries 2024.
Robinson’s works reflect and extend his reality, exploring tensions between art historical imagery and contemporary identity. This work is a playful reimagining of a hazy night out.
www.finnrobinson.art
@finnrobinson_art
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Oil on canvas.
75x50cm
Norfolk-based portraitist Lyn Aylward, largely self-taught, paints autobiographical and symbolic works in oils. She has exhibited across East Anglia and has appeared as a contestant on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year.
Aylward’s pet portrait captures harmony among the animals as they bask in sunlight. Titled after a song, it reflects warmth, friendship, and shared moments.
lynaylward.co.uk
@lynaylwardart
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Acrylic on canvas.
50x76cm
Inspired by the landscapes and wildlife of the West Country, Nick Dale has recently pursued his dream of becoming a professional artist, translating natural beauty into his evolving practice.
In this work, the artist captures the energetic, reflective surface of a lily pond. As fish glide tantalisingly close to the surface, we sense the depths of the water below.
nickdaleartist.com
@nickdaleartist
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Acrylic on gesso on wood.
55x55cm
Oxford Art Society member Camilla Dowse paints impressionistic urban scenes. Winner of Artists & Illustrators’ Artist of the Year 2014, her works have been exhibited at the RA Summer Exhibition, NEAC, and ING Discerning Eye.
Dowse paints urban architecture with care, elevating overlooked buildings. Her works invite viewers to rediscover beauty in ordinary surroundings.
camilladowse.co.uk
@camilladowse_artist
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Oil on linen.
55x41cm
After raising three children, Elaine Heseltine Carp returned to painting five years ago. Inspired by her father’s career as an illustrator, she continues to develop a joyful, personal practice.
Heseltine Carp’s playful self-portrait captures humour and presence. Painted from life, it embodies the artist’s enjoyment of painting.
elaineheseltinecarp.co.uk
@elaineheseltinecarpartist
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Oil on linen.
60x40cm
Portraitist Alexander Kai trained at Sarum Studio and currently studies at the Florence Academy of Art. His practice preserves the traditions of the Old Masters through meticulous observation and skill.
Bridging historical techniques with contemporary perspectives, his figurative works invite reflection on the complexity of the human condition.
alexkaiart.com
@alexanderkaiart
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Oil and wax-based coloured pencils.
90x61cm
Janie Pirie is a member of the Society of Botanical Artists and has won two RHS gold medals. Specialising in coloured pencils or watercolour, she creates detailed flora and fauna studies.
Pirie’s large pencil drawing of rural life depicts a chance encounter with lambs in The Lake District. Detailed layers and subtle shifts in colour capture texture, form and depth of field.
janiepirie.co.uk
@janiepirie
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Acrylic, ink & stitch on paper.
15x17cm
Morgan Willey studied at the University for the Creative Arts. She has exhibited widely and recently won the Royal Society of British Artists John Lynn Commemorative Award for a Young Artist.
Willey paints seascapes and landscapes, incorporating stitch and print into layered works. Inspired by her surroundings, she explores texture and depth through mixed media.
morganwilley.co.uk
@morganwilley.artist
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Oil on canvas.
30x40cm
Edinburgh-based painter Imogen Alabaster, graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2006. With work in permanent collections, she recently won the Upright Gallery Award and appeared on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year.
Alabaster’s self-portrait processes grief after a heartbreaking loss. Through layered oils, she transforms sorrow into recognition and hope.
imogenalabaster.com
@imogenalabaster
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Oil on paper.
29.6x41.8cm
Wai Yi Chung holds an MA in Fine Art from UCA. She has exhibited widely across the UK, showing at Wells Art Contemporary, the Affordable Art Fair, and Bankside Gallery.
In this painting, Chung enlarges a tiny family photograph taken in her grandparents’ flat when she was a year and eight months old, reflecting on memory, history, and family bonds.
waiyichung.art
@waiyi.chung.art
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Woodcarving onto birch-ply, pinewood, & white tinted oil finish.
79x77x6cm
Artist and educator Chloë Louise Lawrence holds a BA in Painting from Camberwell College of Arts and an MA in Print from the Royal College of Art. She has received multiple awards and exhibits widely.
This housing sign, carved into birch-ply, acts as a commemorative plaque to memorialise the artist’s first home. The work reflects on precarity, working-class identity and the meaning of home.
chloelouiselawrence.com
@chloelouisse
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Pencil and charcoal on paper.
21x30cm
London-based artist and animator Kanto Ohara Maeda studied Architecture at the University of Edinburgh and Animation at the Royal College of Art. His work is centred on drawing.
This style-frame for an animated film depicts a cyberpunk-inspired cityscape, built in the skies after the Earth has flooded. There is a small bathhouse hiding between the towers, containing the memories of life on Earth.
@kanto_studio
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Oil on canvas.
35x35cm
Simon Rai is currently studying his MFA at the Slade School of Fine Art. He captures fleeting moments from daily life, transforming them into contemplative narratives, rooted in diasporic experience.
In this painting, Rai reimagines the metal plate, an everyday object used by Nepali people. The reflections in the plate shift the balance between figuration and abstraction.
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