Artist’s Statement May 2025.

Artist’s Statement May 2025
Andrew developed a deep appreciation of nature during a childhood spent walking and enjoying the wildness of the African landscape. He studied Fine Art at the University of Wales, graduating with a first-class Honours degree in 2007. He obtained further training from St Martins College, London and West Dean College, Chichester.

Since then, his work has met with critical acclaim and is collected locally, nationally and abroad. He is an elected member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, as well as the Manchester Academy of Fine Art. His work has appeared on the cover of various magazines and catalogues and has been selected for the Royal Institute of Oil Painters annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London.

He was honoured to have numerous works selected for the prestigious Raffles Hotel Collection in Whitehall, London. In 2024, Andrew’s work won First Prize at the Royal Birmingham Society’s International Summer Exhibition. And in 2025, he created work for the Grand Ballroom of the Corinthia Hotel in Bucharest.

The spectacular and often wild landscapes of North Wales are a vital influence for his work – and so he established his home and studio near Wrexham and Chester.

Also, here’s a description of my latest body of work, here present
Inspired by the dramatic landscapes of North Wales—Anglesey in particular—this body of work navigates the space between realism and abstraction. What begins as direct observation through sketches of specific places gradually transforms into something more autonomous. As the work evolves, it responds intuitively to painterly concerns: the balance of form, the interplay of colour, and the rhythm of mark-making. The result is not a literal representation, but a deeply felt echo of the original landscape—an image or object that holds its own presence while resonating with the spirit of place.

EXIBITIONS
2016
Membership of the Manchester Academy of Fine Art (April)
Solo Exhibition, Northgate Gallery, Chester (April/May)

2015
Solo Exhibition, RBSA Gallery, Birmingham (December)
Selected for Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London (December)
Selected by Saatchi Art Curators for their ‘Inspired by Impressionism’ collection (October)
’Top New Artist’ selected by RiseArt’s panel of international curators (March)
Selected in ‘Top Three Artists’ for Rise Arts ‘Great Outdoors’ Exhibition (July)
Selected for publication in ‘101 Abstract & Non-Figurative Artworks’ (January)
Selected for Cover of ArtFinder’s first Winter Catalogue
Selected for Cover of Royal Birmingham Society of Artists 2016 Catalogue

2014
Awarded Associate Membership of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
Nomination for membership of Royal Cambrian Academy
Included in publication ‘Who’s Who in Art’ (Movern Press)

2013
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Exhibition RBSA Gallery, Birmingham
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition Mall Galleries, London

2012
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Exhibition RBSA Gallery, Birmingham
Royal Institute of Oil painters Exhibition Mall Galleries, London
2011
Shortlisted for Royal Cambrian Academy
Cover of RISK magazine, November

Selected Exhibitions
2017 & 2018
See Events page

2016
December ’15 – February ’16: Major Solo Exhibition, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Birmingham.
April: Solo Exhibition, “Transformations”, Northgate Gallery, Chester
29 April – 2nd May: Liverpool Art Fair
May: Foss Fine Art Spring Exhibition
July: Canvas For Youth Exhibition, Harding, Cheshire
October – November: Solo Exhibition with Simon Job, “Topography”, Dot Art Gallery, Liverpool 7th Oct – 19th Nov

2015
March – June: Grosvenor Museum Exhibition, Chester. Curated by Sally Tallant, Artistic Director, Liverpool Biennial.
May: Liverpool Art Fair, showcasing the creative talent of the professional artists from the region. 1st – 4th May.
May – June: Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Prize Exhibition, 7 May – 13 June.
Aug – Sep: Northgate Studio, “Capturing Light” Exhibition, 22 August – 20 September.
20th November: Royal Institute Of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
20th November: Royal Institute Of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
December – February ’16: Major Solo Exhibition, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Birmingham.
7th December – 7th February 2016: Participating with Artfinder at HIVE (Harrogate International Visual Art Expo), Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

2014
The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Candidates Exhibition Birmingham
CAN Group Exhibition, Handell’s Court Gallery Chester
Liverpool Contemporary, World Museum Liverpool
‘Birmingham & Beyond’, RBSA members exhibition Birmingham

2013
Harrogate International Art Fair Harrogate
Liverpool Art Fair Liverpool
The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Open Exhibition RBSA, Birmingham
‘Responses to the Landscape’, Group Exhibition Theatre Clwyd, North Wales Solo Exhibition
Yoredale Gallery, Bainbridge,

2012
Yoredale Gallery (Solo Exhibition) Bainbridge, North Yorkshire
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition Mall Galleries, London
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Exhibition RBSA Galleries, Birmingham
Windsor Contemporary Art Fair Royal Windsor, Surrey
Mid-Cheshire Exhibition Hardford, Cheshire
Liverpool Art Fair Liverpool
‘Crossing Borders’ Group Exhibition Llangollen Pavilion, N. Wales
Reading Contemporary Art Fair (Cloud Gallery) Reading
Queen Ave Gallery (Solo Exhibition) Liverpool

2011
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
‘Sublime Light’ Solo Exhibition, Queen Ave Gallery Liverpool
No Naked Walls Gallery Chertsey, Surrey
Jamie Gourlay Gallery Eton, Windsor466
Castle Park Gallery Exhibition Frodsham, Cheshire
Chester Open Exhibition Chester,
Cheshire Great North Art Show Ripon, Yorkshire
Palace Art fair, Fulham Palace, London
Willow Gallery Exhibition Oswestry
DotArt Gallery Liverpool

2010
Palace Art Fair Fulham Palace, London
Castle Park Art Centre Frodsham, Cheshire

2008/9
Opened Kinmont Thompson Studios Cheshire/Wales border
No exhibitions, focus on developing body of work

2007
Wrexham City Art Centre Exhibition Wrexham, North Wales
Pandy Mill Gallery Exhibition North Wales
Altena City Gallery Altena, Germany

2006
Oriel Wrexham, Wrexham, North Wales
‘The New I’ Exhibition, Oriel Corwen Corwen, North Wales
Oriel Corwen, Corwen, North Wales

Formal Qualifications
BA Honours Fine Art: 1st Class University of Wales: 2007
Bachelor of Commerce: 1st Class University of Natal, South Africa: 1993

Further Art Training
2007-2010 Professional tutorship from artists David Tress, Marged Pendrell, John Skinner and Emily Ball
2008 Printmaking, Regional Print Centre, Yale College, North Wales
2007-2010 Painting Masterclasses at St Martins College, London and West Dean College, Chichester