My paintings focus on the wildlife and landscape of British wetlands and coastline. I use simple, pared-down compositions to evoke the stillness found in these empty places; often featuring birds and water.

I'm also interested in formal aspects of painting, especially the relationship between figure and ground which I explore through my work. I am fascinated by the tension between pictorial depth and the physical surface of the painting.

I was born in Bristol and graduated from Wimbledon School of Art in 1998.

Exhibition History
2007 - Solo exhibition; The Primrose Cafe, Clifton, Bristol
2007 - Severn Vale Arts Trail; Thornbury, South Gloucestershire
2006 - Back streets and Backwaters; joint exhibition; Bristol Guild, Park Street, Bristol
2006 - Solo exhibition; Haven House, Staple Hill, Bristol
1999 - Painting Is Not Dead; The Studio, Chiswick, London W4
1998 - Young Painters at Proud; Proud Gallery, London WC2N
1998 - Globe Arts Open; Globe Arts Centre, Rawtenstall, Lancs.
1997 - OUT (curated by Richard Wentworth); Wimbledon Gallery, SW19
1997 - BHF Bank collection; BHF Bank, Frankfurt

Forthcoming Events and Exhibitions
3-17 May 2008 - Severn Vale Arts Trail, Castle St, Thornbury
June/July 2008 - The Great Create 2008, The Barn Gallery, Greenway National Trust, Galmpton, Devon
October 2008 - Solo Exhibition, East Gallery, The Bishops Palace, Wells, Somerset
Mar-Apr 2009 - Solo Exhibition, Bristol Folk House, Park Street, Bristol

Gallery Outlets
Ginger Gallery, 84 Hotwells Road, Hotwells Bristol BS8 4UB

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Contact:

Web page

http://www.alisonwootten.co.uk

Email

info@alisonwootten.co.uk