Gabriella Buckingham
Gabriella studied Graphic Design and Illustration and Kingston Upon Thames after a foundation course in Cambridge. She then went on to work as a freelance illustrator and designer based in London. For the last 20 years the artist has been based in Norfolk. She now works as a full time painter and art course creator encouraging budding artists.
She is fascinated by colour, light and form, enjoying painting intuitively as much as observing subtle changes in colour relationships when working from life. Often she will combine these approaches because continued exploration is a key driver of her work.
Two recent works on show here at the CCA convey the gentle humour that Gabriella is enjoying exploring at this year, particularly: You Surprise Me in which the jug seems to be leaning back slightly from the spitting pink vessel! Fun and drama can be found in the artist’s work.
Gabriella recently exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition for the second time with two works, both of which were published: one as a print, the other as a greeting card for their gift shop. Lemon Surprise will also feature in the 2025 RA calendar.
She has regularly been selected for the Holt Festival Art Prize over the past four years and was shortlisted for the prestigious ING Discerning Eye Prize in 2020 and the Mall Galleries Figurative Art Now in 2021. Her work is held in private collections both in the UK, Spain, the US and Canada.
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