Beth Nicholas
Beth Nicholas
Beth Nicholas

Beth Nicholas artist in residence at Wycombe Abbey School, High Wycombe. Beth is an emerging artist drawing inspiration from every corner of her life.

In looking at the Japanese aesthetics of Wabi-Sabi Beth searches for the beauty found within the unconventional. From finding a rotting garment by a stream to a stream of consciousness, Beth’s work travels through ethereal abstract landscape style paintings into figurative ink drawings that draw you into the subconscious.

By working with blown ink, oil bar and water washes she seeks to explore the organic fluidity of a natural process where the ink finds a path of it’s own through resistance before being diluted and seeping through into the rest of the canvas.

Education

2001-2004:  The University of the West of England. Ba (hons) Textile design.
2000-2001: The University of the West of England. HND Diploma Foundation in Art,                              
Media and Design.
1994-2000:  Bath High School/The Royal High School, Bath. 3 A-Levels, 8 GCSE’s.

Work History

9th Sept ’09: Artist in residence Wycombe Abbey School,                                                                        
High Wycombe, Bucks                                          
27th June- 10th July  Artist in residence, National Trust, Red House, Bexleyheath

Exhibitions:

5th December 2010   New Greenham Arts Fair
June 2010  Solo exhibition “Weathered by Time”
Wycombe Abbey School- Lancaster Arts Centre
Spring 2006  Dartington Gallery, Devon
October-November 2005 The Black Swan Gallery, Frome
December 2004 The Hambledon Gallery, Blandford
July 2004    New Designers, London