About Imogen

Imogen is an abstract artist, working in London, UK.  She has been painting all her life, gravitating towards abstract expression in more recent years.

With formal training in both art and architecture, her work is an interpretation of space achieved by layering and mark-making.  Imogen sees the canvas as a way to convey depth and movement on a two-dimensional plane, creating a sense of visceral experience through her work.

Bold colours and dynamic forms have a strong emotional pull for Imogen, which is evident in her practice.  The feelings she has when noticing moments of beauty in the natural world are key inspirations for her painting.

For more insight into Imogen’s process, please visit her Instagram page.

Artist’s Statement – in her own words

Firstly, thank you for being here to enjoy my art!  I’m Imogen. I share my life with a beautiful, eccentric rescue greyhound called Georgia. I live and work in East London, overlooking the unexpectedly diverse ecosystem of the Limehouse Cut canal, which I walk along every day.  I have always had a flair for the creative, spending many hours of my childhood deeply engrossed in countless artistic projects (with tireless support from my mum, who would patiently set up and pack away my materials and clear up the inevitable mess!). Growing up in the Warwickshire countryside, I have always loved to be outdoors, with my bare feet on the grass. I would spend weekends looking for butterflies, or learning about plants and their names from my green-fingered dad. As I have grown and matured, so has my appreciation for nature, and my passion for painting. 

My architectural and interior design background drives my desire to enhance the spaces we occupy: creating delight is my central tenet. However, my life’s work is painting, and it is through my art that I feel most able to convey this delight so that you can experience it too.

I paint for joy: the creation process is both an expression of my joy, and something that brings me joy. When I paint, I am fully present in the here and now, directly connecting with the physical and visual world. My work is a celebration of vivid colour, energy, and the beauty of our environment.

This manifestation of joy has become increasingly important to me emotionally, as someone who is profoundly affected by the sadness, struggle, destruction and oppression we witness on a daily basis - and for many of us, experience directly. Being able to meaningfully participate in joy and whimsy is essential for me and, I believe, everyone else who feels as deeply as I do.

Joy is something I hope to bring you through my art.

Awards
2024 - Blunden Prize - Runner Up (more information here)

Exhibitions
2024 - Abstractions of Poplar - Poplar Union, London E14

Agent / Gallery representation
Artiq - International Art Agency

Education

2016 – Architecture Part III (Professional Qualification), Westminster University
2012-2014 – Master in Architecture, Westminster University
2007-2010 – Architecture BSc, The Bartlett, University College London
2006-2007 – Art and Design Foundation Studies, Warwickshire College