Zoe makes abstract paintings, with fresh quirky forms - that fundamentally explore the language of colour, the phyisicality of materials and the process of painting itself.
"My paintings are often created intuitively, without a clear idea of how the finished work will look. Ranging from fresh, gestural minimal images to more complex 'landscapes' of paint that are built up slowly over many months. Inspiration is found in the visual world around me, from the cornish landscape, to anything that catches my eye, from colour combinations in a scrap of fabric or marks on the pavement. I am interested in the aesthitic principles of creating artwork. Ultimately I see the act of painting as a form of self help, and cure. I want my works to feel joyful, uplifiting or in some way positive"
Zoe was born in London and began a career teaching business studies. As a mature student Zoe studied fine Art/Painting at UCN Northampton. She switched careers to teaching art in adult education and community art projects. She has exhibited widely in the UK and has sold works internationally. Zoe moved to St Ives, Cornwall in 2010 and founded Barnoon Arts with her husband, Peter Giles in 2015.
RESUME
- 1995 MSc Sociology of Management, Brunel University
- 2002 - 2004 Fine Art Painting, UCN
- 2019 Member of the St Ives Society of Artists
- 2019 awarded a residency at The Global Art Fair, Gujarat, Northern India where she spent five weeks working alongside artists from all over the world, at the Rann of Kutch arts festival.
NEWS / EVENTS/ EXHIBITIONS
- Featured in Saatchi Art Curated collection: view full collection here New This Week
- Artist Interview with Tasmina Perry - We are all creatives VIEW HERE
- St Ives Society of Artists Summer Exhibition 13 June - 30 August 24
LINKS / instagram page / facebook / Saatchi Online Profile /
Everything Is Fragile Series - works on paper
Acrylic on Handmade Paper, A3, A4 sizes
sold
My Beautiful Neighbourhood
Oil on Canvas 70 x 70x 1.8 cm
£300
April
Oil on Canvas 70 x 70 cm
sold
Untitled
Oil on Canvas / 60 x 60 cm x 3.8
sold
Play
Oil on Canvas, 60 x 80 x 3.8 cm
sold
Lush
Oil on Canvas - 60 x 80 x 3.8 cm / quality box canvas
£300
Notes To Self (Series)
Small Oil on Canvas 30 x 30 x 3,8 cm
£90
Bloom
Oil on Canvas, 70 x 70 x 1,8 cm
sold
Garden Party
Oil on Canvas, 100 x 100 cm
sold
Sky Scanner
Oil on Canvas / 60 x 80 cm x 3.8
Sold
Midwinter Spring
Oil on Canvas 100 x 100 x 3.8 cm cancas. 2023
sold
Dawn Chorus
Oil on Canvas - 80 x 60 x 3.8 cm
sold
Summer Haze
Oil on Canvas, 80 x 60 c 3.8 cm
sold
Colour Chorus
Oil on Canvas - 60 x 80 x 3.8 cm / quality chunky canvas with painted edge
sold
Cosy
Oil on Canvas / A1 canvas / black floating frame
£sold
Stripey Stripes 3
Oil on Canvas / 100 x 100 cm x 3.8
sold
Bird Lives
Oil on Canvas / 2021 / A1 size, 60 x 84 cm / in black edged wooden floating frame.
sold
Sold
Vitamins
2021/ Oil on canvas A1 size (60 x 84 x 1.8 cm)