Artist Statement
Through her paintings, Charlotte explores and reveals new methods of sensation and perception of the human body. Through a relationship with colour and bold strokes, the aim is to transform flowing lines and delicate curves, into powerful blocks and piercing eyes. The use of simple colour palettes and abstract notions of painting draws you in to the relationship between the art and the artist. The exploration of shape and line through pen drawings and realistic portraits offers a stark contrast against the abstract features of the human body. These drawings offer Charlotte a perspective and understanding of the power of drawing the human body, and a subject that will always offer something new and interesting to study from.
Charlotte lives in the outskirts of Wiltshire with her husband. She graduated from the University of Reading with a Honours degree in Art and Psychology – and has since displayed artwork from London to Canada.
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Awards
2024
Highly Commended at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Summer Show, with Lines.
Education
2020
BA Art and Psychology
University of Reading
Exhibitions
2024
Swindon Open Studios, Carriage Works, Swindon (September)
Swindon Paint Fest, Swindon (September)
The Fabric of Life, ArtSite, Swindon
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Summer Exhibition, RBSA Gallery, Birmingham
Secret Submissions, Swindon Arts Fringe, Swindon
Pure Abstract, Swindon Arts Fringe, Swindon
Footprint Open Exhibition, Footprint Gallery, Jackfield
Annual Open Exhibition, The White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough
2023
Reawakening Group Exhibition, Trinity Collective, Swindon
Bath Open Art Prize, 44AD Artspace, Bath
Calne Arts and Music Festival Annual Exhibition, Marden House, Calne
Swindon Open Studios, The Barn, Stanton Park, Swindon
Swindon Paint Fest, Wood Street, Swindon
Solo Show, Mams Gallery, Swindon
Annual Open Exhibition, The White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough
2020
Asbestos Streams – University of Reading Degree Show Group Exhibition, Online
Road Works Ahead [I Sure Hope It Does] – Interim University of Reading Degree Show Exhibition, Reading, UK
2019
Bloomin’ – Growing into Art – Selected Group Exhibition at Stour Space, London, UK
Same Faces Different Places – Selected Group Exhibition at University of Reading Art Dept.
Sans Camera – Selected Group Exhibition at Paradigm(e) Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
2018
Wooden Jungle – Selected Group Exhibition at Hamelin, Ottawa, Canada
Don’t Feed The Stereotype – Selected Group Exhibition at Agora, Ottawa, Canada
Sans Camera – Selected Group Exhibition at Galerie 5.6, Ottawa, Canada
Plastered Heads – Selected Group Exhibition at Hamelin, Ottawa, Canada
2017
Don’t Look At Me – Selected Group Pop Up Exhibition at University of Reading, UK
Midnight Colours – Selected Group Exhibition at Speakeasy Cocktail Bar, Reading, UK
2016
Selected Group Window Exhibition at Hughenden Yard, Marlborough, UK
Publications & Features
2024
Collaboration with Vibish Brewing
2023
Polemical Zine Issue 19: Blue
Swindon Paint Fest – Exhibition mention on the BBC website (1), and BBC website (2).
Swindon Paint Fest – Swindon Advertiser
Creating a Collection of Faces by Charlotte Abraham – Swindon Artists Forum Guest Post
2019
ArtLab – ArtLab Summer School Day 1 – New Christ Church Primary School Year 6
I Am, We Are, Different By Design – University of Reading School of Arts and Communication Design Zine, Summer 2019
ArtLab – Tate Exchange 2019
The Eye That Looks – University of Reading Creative Arts Anthology 2019
uOttawa Gazette – Challenging stereotypes, one label at a time
2018
ArtLab – Reading Scholars Final Event 2018
ArtLab – Tate Exchange with Reading Scholars
