Text art: enamel or acrylic on board, in the style of fairground and circus sign-writing. Dot Howard’s paintings are deeply influenced by her background in performance. Initially intending to study painting, she shifted focus to performance art while at Central Saint Martins in the early 2000s. Her work has since been shown across the UK, including at the Royal Festival Hall, South London Gallery, and Arnolfini. After moving to the East of England, she co-founded multiple live art groups and toured widely, performing at venues such as the Edinburgh Fringe, The Lowry, and the Royal Opera House. In recent years, Dot has turned her focus towards the art of clowning.

“Working in acrylic on panel, each piece is painted with the highest attention to detail, balancing vibrant colour with professional quality materials. Alongside originals, I offer carefully produced limited edition prints and Special Proofs. My art is designed to enrich interiors, spark memories, and create a sense of sanctuary filled with warmth, joy, and connection. I am both an artist and storyteller, passionate about making the art world a more welcoming and inclusive space. My work is rooted in collaboration: every figure in my paintings emerges from real stories generously shared with me. I believe that in a world which can often feel divided, it’s the small, magical moments of everyday life, family, friendship, laughter, nature, that connect us most deeply. Through my paintings, I invite you to pause, reflect, and remember the people, places, and experiences that bring joy and meaning, turning those fleeting moments into lasting treasures for your home.”

Claire Oxley’s work is distinctive through its colour intensity and rhythmic mark making. Taking inspiration from surrounding landscapes, her starting point is often the passing seasons and wide, changing moods of her East Anglian home. “I make paintings that chart and describe the seasons, skies, seas, moons, fields, flowers, and foliage of the area: canvases of energy and flux. These works are felt and heard as much as seen, stirring memories and experiences from these vast counties.” Claire lives in Norwich, Norfolk, and studied at the Norwich School of Art, and the Universities of Lancaster and Oxford. A synaesthete (which, in Claire’s case, means that colour and sound are experienced interchangeably) she uses environment, music and seasonal rhythms as a starting point for many pieces.

Street and documentary photography with mixed media, and using alternative printing processes; platinum/palladium printing process, and cyanotype-based works “I am Mister Geez, a visual artist originally from Martinique and based in London. Photography became my creative refuge in 2011 following my mother’s passing, leading me to embrace it as a powerful tool for storytelling. My artistic journey has taken me from documenting communities in Haiti to running a studio in East London, assisting in photography workshops for Crisis UK (Homelessness alleviation), and exhibiting my work. My street photography is an ongoing exploration of the urban environment, capturing fleeting moments of humour, drama, and contrast. My ongoing project, London Street Chronicles, is a multi-volume series portraying life in the city through a distinct visual language. Beyond photography, I integrate data visualization and analog printing techniques like cyanotype and platinum/palladium to add depth to my work. My work invites viewers to see the world through a lens of curiosity, connection, and wonder.”

Andrew was educated at Central St Martins, where he gained a Foundation diploma (dis), Batchelor of Arts with honours (Fine art/Sculpture) and a Master of Arts degree in fine art. Andrew’s art is very diverse and ranges between: people, illustration, modern and conceptual art and abstract. Andrew also works with sculpture. Andrew believes, “Everything can be art” ““Bodice” is created from a bodice given to me following my participation in pain couture in Paris for Jean Paul Gaultier. It is plastic with led colour changing lights inside and decorated with coloured paper and feathers. It can be enjoyed in both light and darkness. “Searching” is a fantastical image created from ink and Acrylics on paper……….it is “what might be” “Peter Collins MBE” this came about after contacting Peter, who was and is the most successful British speedway rider of all time. It is a celebration of him and also shows the diverse nature of my practice. These images show the span of my practice, which also includes photography in many forms too (real, abstract, conceptual)”

Acrylic on canvas board, mixed media works on paper (drawing, transfer, collage, mono and lino printing) Works on paper are precursors to the paintings but are also works in their own right. “I am an artist ‘emerging’, having dedicated the past 30 years to working full time in the NHS. Now semi-retired, I am actualising a life-long dream; to create art full time. I am also testament that life does not end at 60, it begins anew. I make art work that brings harmony, tranquillity and positivity to the world and represents our engagement with the world around us. My work draws on the universal themes of place, sexuality, spirituality and the natural world and is characterised by experimentation with images, marks, texture, artistic accident and visual play. I believe in a shared imagination. I am drawn to images that have personal meaning to me but are universal and relate to everyone.”

Creature Collective is Jennifer miles and Danusia Wurm. Jen: “I completed an MA in Children’s Book Illustration and worked in the field for many years. More recently, I decided to indulge my passion for animals full time. Inspired by Japanese art and Golden Age illustrators, I paint animals, wild and domestic, ones I see locally in Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as creatures from far, far away. Unashamedly decorative, I use pigment-heavy watercolour or acrylic and high carat, gold and platinum leaf, with fine technical pen for detail. I choose the frames carefully, sometimes buying antiques from charity shops and flea markets and creating pieces to fit them.” Danusia: “Largely self-taught, I’m fascinated by form and movement, particularly in animals. I work in bronze and ceramic. Through the medium of wax and sensual clay, my work celebrates movement and fluidity; the “spirit” rather than the strictly accurate. My influences are largely subconscious, stemming from a lifetime of observation. I admire Elizabeth Frink; Japanese and Chinese form, and naive folk art. All my works are one-off originals worked directly with wax or clay, with the medium guiding me. For my ceramics, I hand build using crank clay finishing with oxides, stains and matt glaze. My bronzes are created using the “lost wax” technique then patinated and mounted on solid oak.” https://www.instagram.com/danusiawurm/ https://www.jennifer-miles.com/

Patricia will be showing colourist, impressionist oil paintings

Contemporary work relating to the theme of lived experience of an artist with MS. Visual depictions of pain, anxiety and crip-humour. Figurative and landscape paintings, charcoal images and unusual ornaments. “I am an artist working with the theme of the unruly body within the environment. Working with lived experience as a disabled artist, I use paint, charcoal, clay and plaster along with foraged pieces such as driftwood. My colour vision is affected by optic neuritis, which does affect the colour palate used. I aim to make work that encourages thought, discussion, contemplation and open the mind to emotional exploration.”

Monotypes, canvases and editions by former Berlin artist Walter Lindner (1936-2007) as previously exhibited at the fair, but with a new selection of original works. Walter Lindner (1936-2007) was an enigmatic Berlin artist who produced exquisite, technically somewhat unique, hand embellished monotype artworks over four decades. Lindner exhibited each year at the Frankfurt International Art Fair and his works sold globally. Simon Hearnden, the archivist and curator of his legacy works, returns to Art Fair East with a compelling and fresh retrospective selection of the artists original works and print editions.

2D paintings and possibly prints.

Drawing (in charcoal, pastel and watercolour), printmaking, painting in acrylic and oils. Amy Drayson’s work sits within a narrative space of myth and storytelling. It references familiar or half forgotten places in memory and imagination, recalling gardens once played in and day dreams of stories. She makes up characters who become actors exploring a world of their own making. She’s seeking something known in an unknown realm. Originally trained as a printmaker, she works with charcoal, pencil and watercolour, acrylic and oils. Amy studied at Loughborough College of Art and Design, Central Saint Martins and more recently with the Royal Drawing School. She is based in Suffolk. Instagram: _amydrayson

Contemporary, colourful, expressive seascape paintings. Acrylic and mixed media on wood panels as well as canvas. Tricia lives in the seaside village of Mundesley, Norfolk. Inspiration is taken from her immensely beautiful surroundings. Huge skies and sea, and continually ever changing, magnificent light, fuel her desire to paint. Her expressive, colourful seascape paintings aim to depict a sense of place, a sensory experience, evocative and memorable. Passion for her surroundings shine through her expressive work, and she hopes that her emotive response is also felt by the viewer.

Pencil on paper. “I create realistic drawings of storefronts, architecture, and architectural landscapes. I graduated with a BA(Hons) in Three Dimensional Design, and have always drawn whether creating 2D or 3D work. Ten years ago I put pencil to paper with the goal of making the humble pencil achieve realism, starting with familiar subjects in my motorcycling community, and then having honed my craft took on my passion for architecture, cities, and most importantly light.”

Limited edition linocut prints, printed by hand or with a Slama Press on a variety of paper types (Japanese HoSho, Kitakata, Somerset). Alongside framed linocut prints there will be a small selection of limited edition mounted linocuts. Haychley Webb is a linocut printmaker living and working in Norwich under the name Stellabox Designs. She has a studio in the City Centre where she hand prints limited edition linocut designs around themes of folklore, storytelling, poetry and the natural world. In 2024, she began weaving her own original poetry and stories into her linocut prints, hand carving each word and letter around a design. She is an Arts Educator, teaching both online via Patreon and workshops for beginners around Norfolk. More information is available via her website (www.stellabox.co.uk) and social media @stellaboxdesigns.

Abstract landscapes, primarily acrylic paint on canvas. “I am a painter based in Wiltshire. My long-standing interest in sculptural shape and form as well as a passion for colour has led me to explore a variety of subject matter. As a keen walker I am forever inspired by the landscape. As a painter I am keen to explore the abstracted elements within the landscape. My choice of colour palette then helps me to bring the two-dimensional picture alive.”

“The inspiration for my paintings comes from nature all around me; trees, foliage, sea, water, light and shade. I am drawn in to corners of the landscape that could seem unremarkable, but I find their complex structure and detail, often distorted by sunlight to be fascinating, full of colour, and a wonderful mass of entwined shapes and abstract forms. I live in Suffolk and paint or draw every day, fuelled by looking at nature all around me. I work in two ways; some paintings or drawings are very detailed, close and observational, using my own black and white photographs as a structure, and take months to complete. Other paintings are bolder and more about colour, shape, energy and are made purely from observational drawing and my memories The pieces which are mined from memories come mainly from my daily walks with the dogs. As I pass hedgerows, grasses, flowers, water and reflections, all the shapes, colours and patterns I see while walking leave an impression in my mind but in no order. I try to capture the sense of these memories in an exciting and colourful way. Remembering the bold forms and the colours I create exuberant compositions full of movement and energy. Through this process I hope I can create paintings that dance with the energy of the walk I have just done. I have exhibited mostly in the UK, but also New York, Miami and Paris. I have had solo shows in London, with Hamilton’s Gallery and Myerson Fine Art. I have been in various competitions, most recently The Society of graphic Fine Art 2024, but also the Jerwood Drawing Prize and was a prizewinner in a national Channel 5 competition and had residencies in Aspen, Colorado, and the Great Fosters Hotel. More recently I have been exhibiting with GrandyArt in London, Skymeadow gallery in Suffolk and Arteast in Suffolk and the Halland Gallery in the Isle of Wight.”

Images created in a realist style using coloured pencil and acryl-gouache paint on illustration board. Based in Ixworth, Suffolk, Patrick is self taught artist with a background in engineering design. The art of American realist Edward Hopper is a major influence, as is Film Noir. He has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and the Mall Gallery. He has won awards at annual exhibitions held by the Society of Graphic Fine Art (SGFA) and the UK Coloured Pencil Society (UKCPS). Patrick was featured in Artist and Illustrators magazine in February 2020, and The Artist magazine in April 2023, he also appeared on Sky Landscape Artist of the Year (Season 7).

“Treescapes” Digital art printed on aluminium and paper Mark’s work coalesces painting, photography and collage to create atmospheric images inspired by nature. His art is a celebration of trees using modern techniques to evoke the beauty and drama of the landscapes he experiences and drawing the viewer into the scenes with their unique and captivating presentation.

“Neurographic and Kintsugi-influenced abstracts. Produced on both canvas and paper, with an ethos of recycling and breathing new life into old materials whenever possible, I work primarily in acrylics or Japanese watercolours. Lightcracked Art was born from Leonard Cohen’s Anthem, a poem that prompted me to produce pieces that look to celebrate the beauty of perceived flaws within the body of the work: ‘the crack that lets the light in.’ Significantly influenced by the toll on well-being caused by the pandemic, I am an advocate of the role art can play in helping improve mental health; running neurographic art sessions with seniors, partially sighted individuals, and others. Having taken the step to display my work publicly, my first shared exhibition has led to several commissions.”

Contemporary wildlife and figurative original oil paintings and limited edition prints. “I’m a professional artist, and I work in oils, designing and producing art work with meaning and passion, in a variety of styles, inspired by colour, shape and form. My work depicts wildlife and human form. Some of my designs create a scene through geometric abstraction, producing a painting that elicits thought about its meaning, and a hidden story. Other works are paintings with an abstract background, some in mixed media, with the main subject being partially transparent. I never stop exploring with paint and texture and love the creative process.”

All works are gouache on paper. Julia is a gouache artist whose work celebrates the beauty of everyday life. With a particular passion for still life, she is drawn to the challenge of capturing textures, reflections, and intricate details in her subjects. Working in gouache—a richly pigmented, matte medium—she explores the interplay of light, form, and surface with sensitivity and precision. Her portfolio spans food, birds, seascapes, and urban scenes, all unified by a keen observational eye.

John Sparks is a Norwich-based realist oil painter, renowned for his meticulously detailed landscapes and portraits. Drawing inspiration from everyday moments and natural beauty, his work captures striking realism with emotional depth. Held in private collections across the globe, Sparks’ paintings reflect a timeless quality, combining traditional techniques with a contemporary sensibility that resonates with collectors and art enthusiasts alike.

Jo Sharpe is a multi disciplinary artist who is inspired by colour and pattern in nature and the natural world. Her painting illustrate her deep love of colour, surface pattern, texture and composition. Much of Jo’s catalogue of original works are inspired by scenes from her home county in Norfolk, favourite coastal areas of Britain. These scenes often sneak into her still life compositions in the form of views from windows, or backdrops to laden tables look out onto fields and farmlands reminiscent of her Norfolk home. Jo exhibits her still life’s in galleries across the country and regularly takes part in Open Studios and Art fairs in the south east. “Having grown up in Norfolk, I am inspired by the great British countryside, coastline and seasons. My paintings show my love of painting using colour, texture and playful compositions. I mostly paint in oils but also love to combine medias.”

Vibrant, abstract artwork full of textures and hidden details. Jill uses acrylic, spray paint and collage to create highly textured pieces with great appeal. Jill is a self-taught Artist whose art career has taken off since Lockdown 2020. Jill has a passion for colour, maths and interiors. Using acrylics, spray paint, collage and inks, Jill creates statement artwork which is so full of colour, textures and layers that you notice something new every time you look. Jill lives with her 3 young sons and husband in Buckinghamshire, and works part time as an artist and a part time as a Maths teacher.

Jessica Brodigan creates large scaled canvas pieces with acrylic paint. She often works by combining the acrylic paint with mixed media to create interesting textures. Jessica Brodigan (b. 2001) is a British painter. She received her BA in Art and Design at the University of Leeds in 2024. She encapsulates a practice which evokes an emotive, tangible atmosphere, challenging the fluctuation of the human experience, in particular from the perspective of a twenty-first century woman. She delves into the relationship that we have with ourselves, our bodies and our surroundings, as we constantly morph and adapt to our states of being, from an almost omniscient perspective. Translated through swirled, loose acrylic paint strokes, mysterious settings and figures, Brodigan invites viewers into the intimate journey of the mind.

Abstracted landscapes using mixed media, oil and acrylic on canvas “Coming from a background in interior design and property renovation my passion for colour is now expressed in my paintings. Inspiration comes from the countryside around me. Composition and form are simplified, the palette is reduced giving an abstracted feel hopefully allowing the viewer to relate to the paintings through their own memories.”

“My practice involves exploring colour, form, texture, and light. I use a precise paper-inlay technique with watercolour or acrylic to create intriguing images and complex geometric shapes. I became a full-time artist in 2015, after careers in government policy, and management consultancy. In 2023, I returned to university and gained an MA in Fine Arts from Norwich University of the Arts. My first solo show was held in Saxmundham in 2020, and my work has recently been included in the annual exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour at the Mall Galleries. I regularly exhibit throughout East Anglia, including Britten Pears at Snape, Art Fair East, Suffolk Art Society, and Colchester Art Society.”

Emily Woodard mainly works in oil paints on wooden panel. A darkly romantic element, evocative of the Golden Era of children’s literature, is woven into the fabric of her paintings and designs, with clear influences from artists that have inspired her style (Gorey, Dulac, Rackham) apparent in each work. She amalgamates this influence with her own light touch and irreverent humour. Born and raised in Cornwall on the Fowey Estuary, Emily moved to London to seek a career in design where she now lives permanently. Operating out of her studio in Chiswick, she has built a large client base, both in the UK and abroad.

Dianne Branscombe, still life, oil and watercolour “I live in Norfolk and have been a professional artist for over 50 years. After many years of teaching adult art classes, painting in all mediums and techniques, I now concentrate on still life , landscape and portraits in a detailed realistic style. I show my paintings locally and in London Galleries. I am a member of the Royal Miniature Society and have won numerous awards for my miniature still life.” Vikki Middleton, still life, oil and watercolour “I live in Norwich and have been painting for 40 years. I started with landscape using oils. I had a change of direction and using watercolours started painting portraits and still life in a miniature style. Became a member of the Royal Miniature Society where I have won many awards including the top award of the Gold Bowl. I like to paint what I see in a realistic style and am enjoying working in oils painting small still life pictures in a looser technique.” (The first two images here are Dianne’s, and the second two are Vikki’s)

Each piece of work is a one off print from digital media. David Drinkwater has worked in a variety of media. His landscape paintings have been exhibited in London, and his more recent digital visualisation work has been on display at several historic locations including Norwich Castle, as well as at worldwide conferences. He taught art for over twenty years and subsequently worked in 3D computer graphics at the University of East Anglia.

Capital Culture Gallery champions art that represents culture, landscape and diversity, and includes painters, photographers, printmakers and sculptors. The gallery is owned by artist Rachael Dalzell and photographer James Sparshatt. “Over the last fifteen years we have exhibited at art fairs in London, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Singapore, Paris, Milan, Stockholm and Hamburg.”

Description of work/media used : Acrylic and mixed media Biography for use on website etc if selected (100 words max): Ben Kendall is a contemporary landscape painted based in Norfolk. He creates bold semi-abstract paintings of the coast and countryside he loves. He goes beyond traditional representation, instead capturing the energy and ever changing nature of the landscape. He has exhibited and sold work across the UK.

Bella Bigsby is an artist working in oils. Having lived and exhibited her work in California for many years, she returned home to Norfolk, where she grew up. She is based in Norwich and exhibits her original paintings and fine art reproductions at many locations in Norfolk and Suffolk as well as continuing to show work in the U.S. In her nature-inspired paintings, Bella combines tangible elements of the world around her with her memories of landscape and home, along with a love of myth and fairytale. She is interested in the details of things, their textures, in how the place in which you grow up shapes the person you are. It becomes, she says, an internalized landscape, like the shape of a familiar tree. To her nature is endlessly rich in beauty and meaning.

Amy Wormald is an award-winning artist renowned for her distinctive paintings of urban and rural land- scapes using vivid colour. Living under the vast skies of the Cambridgeshire Fens Amy makes work about the world around her, and her experience of being in different environments. Her striking paintings are full of vitality, characterised by bold use of colour and rich surfaces that draw the eye. Amy specialises in commissions for homes and workplaces. She exhibits regularly in UK and sells work internationally. She works with spray paint, acrylic and emulsion to create colour drenched paintings with layers of interest. Recent work is inspired by UK wildflowers and includes large canvases as well as smaller framed studies.

Katha Wood is a British Fine Art Photographer & Photographic Artist, becoming known for her innovative approach to visual storytelling. Currently based in London and North Norfolk, UK. Wood’s creative journey began in the scenic region of Andalucia, Spain, which deeply influenced her debut collection, THE BIGGER PICTURE COLLECTION. This collection, spanning 2020 to 2023, showcases landscapes, skies, and wildlife printed on brushed aluminum, creating a unique interplay of light, texture and meaning. Her work often focuses on capturing natural beauty, with a slightly surreal and otherworldly touch, reflecting her personal experiences during challenging times. She is currently working on her 2025 collection called DARKNESS & LIGHT, alongside her POOL SERIES & NORFOLK COLLECTION. Much in the pipeline. Many treats to be revealed over the coming weeks and months. Additionally, Katha Wood is a qualified Solution Focused Hypnotherapist, which influences the therapeutic and uplifting nature of her art and her references to neuroscience. Her current choice of brushed aluminium as a medium helps her images to reflect light in dynamic ways, giving them a three-dimensional, living quality.

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Norwich based award winning artist and curator. Working mainly as a painter but also producing 3D site specific pieces. Brian paints with the aim of capturing the moment. Working both plein air and in the studio his work is varied in style and approach but there is an exploratory thread that unites his work into a cohesive body. Never resting, he is constantly evolving and striving to push his paintings into new areas.

Alex Bell is a local artist based in Norwich who’s been painting for over 15-years. His artwork offers a contemporary style blending both traditional and abstract techniques.