Freya Horsley British, b. 1979
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Freya HorsleyCapture, 2020mixed media on canvash. 32 x w. 32 cm£ 620.00
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Freya HorsleyLining Up, 2020mixed media on canvash. 40 x w. 80 cm£ 1,100.00
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Freya HorsleyPlunging , 2020mixed media on canvash. 100 x w. 100 cm£ 2,200.00
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Freya HorsleySolo, 2019Mixed media on canvasSigned60 x 120 cm£ 1,800.00
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Freya HorsleyStarting Out, 2018mixed media on canvas35 x 65 cm framed£ 750.00
13 3/4 x 25 5/8 inches
'I work from memories, notes and drawings which I do on site, but the separation involved in making the paintings back in the studio is equally important to allow me to approach the work freely, as a painting rather than as a detailed record. They are not portraits of particular places, more an attempt to distil a memory of a space, with its light, weather and sounds, thus leaving them open to other interpretations and perceptions. Memories of the crashing of the sea into the rocks, the dissolving of the evening light into the cliffs, the brilliance of the sun flooding the beach will all find place in the making of the work, although often without specific allusion.
'Whilst based on my experiences of the Cornish land and seascape, the paintings are naturally also part of my life in the north of England and of my ongoing exploration of using paint in many ways to evoke light and space which continues regardless of geographic location. Perceptions of a place are informed by layer upon layer of different impressions and memories; when I paint I hope to reflect this, using layers of thinned paint (both oil and water-based) and allowing it, to some extent, to dictate how the painting evolves and how the space emerges.'
Freya Horsley was born in Bath in 1979 and studied at University of Central England (BA Hons Fine Art – First Class Honours, 1998–2001) and University of York (MA History of Art – Distinction and Dissertation Prize, 2002–03).
Freya’s work has been exhibited throughout the north of England since 2003. In 2001, she was awarded the Young Artist Award at the Bath Society of Artists’ Summer Exhibition. In 2007, she was the winner of an art scholarship, with a solo show at Royal Bath and West Show. A keen climber and hill-walker, Freya painted a series of dramatic canvases about her 2007 trek in Nepal and to Everest Base Camp, which was exhibited at the 2008
Kendal Mountain Festival.
Freya lives in York and has been represented by Porthminster Gallery exclusively in Cornwall since 2007.
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RELOCATION
11 Sep - 24 Oct 2020The opening collection at our new premises at 22 Fore Street is a changing showcase of artworks by some of the many established and emerging British Artists whom we represent,...Read more -
COAST 2020
4 Jul - 5 Sep 2020A colourful and uplifting exhibition celebrating the unique beauty of the Cornish coast through the varied mediums and creative approaches of selected gallery artists: Andrew Bird, Sara Dudman RWA ,...Read more
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ST IVES SUMMER SHOW: 12
18 May - 24 Aug 2019Porthminster Gallery in St Ives hosts its summer exhibition of coastal landscape and sea inspired paintings and ceramics by gallery artists Nick Bodimeade, Jenny Hirst, Freya Horsley, Joanne Last, Martyn Perryman, Sarah Perry, Geoffrey Swindell and Jane Muende.Read more -
ST IVES SUMMER SHOW : NINE ARTISTS
MIXED SHOW 16 Jun - 1 Sep 2018Our eleventh annual summer exhibition is a richly diverse showcase of expressive and sometimes surprising works by nine artists, all of whom are inspired by St Ives and Cornwall: Painters:...Read more
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COAST 10: EIGHT ARTISTS AND THE SEA
13 May - 10 Jun 2017We are very excited to announce our tenth coastal-themed exhibition 'COAST 10', celebrating the wonderful Cornish coastline through the eyes of eight of your favourite established painters and ceramicists:Read more -
Winter Showcase
11 Feb - 18 Mar 2017Winter is still here in St Ives and as thoughts turn again to cosy nights-in, our lovingly crafted wonderful winter showcase of beautiful luxury handmade works of art will help...Read more