I am an artist and teacher, and I live and work in Kent. I studied BA Textiles and specialised in silk-screen printing, at what was then The Surrey Institute of Art and Design (now UCA Farnham), I also have an MA in Drawing from Camberwell College of Art.
I am currently developing new work around the concepts of ecosystems and rewilding. I was delighted to be supported in my work using public funding from Arts Council England.
I completed a year long residency for the National Trust at Sissinghurst Castle. I visited the garden often during the year, and made work which celebrates the seasons, along with the planting, structure, beauty and history of this fascinating garden.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sissinghurst-castle-garden
A selection of my cards and prints are available from the shop at Sissinghurst Castle Garden,
alongside a range of products made in collaboration with the National Trust and featuring imagery
from my Rose Garden piece.
I am currently developing new work around the concepts of ecosystems and rewilding. I was delighted to be supported in my work using public funding from Arts Council England.
I completed a year long residency for the National Trust at Sissinghurst Castle. I visited the garden often during the year, and made work which celebrates the seasons, along with the planting, structure, beauty and history of this fascinating garden.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sissinghurst-castle-garden
A selection of my cards and prints are available from the shop at Sissinghurst Castle Garden,
alongside a range of products made in collaboration with the National Trust and featuring imagery
from my Rose Garden piece.
You can read more about me here: www.marketingvision.co.uk/small-business-spotlight-louise-pettifer
I'm pleased to have exhibited at the following galleries:
Draw 18, Society of Graphic Fine Art, Menier Gallery, London 1st - 13th October 2018
Louise Pettifer, Happy & Glorious, Cranbrook, Kent, October 2018
Artists at Work, Smallhythe Studio, 8th - 24th June 2018
Chelsea Fringe, The Shed Studio, 29 Dynevor Road, Tunbridge Wells, 19th - 27th May 2018
Cranbrook Art Show, 9th - 11th November 2017
Kent Painters Group, Sevenoaks School, 27th - 29th October 2017
Happy & Glorious, Cranbrook, Kent. 21st August - 23rd September 2017
Poetic Nature, Smallhythe Studio, 18th July - 26th August 2017
South East Open Studios, The Shed Gallery, Tunbridge Wells, June 2017
'In the Garden' Artichoke Gallery, Ticehurst, 1st April - 24th June 2017
Tenterden Artists, Rye, East Sussex, 27th - 29th May 2017
Kent Painters Group, Sevenoaks School, 28th - 30th October 2016
South East Open Studios, The Shed Gallery, Tunbridge Wells, May 2016
The Secret Life of Plants (solo show), at Trinity, Tunbridge Wells, April 2016
KOAX: Book Illustration, Mascalls Gallery, Paddock Wood, March 2016
Small is Beautiful, Smallhythe Studio, October - December 2015
Affordable Art Fair, London, with Avery Contemporary Art, October 2015
Sissinghurst: An Artist's Year in the Garden (Solo Show) - Sissinghurst Castle, September 5th - 27th 2015
SEE Art Fair - Tunbridge Wells, June 2015
South East Open Studios -Tunbridge Wells, June 2015
Cross-Pollination - Chelsea Fringe, May-June 2015
Garden - Rye Art Gallery, May 2015
Cross-Pollination - Crowborough, January 2015
SEE Art Fair - Tunbridge Wells, June 2014
RSPB Rainham Marshes, May 2014
Nature/Nurture - Trinity, Tunbridge Wells, Summer 2014
Mix it Up at Woods - The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, Spring 2014
Singing Soul Gallery - Cranbrook, Kent, Christmas 2013
Mix it Up at Woods – The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, Autumn 2013
Art Pull Gallery – Tunbridge Wells, various exhibitions, Summer 2013
On Paper – Trinity, Tunbridge Wells, Spring 2011
Funding
Arts Council Funding, (Developing your Creative Practice) 2018 - 2019