BIOGRAPHY


Belinda was born in Chelmsford and received an academic scholarship to study at Aberystwyth University in Wales, graduating in 2014 with a First Class Honours BA degree in Fine Art with Art History. After graduating, Belinda worked for a contemporary art Gallery in St Ives, Cornwall, prior to taking up a position at the Henry Moore Studios and Gardens in Hertfordshire. Since then Belinda has lived in a variety of locations including Berlin, Aix-en-Provence and London through her work as an Artists’ Studio Assistant.

Belinda has exhibited in London, Dorset, Chelmsford, Southampton, Aberystwyth and at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff. Her work features in private collections in the U.K, Spain and Slovakia, several of which have been commissioned paintings. In the summer of 2022 Belinda had her first major solo exhibition at Athelhampton House and Gardens, Dorset, featuring over 50 abstract paintings installed throughout the Tudor house and its grounds, inspired by the history of this compelling stately home.

Belinda’s practice is influenced by sites of historical significance from temple ruins to ancient settlements. Through her paintings she considers the people who may have lived in such places and the traces they have left behind as artefacts, relics, traditions and written records against the backdrop or influence of Nature. Belinda attempts to capture the spirit of special places through the medium of paint and reveal a thread of connectivity between the past and present.

This search for inspiration has taken her across many European borders, from Norway, Portugal and Italy and beyond to China, Mexico, India, Sri Lanka and the Caribbean. In particular, Belinda has had many memorable adventures on her extensive travels in the United States of America, the islands of Greece and the Canary Islands. 


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Solo Exhibitions:

2022
Under the Cedar Tree, Athelhampton House and Gardens, Dorset, UK


Selected Group Exhibitions:

2023
A slash of Blue -Gerald Moore Gallery, Mottingham, London

Inspirational Women Artists, A Space Arts, God’s House Tower, Southampton, UK


2016   
Crash 2016, In-Situ, Brierfield, UK

2014    
Graduate, The Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales. Curated by Sue Williams.

2014
Aberystwyth University School of Art Undergraduate Degree Show, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales

2013    
The ISP and Experimental Media Winter Show, Aberystwyth University School of Art, Aberystwyth, Wales

2011
Chelmsford Art Trail, Gepp & Sons Solicitors, Chelmsford, UK


Awards:


2014    The Sir Ben Bowen Prize, Aberystwyth University School of Art, Aberystwyth, Wales



Publications: 

'Revealing Art,' Dorset Living Magazine, Newsquest Publications, September 2022, p139

'History of Athelhampton the Inspiration for Show,' The West Dorset Magazine, August 2022, p48


Marshwood Vale Magazine:  (p41)

Historic Houses Association

The Thomas Hardy Society