Joni Hirata Duarte began his studies in art at Lisbon Art University (BA), and subsequently moved to London to further pursue his passion for art. Joni completed his MA at City & Guilds London Art School in 2012 and continued to develop his career as an artist at Lavender Hill Studios.…read more
Laura specialises in working with oils alla prima. She has a studio in Jericho, Oxford, and often works en plein air on Port Meadow and in the Oxford cityscape. She holds a BA Fine Art from Oxford Brookes University, and a Master’s in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.…read more
Neil has worked and exhibited as a painter and printmaker for over twenty years, mostly in and around Oxford. Whilst his output is varied in style and medium, his one creative constant is the expressive use of colour. In his teaching at museums, art schools, abroad and at his studio, enjoying…read more
Marcus initially made his name as a portrait painter. He returned to the UK in 1996 from a rigorous five-year training in classical oil painting in Spain, very much in the vivid Spanish ‘Alla Prima’ style and within two years, he exhibited with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. His recent work fuses his love of India…read more
Anthony completed his MA in Ceramics at Bath Spa University in 2014 where he concentrated on experimental work. The resulting sculptures express a physicality and movement that celebrates the expressive potential of the clay and a desire for relaxed spontaneity. His wheel thrown forms act as a canvas…read more
Allyson studied Fine Art (BA Hons.) at Leicester Polytechnic and L’Ecole des Beaux Arts in Strasbourg, specialising in painting and printmaking. After gaining a PCGE she taught on foundation courses in Luton and Newbury and completed an MA in Fine Art at Cheltenham, which included a sabbatical in Rome. …read more
Alison graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art from Exeter College of Art and Design (1991) and holds a post-graduate teaching qualification from Exeter University.
In 2011 she won the Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Prize which involved a residency at the Oxford Spires Academy and a commission with The Art Room (using Art as therapy…read more