My Grandma passed when I was 2 years old, and her chair is one of very few links I now have to her, as well as her poems. This portrait highlights the way in which we grasp for and experience love and connection in sentimental objects, patterns and colours. Winner of the John Dalton: Gently Does It Art Prize (2022)

“I am a 21 year old self taught painter based in North Norfolk and Norwich. I’ve always been drawing and creating, but it wasn’t until I completed my A-Levels in 2019 that I began practicing art professionally, taking on commissioned work and exhibiting locally. I’ve been fortunate enough to have won numerous awards since, including the Sworders’ Art Prize for Emerging Artists, the Sir John Hurt Art Prize (Highly Commended) and the John Dalton: Gently Does It Art Prize. Last November I appeared on Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year, where my painting of rapper and TV personality Big Zuu was shortlisted by the judges."