Tessa Houghton
Leeds, United Kingdom
Tessa Houghton creates semi abstract oil paintings which appear unearthly and exquisite. Taking inspiration from her surroundings, she captures and translates a mood based on limitless horizons and the ethereal qualities of light affecting landscapes... More
Artist Statement:
Tessa Houghton creates semi abstract oil paintings which appear unearthly and exquisite. Taking inspiration from her surroundings, she captures and translates a mood based on limitless horizons and the ethereal qualities of light affecting landscapes and seascapes. Each painting offers a different perspective and possibility; sometimes dramatic, other times hazy and subdued. The viewer is invited to respond and react to them individually.
'I believe in the power of suggestion and my paintings tend to hover between abstraction and figuration. The resulting images are ambiguous rather than definitive. I like the idea that they will trigger a memory or a sensation by being recognisable or familiar in some way and the final interpretation is left open to the viewer. I like to play with and distort perspectives so that in one moment you may feel you are soaring above the landscape yet at others you feel you are able to walk right into it. '
Tessa's paintings have been exhibited extensively throughout the Uk and in various places around the world, such as Barcelona, Singapore, Hong Kong, LA and New York.
'I believe in the power of suggestion and my paintings tend to hover between abstraction and figuration. The resulting images are ambiguous rather than definitive. I like the idea that they will trigger a memory or a sensation by being recognisable or familiar in some way and the final interpretation is left open to the viewer. I like to play with and distort perspectives so that in one moment you may feel you are soaring above the landscape yet at others you feel you are able to walk right into it. '
Tessa's paintings have been exhibited extensively throughout the Uk and in various places around the world, such as Barcelona, Singapore, Hong Kong, LA and New York.
Education:
BA(hons) Fine Art - Liverpool John Moores University
Exhibitions:
Solo
Nov 2016 Selected works - Chirpy Gallery, Leeds
May 2016 From Barcelona to Yorkshire- Ladybeck Studio, Leeds
Sep 2014 Selected Works- The Mermaid conference centre, London
Jan 2014 Selected Works- The Bowery Art Gallery, Leeds
Oct 2012 Northern Light - The Wap, Whittle Le woods
Apr 2011 Traces of Light - The Lowry Hotel Manchester
Apr 2010 Nuevas Perspectivas - Gracia Arts Project Barcelona
Jun 2008 Selected works - Melisal Bistro Barcelona
Dec 2007 Elements - Gracia Arts Project Barcelona
Sep 2007 Horizons - Gracia Arts Project Barcelona
Feb 2007 Obres recientes - Galeria Ferlandina Barcelona
Jan 2005 Selected Work - Smooth BCN Barcelona
Jul 2000 Selected Work - The Howard Francis Gallery Stockport
Jun 2000 Selected Work - The Ox Manchester
Apr 2000 Selected Work - Barca Catalan Square Manchester
Jul 1998 Selected Work - Wade SmithColonial Chambers - Liverpool
Group
Jan 2018 Land, Sea, Sky- Wills Art Warehouse, London
Sep 2017 Recent Work- Wills Art Warehouse, London
Mar 2017 Appearing Through- Alpha Art Gallery, Edinburgh
Oct 2016 AAF Battersea - Represented by Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells
Aug 2016 Selected Works- Alpha Art Gallery, Edinburgh
Dec 2015 Christmas Exhibition - Fairfax Gallery, Tunbridge Wells
Nov 2015 Selected works- Curious Duke Gallery, London
Oct 2015 AAF Battersea - Represented by Fairfax Gallery
Jul 2015 Selected works- Barefoot Gallery, Boston Spa
Jun 2015 Summer exhibiton- Wimbledon Fine Art, London
May 2015 Spring show- Stark Gallery, Canterbury
Apr 2015 Recent work- Picture House Gallery Gallery, Padstow
Dec 2014 Christmas show- Gallery Top, Derbyshire
Jul 2014 Selected Works -Waterside Gallery, St Ives
May 2014 Selected Works -Gallery 54, Ross on Wye
Apr 2014 Selected Works -Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow
Mar 2014 AAF Hong Kong - Represented by Fairfax Gallery
Nov 2014 AAF Singapore - Represented by Fairfax Gallery
Oct 2013 AAF Battersea - Represented by Fairfax Gallery
Jun 2013 Yorkshire Artists Part 5 - Leeds Gallery
Mar 2013 AAF Hong Kong - Represented by Fairfax Gallery
Feb 2013 LANDSCAPE - Gallery TopMatlock, Derbyshire
Feb 2013 Selected Works - Take To Art Gallery, Lichfield
Jan 2013 New Year Show - Blackheath Gallery, London
Nov 2012 AAF Singapore - Represented by Fairfax Gallery
Oct 2012 AAF Battersea - Represented by Fairfax Gallery
Jul 2012 Summer Show - The Russell Gallery, London
Jun 2012 Summer Show - Blackheath Gallery, London
Apr 2012 Selected Work - Mayne Gallery South Devon
Jan 2012 Selected Works - George Thornton Gallery, Nottingham
Oct 2011 Selected Works - Canvas gallery, London
Nov 2011 Christmas show - Blackheath gallery, London
July 2011 Selected Works - Ascot Studios, Ribchester
May 2011 Selected Works - Mooch Art Gallery, Manchester
Jan 2011 New Year show - Blackheath gallery, London
Dec 2008 Selected Works - Villa Del Arte, Barcelona
Jun 2007 Summer show - Galeria Ferlandina Barcelona
Jul 1998 JMU Degree Show - Myrtle St Gallery, Liverpool
Jul 1998 Selected Works - Mercedes Benz Road Range, Liverpool
Apr 1997 Selected Works - Hope Street Gallery, Liverpool
Artist Tags:
expressionist, abstract, landscape, seascape, impasto, fine art
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