ELEANOR MAY WATSON
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A graduate of Wimbledon College of Art, Eleanor Watson went on to complete her Masters in Fine Art at City and Guilds of London Art School in 2019. She has exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally, including in London, New York, Miami and Amsterdam.
Her work beautifully reinterprets traditionally ‘female’ art historical narratives, such as the domestic sphere and the Grand Tour, with an exquisite technical ability embodying a romance and fluidity that makes her work so coveted right now.
In 2020 Eleanor was commissioned by Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair to create a large-scale work for their Studio collection which previewed at Mayfair Art Weekend (June 2021) (See image above).
A solo exhibition with Brocket at Fitzrovia Chapel, London (Untold Openings, June 2022) followed the artist’s time as the gallery’s inaugural Artist in Residence at their new rural outpost in Upper Weardale, Co Durham, on the border of Durham and Northumberland.
Further exhibitions with Brocket Gallery, London, (Unveiled, June 2021), Wilder Gallery (Jan. 2022), and Hannah Payne Oxford (Oct. 2022), have situated Eleanor very much as one to watch, with work being acquired by important international collectors. Prizes include: Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award (2017), with a solo exhibition at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Scholarship for the Drawing Year at the Royal Drawing School (2016), the Young Masters Art Prize (2014), Jerwood Fellowship (2015). Slaughterhaus Print Prize & ACS Studio Prize (2019). Eames Fine Art Prize 2021.
Brand New works by Eleanor May Watson
We are delighted to present these exquisite new paintings exclusively available to friends of Brocket Gallery.
Each of the pieces has been created since her sell out presentation at Eye of the Collector in May 2023 and continue to divulge a turning point in the artist’s practise, and a new sense of urgency, vibrancy and depth since welcoming her first child in November 2022.
My Love is Two Pieces Put Together, 2023. Oil on canvas, 185 x 250cm (Diptych). £POA RESERVED