Artist Member Judith Nixon
Artist MemberDetails
| First Name | Judith |
| Last Name | Nixon |
| Username | judithnixon |
| Website | |
| Region | Edinburgh & The Lothians |
| Disciplines | Drawing, Installation, Painting |
| Themes | Abstract, Environment, Landscape, Site-specific |
Statement
| Statement | Brief Practice Statement: My work is site-responsive and is informed by a process of immersion, extraction and abstraction. Using a combination of painting, drawing and sculptural forms I seek an understanding of place that extends beyond the immediate aesthetic to explore what can not always be seen on the surface. My approach typically involves extensive fieldwork research (walking, drawing, collecting material) alongside a dedicated studio practice. Reflecting my interest in materiality I use a wide range of traditional and non traditional materials including; oil paint, graphite, gesso, size, pigments and varnishes and more recently porcelain. Working in a quick loose way responding to the process, I welcome and yet seek to control the accidental within my work, hoping to balance expressive energy with sensitivity to detail. I am drawn to objects and natural forms which reflect the forces of nature and the history which has shaped and marked them. In looking for traces of what is left behind I am interested in what can be seen below the surface, the invisible marks and scars. Of enduring interest to me is the elemental power of water and the inscriptions and marks that stem from its’ movement and journey. I am concerned, not just with the physical properties of water but also the liminal space between land and water, the edge lines which are marked and scarred by continual movement and change with boundaries constantly formed and reformed. In addition the work reflects on questions of transience, loss, memory, and lament. Further information is available on my website: |
Biography
| Biography | Jude Nixon Visual Artist CV Email. nixon.judith1@gmail.com Education Between 2011 and 2016 Jude attended Edinburgh College of Art and Leith School of Art specialising in painting and contemporary art practice. Since 2017 she has worked from a studio at Edinburgh Palate, St Margarets House, Edinburgh and has exhibited her work widely in national exhibitions, solo shows and group exhibitions. In 2021 Jude was elected as a professional member of Visual Arts Scotland. Residencies 2016 Jude was awarded a four week residency at Bressay Lighthouse by the Shetland Amenity Trust. This research residency led to a rich stream of work based on Sea Kelp (Laminaria ) which she has exhibited in a variety of places – see further below. 2020 Luminate Award and Residency (online) Solo and Group Exhibitions 2019 -2024 June 2024 Glimpses Birchtree Gallery Dundas St Edinburgh May2024 Milestones Tatha/Visual Arts Scotland professional members show, Tatha Gallery, Newport on Tay Nov 2023 Ebb and Flow Solo Exhibition Northlight Gallery, Stromness Orkney July 2023 Horizons: a group exhibition Tatha Gallery, Newport on Tay April 2023 WEST Visual Arts Scotland Annual Show Briggate Glasgow Sept 2022 Solo Exhibition Artwalk Porty, 21 Bath St, Portobello, Edinburgh July 2022 Elemental: a two person exhibition with Jackie Higgs at St Margarets House Edinburgh Dec 2021 Society of Scottish Artists 123 Annual Exhibition. RSA Edinburgh Dec 2021 Liminal: a group exhibition at St Margarets House Edinburgh Nov 2021 Fragile Futures: Two women exhibition with Mary Walters Upright Gallery Edinburgh Oct 2021 SURGE Visual Arts Scotland/Tatha Gallery, Newport on Tay, Group Exhibition Sept 2021 Solo Exhibition Artwalk Porty, 21 Bath St, Portobello, Edinburgh Dec 2020 Society of Scottish Artists Online Exhibition Dec 2020 FLOW Visual Arts Scotland Winter online Exhibition Feb 2020 SeaWrack and Flotsam Solo Show The Skylark Portobello Dec 2019 The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW) 139th Annual Show Exhibition Dec 2019 Spoondrift Three-person Exhibition with Jacqui Higgs and Mary Walters. Dundas St Edinburgh |