Gallery Artists

Kirsty Wither

Kirsty Wither was born in 1968 and studied at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen from 1986 to 1990. She has been working as a full-time artist since she graduated and has had regular solo exhibitions throughout the UK since 1995.  Kirsty was elected Artist Member of the Chelsea Arts Club in 2004 and currently lives and works from her studio in Brighton.

Kirsty Wither is one of the country's most collected contemporary artists.  Her rich, vibrant work is immediately recognisable with her brightly coloured and textured still lifes and landscapes being as much about the colour and surface quality as the subject matter.

'I think of a painting in terms of colour first, then texture, then the subject matter becomes more defined. It's important for me that if someone is looking at a painting all day, it is an uplifting experience - that doesn't mean the paintings are easy or simplistic, rather that they are built up in strong layers that have a lot of oomph and joy about them!'