Artists

Read artist interviews featuring some of the most exciting established and emerging figures in the art world. Our conversations with contemporary artists get to the heart of what makes them tick, exploring the development of their style, their inspirations and the stories behind their recent work. Discover our artist interviews to get to know the people whose works that you can browse and buy in our online store.

Our top artist interviews

One of our most popular recent interviews was a talk with Nelson Makamo, a South African painter and winner of 2018’s Rise Art Prize known for his expressive portraits. Our conversation with Kelvin Okafor, who creates intricate photorealistic pencil portraits, dove into his unique fusion of the technical and the conceptual. You may also enjoy our interview with Fred Ingrams, in which he discusses both his technical process and what drew him to start painting the Fens.

Interviews you won’t want to miss

Among our contemporary artist interviews, you will find our Q&A with Philip Vaughan, author of the landmark 48ft-tall Light Tower which graced the London skyline from 1972 to 2008. You can read about the machinations and motivations driving rising star Anna Sofie Jesperson. Our interview with Mark Chadwick may also be of interest, where the colour master shines a light on the inspiration behind his vibrant abstract paintings.

The Language of Matter: Shaping Abstraction with Marie Guerrier

Marie Guerrier’s lineage has long been celebrated for its artistic savoir-faire. Working with metal, concrete and paper, her experimental production is carried out on opposite ends of the media spectrum. In a former warehouse now converted into a studio, I had the opportunity to visit Marie for an exclusive interview and glimpse into her harmoniously sculpted and delicately shaped universe.

By Laurel Bouye | 10 Jun 2024

Collecting Moments with James Robert Morrison

We are pleased to be launching a portfolio of ten drawings by James Robert Morrison, presenting a significant, and potentially concluding, milestone in his ongoing series 'There is never more than a fag paper between them'.

By Sophie Heatley | 14 May 2024

Off The Hook with Piers Bourke

We are pleased to be exclusively launching a portfolio of new work by Piers Bourke, a daring step away from his iconic phone boxes towards a deeper exploration of the aesthetic possibilities of formal repetition and blending innovation with tradition.

By Sophie Heatley | 25 Apr 2024

Visions of Wonder with Sabrina Brouwers

To honour the exclusive launch of a new series of paintings, Sophie Heatley from our curatorial team visited Sabrina Brouwers at her South London studio to speak about the healing capacity of geometry, the hidden life of all architectural structures, and the inherent vulnerability of all human-made objects.

By Sophie Heatley | 04 Mar 2024

Subtle Splendour: Seeing the World through Alain Pontecorvo’s Eyes

A quintessential genre painter and portraiture artist, Alain Pontecorvo sees the world not through rose-coloured glasses but glasses that are a colour only he knows. We are pleased to be exclusively launching a portfolio of new work by Alain Pontecorvo, accompanied by an essay written by our Artist Relations Lead, Laurel Bouye.

By Laurel Bouye | 11 Jan 2024

Victoria Stagni: Realism, Artistic Delirium and the Image of Oneself

Based in San Diego, California, we went to meet Victoria Stagni for a total immersion in her artistic world. An enthusiast of self-portraits and portraits featuring mainly women surrounded by animals, and a great fan of the Douanier Rousseau and Frida Kahlo, Victoria Stagni confided in us with warmth.

By Cécile Martet | 04 Jan 2024

A Seat at Kate McCrickard’s Table

To mark the exclusive launch of a new series of paintings and drawings, our Curator Phin Jennings visited Kate McCrickard in Paris to speak about how memory, biography and politics find their way into the artist’s work.

By Phin Jennings | 27 Nov 2023

Yannick Bouillault: An encounter with a minimalist sculptor

Lifelong artist Yannick Bouillault boldly traded his boilermaker profession for the enchanting world of sculpture in 2016. Fascinated by raw materials, Bouillault creates graphic realms of sculpted geometric abstractions, steel busts and minimalist figures.

By Cécile Martet | 25 Oct 2023

The Sublime and The Structural: Fred Ingrams’ Landscape Paintings

To mark the exclusive launch of nine new works by Fred Ingrams, painted between The Fens in Norfolk and the Flow Country in Scotland, our Curator Phin Jennings spoke with the artist about the meaning and importance of the two landscapes and how they impact his practice.

By Phin Jennings | 10 Oct 2023

Ambiguity and Realism with Lasse Thorst

To coincide with an exclusive launch of five new paintings by Lasse Thorst, our Curator Phin Jennings visited his studio in Denmark to learn more about the importance of harmony, symbolism and ambiguity in his work.

By Phin Jennings | 20 Sept 2023