I’m an artist inspired by wild and ancient places. My artworks are expressive and intuitive, and respond to the light, atmosphere and topography of the natural world.
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I take great joy in the variety of colours and textures in the landscape and try to bring this into my paintings by using a variety of materials and mark making.
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Painting and sketching en plein air is a vital part of my practice; I love the challenge of reacting to the changing light and weather, and playing with loose, immediate brush marks. These sketches help me to remember the feeling of a place, which then informs larger scale paintings, drawings or prints made in my studio at home.
Bio
Josie graduated with a degree in Fine Art from Norwich University of the Arts in 2012. Her studio is now based in Cholsey, South Oxfordshire, UK. She is also an associate member of Ayres House Studios in Wallingford.
Josie currently has work available through Degree Art and also works with art agency Artiq providing original art and prints for corporate and private clients.
Previous shows include the Royal Watercolour Society Open (winner; Cotswolds Mount Prize) 2023, the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2020, Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize 2020 and the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2019.
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Associations
Ayres House Studios, Wallingford
Open 29th Aug - 7th Sep 2025 | 10.30 - 4.30 Daily
Now in its third year, the exhibition showcases a diverse selection of contemporary craft and art—including pottery, textiles, sculpture, jewellery, and painting.
The Associate Artists, based in studios across the Wallingford area, regularly gather at Ayres House to share ideas, support one another, and grow as a creative community—“a connection between concepts, ideas, events, or mental states arising from experiences.”
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Selected Group and Solo Exhibitions
2025 Art of Change, Ayres House Studios
2025 Irving Open, Irving Gallery
2025 Loving Local, The North Wall
2024 Storytellers, Emerald Frames and Gallery
2023 Oxfordshire Open, Ronapainting Gallery
2023 Moving Landscape, Ayres House Studios
2023 Associations, Ayres House Studios
2023 Royal Watercolour Society Open, Bankside Gallery
(Winner; Cotswolds Mount Prize)
2022 The Small Works Winter Show, Spring Cheltenham
2022 Anthology, Emerald Frames and Gallery
2022 Oxford Art Society Open Exhibition
2022 Thin Places, Emerald Frames and Gallery
2022 Freedom, Liberty's Legacy charity group exhibition
2022 Myth, The North Wall Oxford
2021 Plant House, The Jam Factory Oxford
2021 Art on a Postcard Summer Auction
2021 Art on a Postcard International Women's Day
2020 Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize
2020 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
2020 Wales Contemporary Waterfront Gallery
2020 Queer Frontiers, Online exhibition curated by Artiq
2020 Biomes Emerald Frames, Chalfont St Peter
2019 Lost Land The Old Court Windsor
2019 Wales Contemporary Waterfront Gallery, Mall Galleries
2019 The People’s Landscape Claydon House
2019 Sunday Times Watercolour Competition Mall Galleries
2019 Lost Land Emerald Frames and Gallery
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Residencies
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Art Yard Maker's Studio, Sep - Dec 24 Bankside Hotel
In partnership with Degree Art & Contemporary Collective
Press
Meet the Artist Blog Degree Art Jan 24
Artist Interview; Building an Art Community Art Musings Podcast Nov 23
How to Resolve a Landscape Painting Composition, Jackson's Art Jun 23
Art For Your World Blog 'Artist Support Spotlight' Jan 22
Artist feature, Art Seen The Curators Salon Magazine Feb 22