Felicity Inkpen
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- Biography
Felicity Inkpen is an artist working in 2D media from her studio in Leith, Edinburgh. Trained in physics and neuroscience, she draws on her extensive experience as a scientist to inform her contemporary works that attempt to communicate all the strange ways in which the mind works, and a deep appreciation for the natural world. Felicity is a self-taught artist who has been practicing and exhibiting since 2012 and presently works in oils, inks, and printmaking, creating works that combine figurative and abstract elements. The global pandemic caused her to re-evaluate her priorities, and in 2022 she made the switch to focus on art full-time. In the past 3 years she has exhibited extensively across Scotland and England, been an Artist in Residence at the University of Birmingham, and been shortlisted for the John Byrne Award 2023. An experienced educator, Felicity looks for new ways to inspire curiosity and support education at the interface of art and science. Felicity is originally from the Westcountry and has lived in Edinburgh since 2019.
No formal art education, educated in science: Physics (BSc, MPhys, University of Leeds) and Neuroscience (PhD, University of Bristol). Exhibited as an artist since 2012, worked full time as an artist since 2022
Selected exhibitions:
Escape Velocity, Sett Studios, Edinburgh, May 2025.
Art of Nature, Custom House Leith, Edinburgh, April 2025.
Kaleidoscope, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh, April 2025.
HOME, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh, September 2024.
Encoded Realities, Centrala, Birmingham, June 2024.
Mutual Fascination, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh, May 2024
Art and Nature Collective Spring Exhibition, Dundee Botanic Gardens, March 2024.
Rathbones Art Exhibition, Edinburgh, November 2023.
Urchins Gallery Exhibition, Ross on Wye, 2023.
John Byrne Award Exhibition, Summerhall, Edinburgh, 2023.
Poisonous Plants, Two’s Company, Bristol, 2019.
L’appel du Vide, Space, Bristol, 2016.
Workshops delivered:
Impact Arts, Edinburgh, 2023 - 2025
RSPB Dundee, 2024 - 2025
Light Up Learning, 2025
Drawing in the Spring, Drawing in the Autumn, Edinburgh, 2024-2025
Residencies:
University of Birmingham, SMQB art science project, 2023 - 2024
Settlement Projects, Edinburgh, Where is Your Place in the Stars, 2023
Current studio:
Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Leith, Edinburgh.
Member of the Art and Nature Collective and the SSA.
Selected exhibitions:
Escape Velocity, Sett Studios, Edinburgh, May 2025.
Art of Nature, Custom House Leith, Edinburgh, April 2025.
Kaleidoscope, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh, April 2025.
HOME, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh, September 2024.
Encoded Realities, Centrala, Birmingham, June 2024.
Mutual Fascination, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh, May 2024
Art and Nature Collective Spring Exhibition, Dundee Botanic Gardens, March 2024.
Rathbones Art Exhibition, Edinburgh, November 2023.
Urchins Gallery Exhibition, Ross on Wye, 2023.
John Byrne Award Exhibition, Summerhall, Edinburgh, 2023.
Poisonous Plants, Two’s Company, Bristol, 2019.
L’appel du Vide, Space, Bristol, 2016.
Workshops delivered:
Impact Arts, Edinburgh, 2023 - 2025
RSPB Dundee, 2024 - 2025
Light Up Learning, 2025
Drawing in the Spring, Drawing in the Autumn, Edinburgh, 2024-2025
Residencies:
University of Birmingham, SMQB art science project, 2023 - 2024
Settlement Projects, Edinburgh, Where is Your Place in the Stars, 2023
Current studio:
Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Leith, Edinburgh.
Member of the Art and Nature Collective and the SSA.
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