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Izzy

Thomson

I am a visual artist working in oil paint and animation. My process begins with walking and drawing outdoors, particularly around the Highlands of Scotland, where I’m based. I am drawn to crepuscular landscapes and characters that embody a custodianship of nature. Inspired by their gentleness and strength, I return to the studio to reconstruct the topographies of those places, to create paintings that speak of myth, history, and truth. Like a stage, my paintings set the scene for a story, inviting viewers into enchanting yet familiar spaces—bridges between two worlds. Through painting, I explore how imagination and visual storytelling can rekindle empathy for our living planet and celebrate the resilience of local habitats.

Location: Cromarty

Materials: Oil

www.izzythomson.co.uk

@izzythomson1

I am a visual artist working in oil paint and animation. My process begins with walking and drawing outdoors, particularly around the Highlands of Scotland, where I’m based. I am drawn to crepuscular landscapes and characters that embody a custodianship of nature. Inspired by their gentleness and strength, I return to the studio to reconstruct the topographies of those places, to create paintings that speak of myth, history, and truth. Like a stage, my paintings set the scene for a story, inviting viewers into enchanting yet familiar spaces—bridges between two worlds. Through painting, I explore how imagination and visual storytelling can rekindle empathy for our living planet and celebrate the resilience of local habitats.

Previous Experience

Education​ ​2023/24 Turps Banana Correspondence Course ​ 2021 Aardman Academy, Stop Motion 1, Funded place from Creative Access ​​ 2012-16 Gray’s School of Art, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen: B.A. (Hons) Painting, First Class​ Selected Exhibitions​ 2026 Seven Takes on Time, An Talla Solais, Ullapool 2026 Seabird Drawing Pop up Exhibition, Main Lighthouse, Isle of May 2025 Drawn From the Land, Sawyer Gallery, Inverewe Garden, Inverewe 2025 In Cahoots, Kitchen Table Collective, The Stables, Cromarty 2025 Must be Scene in Person, Leith Makers, Edinburgh 2024 The Natural Eye, SWLA, Mall Galleries, London 2024 Glow, The Watermill Gallery, Aberfeldy 2024 Now & Then, Visual Arts Scotland, Dalkeith Palace 2024 Art in Conversation II, 108 Fine Art Gallery, Harrogate, 2024 ‘Hope’ is the thing with Feathers, Visual Arts Scotland, The SOC, Aberlady 2024 Rewilding, Nature Galleries and Inverness Botanic Garden, Inverness 2024 VAS CENTENARY, Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh

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