about
Grace Ainley read Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford and has studied landscape painting at the Royal Art Society of New South Wales.
Inspired by Japanese traditions, her paintings combine layers of metallic leaf with oils. These change with the light so the viewer always sees something new.
'Nature is my inspiration; the elements, seasons and light. This has led me to explore themes of time, transience and transformation.
I challenge the notion that art must be easily categorised, explained and defined. Instead I invite the viewer to embrace the beauty in ambiguity, imperfection and simplicity.’
Grace Ainley has participated in various exhibitions including the Southwark Park Galleries Annual Open, The Concept Space Summer Exhibition and the Law Society's Art Group (LSAG) Annual Exhibition. She was awarded the LSAG prize for Best Oil Painting by the art critic William Feaver in 2012.
Inspired by Japanese traditions, her paintings combine layers of metallic leaf with oils. These change with the light so the viewer always sees something new.
'Nature is my inspiration; the elements, seasons and light. This has led me to explore themes of time, transience and transformation.
I challenge the notion that art must be easily categorised, explained and defined. Instead I invite the viewer to embrace the beauty in ambiguity, imperfection and simplicity.’
Grace Ainley has participated in various exhibitions including the Southwark Park Galleries Annual Open, The Concept Space Summer Exhibition and the Law Society's Art Group (LSAG) Annual Exhibition. She was awarded the LSAG prize for Best Oil Painting by the art critic William Feaver in 2012.