Shirley Chi
Shirley is a painter and illustrator based in London.
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Trained within the atelier tradition, she works primarily from life, yet imagination is foundational to her work. Shirley's main areas of interest concern identity, nostalgia and romanticism. Her work explores the space between the real and the imaginary, invoking her inner world and the creations within it through the images she constructs.
With a background in Visual Arts and Museology, Shirley enjoys experimenting with multiple media, such as oils, printmaking, clay and collages. Using the media’s characteristics to interpret the narratives she builds.
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Expertise
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Digital (PS/AI/Procreate)
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Oils; soft pastel; pencils/coloured pencil; charcoal; acrylic; watercolour; etching; linocuts/stamps
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Clay/ceramic (customised -pets, people, objects, pins, earrings, rings, everything... )
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Picture books - if you have a good story
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Welcome commissions and collaboration. Please email me for any enquiries. Thank you!
Exhibitions/Shows
2024 - 'The Flowers In The Garden Are Blooming, She Says...'
at the Women In Art Fair 2024
Mall Galleries, London
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2023 - 'Withering Away'
at the Women In Art Fair 2023
Mall Galleries, London
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2023 - 'Shackles Of The Dream'
​ The Gallery at Green and Stone Summer Exhibition 2023, London
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2023 - 'Sunday Afternoon, After Rain' ;
'Cloud Study'
The Gallery at Green and Stone, London
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2021 - 'Only Children' series of paintings - 'ANCHOR'
Arthill Gallery, London
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2018 - 'Grandma's Garden' - Printmaking Exhibition
Camberwell Space Gallery, London
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2016 - PRINT 'N' PINT FAIR, Platform 3, Leeds