Details

First Name

Victoria
Last Name

Wylie
Username

victoria-wylie
Website

http://www.VictoriaWylie.co.uk
Region

Angus
Disciplines

Painting
Themes

Abstract, Landscape

Statement

Statement

 

Victoria makes contemporary abstract landscape paintings from her home studio in Angus. Her paintings are a celebration of the natural world. Exploring the wilderness of Scotland’s land and sea, and finding solitary moments surrounded by nature.

Horizon lines fascinate her. This comes from growing up close to the North Yorkshire Moors – the vast stretches of openness inform her work in many ways. Her paintings respond to the changing elements and the rhythm of the landscape as she explores
the visual tensions that arise when sky meets sea meets land. The paintings are memories of these moments and while each artwork is a reflection from a particular place, they encompass numerous experiences – each painting lends a fragment of itself to the next.

Her work is bold, striking and atmospheric – she captures energy through playful mark-making and enjoys the serendipity that occurs as a result. Her connection with, and respect for the natural world is central to every mark she makes.This connection is something she hopes to share with others through her paintings.

Victoria graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art + Design with a BDes (Hons) in Constructed Textiles, specialising in Gobelin tapestry weaving. She went on to complete a Master of Fine Art. She has exhibited throughout Scotland and the rest of the UK and has artworks in corporate and private collections across the world. 

http://www.VictoriaWylie.co.uk

@VictoriaWylieHale

Biography

Biography

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibition, The Meffan, Forfar • 2026
Graystone Gallery, Edinburgh • 2025
The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkudbright • 2022 – 2025
Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen • 2021 – 2025
The Velvet Easel, Portobello, Edinburgh • 2019 – 2025
Greengallery, Buchlyvie, Stirlingshire • 2019 – 2025
Edinburgh Art Fair • 2024
Featured Artist, Greengallery • 2021, 2022, 2024
Solo Exhibition, Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen • 2023
SSA,125th Annual Exhibition • 2023
Zenwalls Gallery, Peebles • 2023 – 2024
The Meffan, Forfar • 2009, 2015, 2018 –19, 2022 – 2024
Artisanand,Aberfeldy • 2023
FLOW – Visual Arts Scotland • 2020/21
Eion Stewart Fine Art, Stonehaven • 2019
Tayberry Gallery, Perth • 2019
The Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, London • 2018
The Weem Gallery, Pittenweem • 2018
Eduardo Alessandro Studios, Broughty Ferry • 2018/19
Gallery48, Cromarty • 2018
Dock Street Studios, Dundee • 2018
The Hour Image Gallery, Forfar • 2016
The Changing Room, Stirling • 2014
Generator, Dundee • 1998, 2000, 2003 – 2004
The Park Gallery, Falkirk • 2000
Yorkshire Television Studios, Leeds • 1998
New Designers, London • 1997
Mall Galleries, London • 1997

PROJECT WORK
Where art meets design meets learning. . .
I have an exciting portfolio of projects – the result of working across the creative sector for 30 years. My life as a fine artist and designer is finely interwoven with education – which is at the heart of all that I do. I worked in Higher Education for over ten years supporting practice-led research projects. I manage project and design work for clients and work with various organisations delivering creative educational workshops. I have been a Freelance Designer with the Learning Team at V&A Dundee since its opening in 2018.

 

EDUCATION
2002 – 2003 • Master of Fine Art – Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee.
1994 – 1997 • BDes (Honours) Constructed Textiles – Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art + Design, University of Dundee 1993 – 1994 • B.Tec Diploma, Foundation Studies in Art and Design – York College of Further & Higher Education