ABOUT / CV
Georgia Elliott is a contemporary British painter whose work is an intuitive, visceral response to the natural world. Based in Buckinghamshire, she creates expressive paintings inspired by wild landscapes and established gardens, working primarily on site, en plein air.
Originally trained and working as a freelance illustrator in Brighton, Georgia returned to painting after relocating to the countryside in 2018. What began as simple sketches of the land quickly evolved into a deeper exploration of place, emotion, and sensory experience. Drawing alone could not convey the energy felt outdoors, only paint had the immediacy, movement, and freedom she craved. “Paint feels like an extension of my hand, when I’m in flow, my hands move faster than my thoughts. Colours, light, shape, movement, sound, energy, everything is pulled onto the canvas, layering and shifting until the story of that moment feels heard.”
Working directly from nature she responds instinctively to shifting weather, light and all the elements. Paint is applied in bold, layered gestures with brushes, rags and bare hands, resulting in dynamic, tactile surfaces. Her work feels alive as she seeks to translate the felt experience of being immersed in nature.
Georgia exhibits regularly through galleries across the UK. Her work has been displayed at London’s Oxo Tower as part of the Chaiya Art Prize and she has collaborated with brands and creatives including John Lewis and Lydia Millen. Her work has been featured in Good Housekeeping magazine & the Cambridge Critique after her solo exhibition in 2023. Her paintings are held in private and commercial collections worldwide, residing in Europe, Canada, America & Australia.
She also works directly with collectors and interior designers and welcomes enquiries for commissions, collaborations and live painting events. For enquiries get in touch with Georgia to discuss your ideas.
“Painted en plein air, this expressive work captures the untamed spirit of Georgia Elliott’s practice. Working directly in the landscape with materials and tools gathered to hand, Georgia channels the shifting colours, sensations, and forms around her, distilling them into a visceral abstraction that evokes the essence of place rather than its likeness. We are captivated by the energy in her mark-making, the generous texture of her surfaces, and the intuitive rhythm that runs through every gesture.”
~ Caroline Robinson, Director at Milieu Gallery
Gallery Representation
Milieu Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall
Ad Lib Gallery, Wimbledon Village, London
The Art Buyer, Surrey
Atherton Green Art, Hampshire
Gallery 5, Salcome, Devon
Cambridge Contemporary Art, Cambridge
Selected Group & Solo Exhibitions
An Ode To Autumn, Milieu Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall, 2025 Affordable Arts Fair, Hampstead Heath with Ad Lib Gallery,2025 Duo Exhibition, Cambridge Contemporary Art, 2025
Small Works Winter Exhibition, Spring Cheltenham, 2024 Duo Exhibition, Cambridge Contemporary Art, 2024
Affordable Arts Fair, Battersea with Ad Lib Gallery, 2024
The Oxo Tower, Chaiya Art Awards Finalist Show, London, 2023 Solo Exhibition, Cambridge Contemporary Art, Cambridge, 2023 Summer Exhibition, The Art Buyer, Surrey, 2023. Winter Exhibition, Ad Lib Gallery, London 2023
Charity Art Auction, Highgate Contemporary Art, London, 2020
Georgia exhibiting at The Oxo Tower, London 2023
A painting demonstration at Cambridge Contemporary Art 2024
Exhibiting at Manchester Art Fair 2024
Education
BA (hons) Illustration, University for the Creative Arts, Kent, 2013
Foundation Art & Design, Bournemouth Arts University, 2009
Achievements
2025 Live Painting Demonstration, The Cambridge Arts Festival, Cambridge Contemporary Art
2024 Shortlisted, Livingstone St Ives, Open Call, Cornwall
2023 Finalist exhibition at London’s Oxo Tower for the Chaiya Art Awards, painting selected ‘Unforgiving Elements’
2023 Collaboration, John Lewis, Art Print’s selected ‘Unforgiving Elements’ & ‘Shifting Skies'& ‘Side Swept’
2023 Live Painting Demonstration at Cambridge Contemporary Art.
2021 Finalist, All She Makes & PXP Competition. 3 paintings selected for exhibition with PXP Gallery.
2021 Finalist, Absent Gallery, 2 paintings selected, ‘Hope In The Air’ & ‘Seagrass’
2013 Shortlisted, AOI World Illustration Awards
Interview with The Art Buyer: "Interview with artist Georgia Elliott" // June 2023
Article in The Cambridge Critique: "Georgia Elliott at Cambridge Contemporary" // March 2023
Work featured in Good Housekeeping Magazine //March 2021
Work featured in InStyle Magazine // November 2021