Lisa Bagshaw

Lisa Bagshaw Lisa is a Surrey based artist heavily influenced by themes of the macabre, representation, mysticism, and her Pagan lifestyle. She began her art journey crafting at a young age and studied Art at GCSE but only really focused on specific disciplines when she joined Art Matters as a user in 2015. Starting with … Read more

James Thompson

James Thompson Jim studied Fine Art at Falmouth School of Art and Printmaking at Wimbledon School of Art, where he graduated from the Masters programme in 1994. With lived experience of mental illness, he benefitted greatly from working at Art Matters in 2010/11. Now returning as Artist-in-Residence, Jim will be concentrating on lino printing and … Read more

Peter Wright

Peter Wright I only took up painting 5 years ago and have mainly worked on landscapes (with the odd foray into portraits). I often find inspiration from friends social media posts of holiday photos as they are never short of beautiful scenery and sunsets! or pictures I see in art galleries or art books. Its … Read more

Elisabeth Hamlyn

Elisabeth Hamlyn Elisabeth Hamlyn is an innovative textile artist and knitwear designer with a Bachelor’s degree in Textiles from Winchester School of Art and a Master’s in Fashion Knitwear from Nottingham Trent University. Drawing inspiration from nature’s growth processes, her work explores manipulating structures within fabric and utilising the ways they react against each other … Read more