{"id":48,"date":"2022-03-28T13:55:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T13:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fionahodgesart.com\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2025-08-20T09:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T09:01:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fionahodgesart.com\/?page_id=48","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; vertical_offset=&#8221;0px&#8221; min_height=&#8221;275.3px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/fionahodgesart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/AboutMeSept24.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;About Me Banner&#8221; title_text=&#8221;AboutMeSept24&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; vertical_offset=&#8221;0px&#8221; min_height=&#8221;196.4px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Collagist, Painter and Ceramicist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I use collage and mixed media techniques to \u00a0create surreal, dream-like images.. Some of them have been described as &#8220;Quite bonkers!&#8221;. Lately, I have been enjoying the art of <em>letting go<\/em>\u2014trusting the process, following instinct, and seeing where the unexpected leads.<\/p>\n<p>I also make humorous ceramic sculptures, often based on the famous and infamous.<\/p>\n<p>I exhibit regularly in exhibitions local to Lincolnshire. Further afield my art has been selected for the ING Discerning Eye, John Ruskin Prize, Wells Art Contemporary, SAA Artists of the Year and VAA International Online.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>CV<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">2011. BA (Hons) Open (mainly focusing on design, creativity and business) \u2013 Open University<\/span><\/li>\n<li>2009. BA (Hons) Fine Art \u2013 University of Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>1995. MBA \u2013 Masters Degree in Business Administration &#8211; The Open University Business School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Solo Exhibitions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">2024 &#8211; Why Not? &#8211; Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>2025 &#8211; Flux &#8211; Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Group Exhibitions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creative Lincs Spring Exhibition &#8211; Gunby Hall, Spilsby, Lincolnshire<\/li>\n<li>Limited Edition &#8211; Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Collections &#8211; Gallery at St Martins, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Cityscapes &#8211; Indigo Ctow Gallery, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Art Trail Exhibition &#8211; Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Virtual to Real &#8211; The Rickyard Gallery, Wickenby, Lincolnshire<\/li>\n<li>Creative Lincs Summer Exhibition &#8211; The Rickyard Gallery, Wickenby, Lincolnshire<\/li>\n<li>Unleash the Crowken &#8211; Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>ESC Artists Art &amp; Craft Exhibition, Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 6th John Ruskin Prize: Seeing the Unseen, Hearing the Unspoken &#8211; Trinity Buoy Wharf, London<\/li>\n<li>Crowlogue &#8211; Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Hang &#8211; Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Creative Lincs Art Trail and Open Studios &#8211; Lincolnshire<\/li>\n<li>Imagine &#8211; Creative Lincs at Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Never Mind the Ballot Box &#8211; Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Illumination &#8211; Creative Lincs at Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Emporium &#8211; Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Crowscendo &#8211; Indigo Crow Gallery, Lincoln<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wells Art Contemporary, Wells Cathedral, Somerset<\/li>\n<li>Depths of Darkness, Gallery at St Martin\u2019s, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Vivid 2, Oakham, Rutland<\/li>\n<li>Vitamin Sea, Oakham, Rutland<\/li>\n<li>Creative Lincs Spring exhibition, Gunby Hall, Lincolnshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London<\/li>\n<li>Society for All Artists &#8211; Artists of the Year, Nottingham<\/li>\n<li>Open Art Exhibition, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, North Lincolnshire<\/li>\n<li>Exhibition of Wildlife Art, Whisby, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>NTKO Gallery Affordable Art exhibition, Louth<\/li>\n<li>Alford Arts Open, Alford, Lincolnshire<\/li>\n<li>Vivid, Sam Scorer Gallery, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Exhibition of Lincolnshire Artists, Whisby, Lincoln<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VAA International Online Art Exhibition<\/li>\n<li>WILD at Sam Scorer Gallery, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Exhibition of Lincolnshire Artists, Whisby, Lincoln<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ING Discerning Eye, Online<\/li>\n<li>STAR, Gallery at St Martin\u2019s, Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Autumn Open, Carre Gallery, Sleaford<\/li>\n<li>Spring Open, Carre Gallery, Sleaford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>SAA Artists of the Year 2022 \u2013 Supporting All Artists Award<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Collagist, Painter and Ceramicist I use collage and mixed media techniques to \u00a0create surreal, dream-like images.. 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