About
Sheri Gee is a West Sussex, UK based artist. Her work often derives from people watching – using the everyday moments, in her non-studio time as a working mother, to influence her paintings.
Stemming from many years of life drawing, Gee has an enduring passion for depicting the figure. Aside from painting herself or her children, Gee became captivated by the solitary commuter in the rain, drawn to the passing colours of coats and umbrellas, lights and reflections. Her latest work stems from these paintings.
Painting in oil on either gesso board or canvas, the aim of Gee’s most recent series of works is to explore a subtle introspective narrative, as the artist takes the artwork beyond the original point of reference. These paintings reflect a snatched, quiet moment between the hectic responsibilities of work or motherhood. The women are enveloped, separated, by their umbrella enclosures, able to reflect and ruminate quietly.
Originally studying Illustration, since graduation, Sheri has been daily learning and growing her fine art practice.
In 2018 Sheri was selected as one of 21 finalists in the Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize and shortlisted for the same prize in 2022 and longlisted in 2023. She has exhibited in the Society of Women Artists 157th Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London and has regularly exhibited with the Chelsea Art Society.
To extend and inform her practice, she also regularly paints with the London Plein Air Group (instagram link).
Other life
Originally trained and working freelance as an illustrator, Sheri has developed a career as a book designer and art director, part-time. She has had essays published in books on Illustration, has juried on national and international illustration competitions, has spoken internationally about illustration and has won awards for her art direction.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Women in Art Prize (formerly the Holly Bush Emerging Women Painter Prize), longlist 2023
Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize – finalist 2018; shortlist 2022.
Jackson’s Art Open Painting Prize – longlist. 2019
Chelsea Art Society – selected for exhibition. Chelsea Town Hall, London. 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017
Society of Women Artists – selected for 157th annual exhibition. Mall Galleries, London. 2018
EXHIBITIONS
Current/Forthcoming exhibitions:
Artists Open Houses, Brighton, Seven Dials Trail - Art at the Blue Door Bijou. Every Saturday and Sunday during May 2024.
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Selected Past exhibitions:
International Women’s Day one day exhibition, Feb 29th, 2024, Mimosa House, London
Winter Makers Market, curated by Resident Artisan. Fauna Brewing, Arundel. Nov 23
SOTA Accessible Art Fair, The Lab E20, London. Oct 23
‘This is Elsewhere’, group exhibition from 11 women artists on the Morley College Fine Art Mentoring course, Morley Gallery, London. September 2023
Curated exhibition to coincide with the Arundel Tulip Festival, Victoria Institute, Arundel, West Sussex. April/May 2023
Artists of Sussex, John Rank Gallery, Oxmarket Contemporary, Chichester, West Sussex. April 2023
Chelsea Art Society – annual exhibition. Chelsea Town Hall, London. 2022
South East Open Studio. The Bazaar, Forest Row, June 22.
Advanced Painting Practice year end show, Barry Till Galley, Morley College, Waterloo. June 22.
Made at Morley 2022, 11 May – 25 May, Morley Gallery, London.
Lingfield Art Exhibition, Lingfield and Dormansland Centre, Lingfield, Surrey. 2021
Chelsea Art Society Wedlake Bell Award exhibition, 340 Kings Road. 2021
Chelsea Art Society Annual Open, Chelsea Old Town Hall. 2019
Chelsea Art Society Annual Open, Chelsea Old Town Hall. 2018
Society of Women Artists 157th Annual exhibition, Mall Galleries, London. 2018
Lingfield Art Summer Exhibition, Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre, Surrey. 2018
Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize, Burgh House, Hampstead. Finalist. 2018
Example on Tour, Oxmarket Gallery, Chichester. Example art group, group show. 2018
Chelsea Art Society Annual Open, Chelsea Old Town Hall. 2017
Pintar Rapido, Chelsea Town Hall. 2017
Exhibit Here – 2017 Summer Exhibition, Menier Gallery, London. 2017
Townscape 2016: Reframing Local History, East Grinstead Museum. Example, group show. 2016
Adventure: group show. Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead. 2014
Townscape 2014– art trail through East Grinstead, group show. 2014
The Coffee Art Project, Shop 12, The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane. Group show. 2014
Adventure: group show. Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead. 2013
Example Art Group (e.g), 8 local artists, Greenstede Gallery, Chequer Mead, East Grinstead. 2012
Adventure: group show. Jubilee Community Centre, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead. 2012
Lingfield Art Summer Exhibition, Lingfield & Dormansland Community Centre, Surrey. 2012
Example (e.g), group show. Greenstede Gallery, Chequer Mead, East Grinstead, West Sussex. 2012
Turners Hill Art Festival, St Leonards Church, West Sussex. 2011
Solo Exhibtion, Oyster Framers, Lingfield, Surrey. 2011
London Road Group at the Ashdown Forest Centre. 2011
Congregation, by Shardcore, at St Paul’s Church, Brighton. 2010
Solo Exhibtion, The Hawth Theatre, Crawley. 2009
Solo Exhibtion, Moksha café, 4-5 York Place, Brighton. 2008
Arists Open Houses, Brighton & Hove: 64 Lyndhurst Road, Hove, East Sussex. 2008
Michael Gage & Sheri Gee, Greenstede Gallery, East Grinstead, West Sussex. 2007