Dawn Underwood

Joined Artfinder: Jan. 2017

Artworks for sale: 450

(73)

United Kingdom

About Dawn Underwood

 
 
  • Biography

    Dawn is a still life painter living in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Her work investigates traditional still life subject matter using a vibrant colour palette. She has ongoing series of citrus fruits, wine bottles and glasses, as well as taking inspiration from travelling.

    During her University days she studied Fashion and Textile design, working with textiles gave her an understanding of colour and shape that she carries through to her painting work today. Her work can be found in private collections internationally and she regularly takes part in exhibitions throughout the UK.

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  • Education

    2001 - 2004

    Liverpool John Moores University

  • Upcoming Events

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    Previous events

    Event: Feast Your Eyes

    Dates: 16 Sep 2023 - 14 Oct 2023

    Venue: Fisherton Mill Gallery, Salisbury., Salisbury

    Over 10 artists will be displaying their work in our Café and on the first floor, each very different and celebrating beautiful ingredients and dishes in various ways and with different mediums.

    Event: 2020 Vision

    Dates: 11 Jan 2020 - 9 Feb 2020

    Venue: Obsidian Art Gallery, Layby Farm, Old Risborough Road, Stoke Mandeville, Bucks HP22 5XJ

    An open exhibition for artists & makers who have not exhibited previously at Obsidian Art.

    Event: Winter Exhibtion

    Dates: 18 Dec 2019 - 12 Jan 2020

    Venue: Candid Arts Trust, 3 Torrens Street, EC1V 1NQ London

    Preview evening:
    Wednesday 18th December – 6-10pm

    Exhibition open:
    Thursday 19th December – Sunday 12th January 2020

    Opening Hours: 12-6pm

    The exhibition will be closed 23rd December – 3rd January 2020

    Event: City Life

    Dates: 10 Oct 2019 - 20 Oct 2019

    Venue: Candid Arts Trust, 3 Torrens Street, EC1V 1NQ London

    Candid Arts has the pleasure of inviting you to the opening of the CITY LIFE Exhibition

    Preview evening: Thursday 10th October – 6-9pm
    Exhibition open:
    11th October – 20th October 2019
    Opening Hours: 12-6pm
    Late View: Thursday 17 October- 6-10pm

    Event: Food & Drink

    Dates: 9 Sep 2019 - 7 Oct 2019

    Venue: New Vic Theatre, Staffordshire

    A body of still life work focusing on empahsising colour, based around the theme of Food & Drink.

    Event: Urban Art Brixton

    Dates: 7 Jul 2019 - 7 Jul 2019

    Venue: Urban Art Brixton, Josephine Avenue

    With over 120 exhibitors this is a great opportunity to buy work direct from the artists and discover a wealth of creative skills, including Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Mixed Media and Street Art. Exhibitors range from the novice to the established and with prices to match this really is an event for all art lovers, whatever your budget.

    Event: Open Art Exhibition and Picture the Heath Exhibition

    Dates: 23 Jun 2019 - 23 Jun 2019

    Venue: Hampstead Summer Festival, Hampstead

    For centuries Hampstead has been home and inspiration to many practicing artists and art has always played an important role in the Hampstead Summer Festival.

    Picture the Heath is an annual drawing and painting event, which celebrates the Heath and its surrounding area, organized by Hampstead School of Art as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival

    Event: Summer Salon

    Dates: 21 Jun 2019 - 12 Jul 2019

    Venue: Islington Arts Factory, 2 Parkhurst Road, London N7 0SF

    Now in Its 12th year, the Summer Salon at Islington Arts Factory is inspired by the 18th Century French Salons, with floor to ceiling hanging, the Salon seeks to represent the broad variety of work happening today in Islington and beyond.

    Event: Spring Showcase

    Dates: 2 Mar 2019 - 26 Apr 2019

    Venue: Arts Depot, 5 Nether St, Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley N12 0GA

    Artsdepot welcomes over 154,000 people each year, providing a great opportunity to show artwork to a wide variety of local art lovers.

    Arts and crafts, including artworks such as paintings, drawings, photography and textiles, will be displayed in our foyer and on our Exhibition Wall.

    Event: Exhibit Here's Hope Exhibition

    Dates: 26 Feb 2019 - 2 Mar 2019

    Venue: London, Menier Gallery

    The theme of the exhibition is 'Hope'. In our turbulent world art can provide a form of solace for many people, whether that's for the artist or the viewer. It allows us to release our inner thoughts and connect with others in a deep and meaningful way.

    Event: International Postcard Show

    Dates: 12 Jan 2019 - 2 Feb 2019

    Venue: Surface Gallery, Surface Gallery 16 Southwell Road Nottingham NG1 1DL

    International Postcard Show 2019
    12th January – 2nd February
    Opening Night: Friday 11th January 6 - 9pm

    Surface Gallery is excited to welcome back the International Postcard Show. This vibrant, long-running exhibition is a highly popular feature of our calendar and includes hundreds of original artworks from established and aspiring artists from all over the world. All submissions are included, from painting and print through to textiles and illustration, creating a wonderfully eclectic mix of artwork.



    Event: International Postcard Exhibition

    Dates: 13 Jan 2018 - 10 Feb 2018

    Venue: Surface Gallery, Surface Gallery 16 Southwell Road Nottingham NG1 1DL

    http://www.surfacegallery.org/current

    Event: Exhibit Here

    Dates: 11 Dec 2017 - 16 Dec 2017

    Venue: La Galleria, Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London, UK

    https://www.lagalleria.org/

    Event: My Lovely Postcards

    Dates: 11 Oct 2017 - 11 Nov 2017

    Venue: The Jam Factory, Oxford

    “My Lovely Postcards” is a project that was initiated by Veronica Brooks, a family friend of Beth Foreman who recently died in our care, aged 32.

    After her death, Beth’s family raised money which they donated to Sobell House in the form of the ‘Beth’s Bursary’ Fund. The aim of the fund is to provide professional development for some of the healthcare professionals working for Sobell House and directly caring for people at the end of their lives.

    Money raised from the My Lovely Postcards project will be added to this fund.

    http://www.sobellhouse.org/news-and-events/events/my-lovely-postcards.html

    Event: Chilli Studios Mental Health Charity Fundraiser

    Dates: 5 Sep 2017 - 13 Sep 2017

    Venue: The Holy Biscuit Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne


    Art Auction that promotes Human rights through Art & Mental Health
    @ Holy Biscuit Gallery, NE2 1YH

    Open night preview Tues 5th September 6-8pm @ Holy Biscuit Gallery
    The exhibition will continue from 6th-13th Tues-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat 1-4pm
    Charity Fundraiser Auction Night 6-8pm Sept 13th 2017 @ The Holy Biscuit Gallery, NE2 1YH

    https://www.chillistudios.co.uk/art-auction

    Chilli Studios is honoured to invite you to our Charity Art Auction at Holy Biscuit Gallery. We hope through this event to raise Mental Health awareness, actively tackle stigma as well as support the future endeavours of Chilli Studios. “We aim to provide a sustainable service that engages people in creative activity, which promotes social inclusion and interaction, develops skills and ability which builds resilience, enables potential and improves wellbeing.”

    Event: Exhibit Here's Summer Exhibition

    Dates: 25 Jul 2017 - 29 Jul 2017

    Venue: Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1RU

    The Menier Gallery offers a dramatic space to view and exhibit works of contemporary art and design. The gallery is situated within the historic Menier Chocolate Factory, minutes from London Bridge, Borough Market and Tate Modern. The gallery is located at the heart of one of London's artistic hubs, and attracts many visitors, including art lovers, theatregoers, local residents and tourists.

    The Menier Gallery is managed by the registered charity Paintings in Hospitals and all the money raised from the hire of the gallery supports the charity's work. By hiring the gallery Exhibit Here will be helping Paintings in Hospitals to use art and creativity to reduce sickness, anxiety and stress in UK healthcare facilities.

    Event: Blimey X

    Dates: 8 Jul 2017 - 9 Jul 2017

    Venue: Cornmill Centre, Darlington

    To mark the 10th year of the Darlington based artist collective - blimey!, we are hosting a 2 day exhibition - blimey X on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th July, between 10am and 4pm each day in a temporary space in The Cornmill Shopping Centre, Darlington.

    Work includes over 200 postcard sized artwork from over 100 artists from near and far, including; Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton, Co.Durham, Leeds, Cumbria, Northumberland, Manchester, Sheffield, Durham, Sunderland, Newcastle and Switzerland.

    Event: Surface Gallery, International Postcard Show

    Dates: 13 Jan 2017 - 11 Feb 2017

    Venue: Surface Gallery, Surface Gallery 16 Southwell Road Nottingham NG1 1DL

    http://www.surfacegallery.org/current

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Education

2001 - 2004

Liverpool John Moores University


There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Feast Your Eyes

Dates: 16 Sep 2023 - 14 Oct 2023

Venue: Fisherton Mill Gallery, Salisbury., Salisbury

Over 10 artists will be displaying their work in our Café and on the first floor, each very different and celebrating beautiful ingredients and dishes in various ways and with different mediums.

Event: 2020 Vision

Dates: 11 Jan 2020 - 9 Feb 2020

Venue: Obsidian Art Gallery, Layby Farm, Old Risborough Road, Stoke Mandeville, Bucks HP22 5XJ

An open exhibition for artists & makers who have not exhibited previously at Obsidian Art.

Event: Winter Exhibtion

Dates: 18 Dec 2019 - 12 Jan 2020

Venue: Candid Arts Trust, 3 Torrens Street, EC1V 1NQ London

Preview evening:
Wednesday 18th December – 6-10pm

Exhibition open:
Thursday 19th December – Sunday 12th January 2020

Opening Hours: 12-6pm

The exhibition will be closed 23rd December – 3rd January 2020

Event: City Life

Dates: 10 Oct 2019 - 20 Oct 2019

Venue: Candid Arts Trust, 3 Torrens Street, EC1V 1NQ London

Candid Arts has the pleasure of inviting you to the opening of the CITY LIFE Exhibition

Preview evening: Thursday 10th October – 6-9pm
Exhibition open:
11th October – 20th October 2019
Opening Hours: 12-6pm
Late View: Thursday 17 October- 6-10pm

Event: Food & Drink

Dates: 9 Sep 2019 - 7 Oct 2019

Venue: New Vic Theatre, Staffordshire

A body of still life work focusing on empahsising colour, based around the theme of Food & Drink.

Event: Urban Art Brixton

Dates: 7 Jul 2019 - 7 Jul 2019

Venue: Urban Art Brixton, Josephine Avenue

With over 120 exhibitors this is a great opportunity to buy work direct from the artists and discover a wealth of creative skills, including Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Mixed Media and Street Art. Exhibitors range from the novice to the established and with prices to match this really is an event for all art lovers, whatever your budget.

Event: Open Art Exhibition and Picture the Heath Exhibition

Dates: 23 Jun 2019 - 23 Jun 2019

Venue: Hampstead Summer Festival, Hampstead

For centuries Hampstead has been home and inspiration to many practicing artists and art has always played an important role in the Hampstead Summer Festival.

Picture the Heath is an annual drawing and painting event, which celebrates the Heath and its surrounding area, organized by Hampstead School of Art as part of the Hampstead Summer Festival

Event: Summer Salon

Dates: 21 Jun 2019 - 12 Jul 2019

Venue: Islington Arts Factory, 2 Parkhurst Road, London N7 0SF

Now in Its 12th year, the Summer Salon at Islington Arts Factory is inspired by the 18th Century French Salons, with floor to ceiling hanging, the Salon seeks to represent the broad variety of work happening today in Islington and beyond.

Event: Spring Showcase

Dates: 2 Mar 2019 - 26 Apr 2019

Venue: Arts Depot, 5 Nether St, Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley N12 0GA

Artsdepot welcomes over 154,000 people each year, providing a great opportunity to show artwork to a wide variety of local art lovers.

Arts and crafts, including artworks such as paintings, drawings, photography and textiles, will be displayed in our foyer and on our Exhibition Wall.

Event: Exhibit Here's Hope Exhibition

Dates: 26 Feb 2019 - 2 Mar 2019

Venue: London, Menier Gallery

The theme of the exhibition is 'Hope'. In our turbulent world art can provide a form of solace for many people, whether that's for the artist or the viewer. It allows us to release our inner thoughts and connect with others in a deep and meaningful way.

Event: International Postcard Show

Dates: 12 Jan 2019 - 2 Feb 2019

Venue: Surface Gallery, Surface Gallery 16 Southwell Road Nottingham NG1 1DL

International Postcard Show 2019
12th January – 2nd February
Opening Night: Friday 11th January 6 - 9pm

Surface Gallery is excited to welcome back the International Postcard Show. This vibrant, long-running exhibition is a highly popular feature of our calendar and includes hundreds of original artworks from established and aspiring artists from all over the world. All submissions are included, from painting and print through to textiles and illustration, creating a wonderfully eclectic mix of artwork.



Event: International Postcard Exhibition

Dates: 13 Jan 2018 - 10 Feb 2018

Venue: Surface Gallery, Surface Gallery 16 Southwell Road Nottingham NG1 1DL

http://www.surfacegallery.org/current

Event: Exhibit Here

Dates: 11 Dec 2017 - 16 Dec 2017

Venue: La Galleria, Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, London, UK

https://www.lagalleria.org/

Event: My Lovely Postcards

Dates: 11 Oct 2017 - 11 Nov 2017

Venue: The Jam Factory, Oxford

“My Lovely Postcards” is a project that was initiated by Veronica Brooks, a family friend of Beth Foreman who recently died in our care, aged 32.

After her death, Beth’s family raised money which they donated to Sobell House in the form of the ‘Beth’s Bursary’ Fund. The aim of the fund is to provide professional development for some of the healthcare professionals working for Sobell House and directly caring for people at the end of their lives.

Money raised from the My Lovely Postcards project will be added to this fund.

http://www.sobellhouse.org/news-and-events/events/my-lovely-postcards.html

Event: Chilli Studios Mental Health Charity Fundraiser

Dates: 5 Sep 2017 - 13 Sep 2017

Venue: The Holy Biscuit Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne


Art Auction that promotes Human rights through Art & Mental Health
@ Holy Biscuit Gallery, NE2 1YH

Open night preview Tues 5th September 6-8pm @ Holy Biscuit Gallery
The exhibition will continue from 6th-13th Tues-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat 1-4pm
Charity Fundraiser Auction Night 6-8pm Sept 13th 2017 @ The Holy Biscuit Gallery, NE2 1YH

https://www.chillistudios.co.uk/art-auction

Chilli Studios is honoured to invite you to our Charity Art Auction at Holy Biscuit Gallery. We hope through this event to raise Mental Health awareness, actively tackle stigma as well as support the future endeavours of Chilli Studios. “We aim to provide a sustainable service that engages people in creative activity, which promotes social inclusion and interaction, develops skills and ability which builds resilience, enables potential and improves wellbeing.”

Event: Exhibit Here's Summer Exhibition

Dates: 25 Jul 2017 - 29 Jul 2017

Venue: Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London, SE1 1RU

The Menier Gallery offers a dramatic space to view and exhibit works of contemporary art and design. The gallery is situated within the historic Menier Chocolate Factory, minutes from London Bridge, Borough Market and Tate Modern. The gallery is located at the heart of one of London's artistic hubs, and attracts many visitors, including art lovers, theatregoers, local residents and tourists.

The Menier Gallery is managed by the registered charity Paintings in Hospitals and all the money raised from the hire of the gallery supports the charity's work. By hiring the gallery Exhibit Here will be helping Paintings in Hospitals to use art and creativity to reduce sickness, anxiety and stress in UK healthcare facilities.

Event: Blimey X

Dates: 8 Jul 2017 - 9 Jul 2017

Venue: Cornmill Centre, Darlington

To mark the 10th year of the Darlington based artist collective - blimey!, we are hosting a 2 day exhibition - blimey X on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th July, between 10am and 4pm each day in a temporary space in The Cornmill Shopping Centre, Darlington.

Work includes over 200 postcard sized artwork from over 100 artists from near and far, including; Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton, Co.Durham, Leeds, Cumbria, Northumberland, Manchester, Sheffield, Durham, Sunderland, Newcastle and Switzerland.

Event: Surface Gallery, International Postcard Show

Dates: 13 Jan 2017 - 11 Feb 2017

Venue: Surface Gallery, Surface Gallery 16 Southwell Road Nottingham NG1 1DL

http://www.surfacegallery.org/current


 

Biography

Dawn is a still life painter living in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Her work investigates traditional still life subject matter using a vibrant colour palette. She has ongoing series of citrus fruits, wine bottles and glasses, as well as taking inspiration from travelling.

During her University days she studied Fashion and Textile design, working with textiles gave her an understanding of colour and shape that she carries through to her painting work today. Her work can be found in private collections internationally and she regularly takes part in exhibitions throughout the UK.