Rosemary Burn

Biography
I grew up In Essex, England, and since I can remember I have been creative. Apart from drawing and painting from an early age, I started to learn the piano when I was five, and now, as well as a BA and a further MA in sculpture from Chelsea School of Art, I also have a performers diploma in the piano from Trinity Music College. My paintings are crafted from moments; those snippets of time and from which I can find a story in the background, such as a dripping bath tap and the light carried in the ripples, a fly on the wall, the fleeting expression on a face, a nameless place. For me, these happenings underpin our existence; big events, highs and lows, come and go but the insignificant and fleeting remain and repeat, like a constant hum in the background. The nature of each brushstroke, and the texture of the paint also play an important part in the translation of the seen, into a blurring between the representational and the semi abstract, the patterns which often escape our notice. I work every day searching for an alchemy between paint, subject and moment. When I studied at Chelsea School of Art I was making sculpture, but the intention behind the work was similar. Works from those times include a bicycle abandoned on its side with its back wheel perpetually turning, so the scene of an accident was kept alive for an infinite length of time, a remote controlled leg of lamb, a huge flying saucepan which had come to rest skewered by the sword of a swordfish held upright by a fisherman (both plaster casts). Although my life is a busy one with many commitments - I am also a classical pianist, (and I teach the piano), not being creative in some way every day has never been possible for me. I love every minute!
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Education

1993 - 1995

Trinity College of Music

1980 - 1984

Chelsea School of Art
Awards

2024

Zandra Rhodes Portrait

Zandra Rhodes, the iconic fashion designer, has kindly agreed to sit for me to paint her portrait. She now has two of my paintings in her private collection

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2024

Zandra Rhodes Portrait

Zandra Rhodes, the iconic fashion designer, has kindly agreed to sit for me to paint her portrait. She now has two of my paintings in her private collection

2023

Interview with James Thomas, BBC Radio Wiltshire

An interview on BBC Radio Wiltshire, 5/6/23, focusing on my artwork selected for the RA Summer Exhibition.

2023

2nd place runner up

7th International Landscape Competition, Teravarna Gallery LA

2023

Featured in Pomegranate magazine, London

A feature in Pomegranate magazine, London

2023

Collectors Art Prize

A prize for innovation in contemporary art, curated by Contemporary Art Collectors magazine

2023

Interview with James Thomas, BBC Radio Wiltshire

An interview on BBC Radio Wiltshire, 5/6/23, focusing on my artwork selected for the RA Summer Exhibition.

2020

Featured in House and Garden magazine

An artwork featured in 'The pick of artists support pledge' in House and Garden magazine UK
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Event: Society of Wildlife Artists Exhibition

Dates: 17 Oct 2024 - 27 Oct 2024

Venue: The Mall Galleries, London

The Natural Eye

Event: Royal Society of Marine Artists 2024

Dates: 19 Sep 2024 - 28 Sep 2024

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

The annual exhibition of the Royal Society of Marine Artists at the Mall Galleries London

Event: Pensychnant Open Exhibition

Dates: 6 Jul 2024 - 29 Sep 2024

Venue: Pensychnant Open Exhibition, Sychnant Pass Road, Conwy

An open exhibition organised by Parker Harris, featuring nature and nature conservation

Event: ING Discerning Eye 2023

Dates: 16 Nov 2023 - 26 Nov 2023

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2023, Mall Galleries London

Event: SWLA The Natural Eye, 60th anniversary exhibition

Dates: 1 Nov 2023 - 11 Nov 2023

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

The Natural Eye, 60th anniversary exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists, Mall Galleries london

Event: Art Gemini Prize

Dates: 20 Sep 2023 - 28 Sep 2023

Venue: The Zari Gallery, 73 Newman St, London W1T 3EJ.

Shortlisted for the 10th edition Art Gemini prize

Event: Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023

Dates: 13 Jun 2023 - 20 Aug 2023

Venue: Royal Academy of Arts, Picadilly, London

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

Event: The Power of Pencil

Dates: 20 Mar 2023 - 22 Apr 2023

Venue: Artcan, Artcan online

Artcan's 10th anniversary exhibition

Event: Chroma 2

Dates: 10 Mar 2023 - 10 Dec 2023

Venue: America Square Conference Centre, London, London

An exhibition curated and organised by Artcan

Event: Paris International Art Fair 2022

Dates: 18 Oct 2022 - 23 Oct 2022

Venue: Paris International Art Fair, Avenue d'Iéna Paris France

An international art fair held in Paris

Event: Society of marine artists 2022

Dates: 22 Sep 2022 - 1 Oct 2022

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

Annual exhibition of the Society of Marine Artists

Event: Wells Art Contemporary Awards 2022

Dates: 30 Jul 2022 - 28 Aug 2022

Venue: Wells Art Contemporary, Wells Cathedral

Annual international contemporary exhibition

Event: Artexpo New York

Dates: 7 Apr 2022 - 10 Apr 2022

Venue: Pier 36, Manhatten New York

An international art fair held in New York, US

Event: Figurative Art Now 2021

Dates: 7 Jul 2021 - 20 Sep 2021

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

An exhibition showcasing the best of contemporary figurative art

Event: Amalgam

Dates: 17 May 2021 - 30 Jun 2021

Venue: The Space Theatre, London

A solo exhibition organised by Frequency Theatre, collaborating with three contemporary playwrights

Event: Royal Institute of Oil painters 2019

Dates: 27 Nov 2019 - 8 Dec 2019

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

Royal Institute of Oil painters

Event: Florence Biennale

Dates: 18 Oct 2019 - 27 Oct 2019

Venue: FLORENCE BIENNALE 2019, Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy

International exhibition in Florence

Event: Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2018

Dates: 28 Nov 2018 - 9 Dec 2018

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition

Links

Like me on Facebook

Follow me on Twitter

Follow me on Instagram

Visit my website

Education

1993 - 1995

Trinity College of Music

1980 - 1984

Chelsea School of Art

Awards

2024

Women in Art Emerging Art prize (longlisted)

Longlisted for the Women in Art Emerging Art prize 2024

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2024

Zandra Rhodes Portrait

Zandra Rhodes, the iconic fashion designer, has kindly agreed to sit for me to paint her portrait. She now has two of my paintings in her private collection

2023

Interview with James Thomas, BBC Radio Wiltshire

An interview on BBC Radio Wiltshire, 5/6/23, focusing on my artwork selected for the RA Summer Exhibition.

2023

2nd place runner up

7th International Landscape Competition, Teravarna Gallery LA

2023

Featured in Pomegranate magazine, London

A feature in Pomegranate magazine, London

2023

Collectors Art Prize

A prize for innovation in contemporary art, curated by Contemporary Art Collectors magazine

2023

Interview with James Thomas, BBC Radio Wiltshire

An interview on BBC Radio Wiltshire, 5/6/23, focusing on my artwork selected for the RA Summer Exhibition.

2020

Featured in House and Garden magazine

An artwork featured in 'The pick of artists support pledge' in House and Garden magazine UK

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Society of Wildlife Artists Exhibition

Dates: 17 Oct 2024 - 27 Oct 2024

Venue: The Mall Galleries, London

The Natural Eye

Event: Royal Society of Marine Artists 2024

Dates: 19 Sep 2024 - 28 Sep 2024

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

The annual exhibition of the Royal Society of Marine Artists at the Mall Galleries London

Event: Pensychnant Open Exhibition

Dates: 6 Jul 2024 - 29 Sep 2024

Venue: Pensychnant Open Exhibition, Sychnant Pass Road, Conwy

An open exhibition organised by Parker Harris, featuring nature and nature conservation

Event: ING Discerning Eye 2023

Dates: 16 Nov 2023 - 26 Nov 2023

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2023, Mall Galleries London

Event: SWLA The Natural Eye, 60th anniversary exhibition

Dates: 1 Nov 2023 - 11 Nov 2023

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

The Natural Eye, 60th anniversary exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists, Mall Galleries london

Event: Art Gemini Prize

Dates: 20 Sep 2023 - 28 Sep 2023

Venue: The Zari Gallery, 73 Newman St, London W1T 3EJ.

Shortlisted for the 10th edition Art Gemini prize

Event: Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023

Dates: 13 Jun 2023 - 20 Aug 2023

Venue: Royal Academy of Arts, Picadilly, London

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

Event: The Power of Pencil

Dates: 20 Mar 2023 - 22 Apr 2023

Venue: Artcan, Artcan online

Artcan's 10th anniversary exhibition

Event: Chroma 2

Dates: 10 Mar 2023 - 10 Dec 2023

Venue: America Square Conference Centre, London, London

An exhibition curated and organised by Artcan

Event: Paris International Art Fair 2022

Dates: 18 Oct 2022 - 23 Oct 2022

Venue: Paris International Art Fair, Avenue d'Iéna Paris France

An international art fair held in Paris

Event: Society of marine artists 2022

Dates: 22 Sep 2022 - 1 Oct 2022

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

Annual exhibition of the Society of Marine Artists

Event: Wells Art Contemporary Awards 2022

Dates: 30 Jul 2022 - 28 Aug 2022

Venue: Wells Art Contemporary, Wells Cathedral

Annual international contemporary exhibition

Event: Artexpo New York

Dates: 7 Apr 2022 - 10 Apr 2022

Venue: Pier 36, Manhatten New York

An international art fair held in New York, US

Event: Figurative Art Now 2021

Dates: 7 Jul 2021 - 20 Sep 2021

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

An exhibition showcasing the best of contemporary figurative art

Event: Amalgam

Dates: 17 May 2021 - 30 Jun 2021

Venue: The Space Theatre, London

A solo exhibition organised by Frequency Theatre, collaborating with three contemporary playwrights

Event: Royal Institute of Oil painters 2019

Dates: 27 Nov 2019 - 8 Dec 2019

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

Royal Institute of Oil painters

Event: Florence Biennale

Dates: 18 Oct 2019 - 27 Oct 2019

Venue: FLORENCE BIENNALE 2019, Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Italy

International exhibition in Florence

Event: Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2018

Dates: 28 Nov 2018 - 9 Dec 2018

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition

Biography

I grew up In Essex, England, and since I can remember I have been creative. Apart from drawing and painting from an early age, I started to learn the piano when I was five, and now, as well as a BA and a further MA in sculpture from Chelsea School of Art, I also have a performers diploma in the piano from Trinity Music College. My paintings are crafted from moments; those snippets of time and from which I can find a story in the background, such as a dripping bath tap and the light carried in the ripples, a fly on the wall, the fleeting expression on a face, a nameless place. For me, these happenings underpin our existence; big events, highs and lows, come and go but the insignificant and fleeting remain and repeat, like a constant hum in the background. The nature of each brushstroke, and the texture of the paint also play an important part in the translation of the seen, into a blurring between the representational and the semi abstract, the patterns which often escape our notice. I work every day searching for an alchemy between paint, subject and moment. When I studied at Chelsea School of Art I was making sculpture, but the intention behind the work was similar. Works from those times include a bicycle abandoned on its side with its back wheel perpetually turning, so the scene of an accident was kept alive for an infinite length of time, a remote controlled leg of lamb, a huge flying saucepan which had come to rest skewered by the sword of a swordfish held upright by a fisherman (both plaster casts). Although my life is a busy one with many commitments - I am also a classical pianist, (and I teach the piano), not being creative in some way every day has never been possible for me. I love every minute!

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