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ABIGAIL HUMPHRIES ART
About
My practice centres on sand and acrylic, a material language I have refined over the past two decades into richly textured, large-scale works that blur the line between painting and sculpture. After completing a First Class Honours degree in Photography at Derby University, I balanced a career in design and photography alongside my painting before committing to it fully in recent years. This background continues to inform my approach, shaping a sensitivity to composition, narrative, and emotional depth.
I am drawn to sand for its associations with time, impermanence, and fragility. Through it, I build layered, geological surfaces - enduring forms that hold fleeting moments. My near life-size, featureless figures emerge symbiotically from these textures, resisting fixed identity and instead acting as vessels for universal feeling, memory, and reflection. While narrative underpins the work, it remains open-ended: subtle shifts in body language, pose, and light invite viewers to bring their own experiences, creating space for empathy and quiet connection.
My practice centres on sand and acrylic, a material language I have refined over the past two decades into richly textured, large-scale works that blur the line between painting and sculpture. After completing a First Class Honours degree in Photography at Derby University, I balanced a career in design and photography alongside my painting before committing to it fully in recent years. This background continues to inform my approach, shaping a sensitivity to composition, narrative, and emotional depth.
I am drawn to sand for its associations with time, impermanence, and fragility. Through it, I build layered, geological surfaces - enduring forms that hold fleeting moments. My near life-size, featureless figures emerge symbiotically from these textures, resisting fixed identity and instead acting as vessels for universal feeling, memory, and reflection. While narrative underpins the work, it remains open-ended: subtle shifts in body language, pose, and light invite viewers to bring their own experiences, creating space for empathy and quiet connection.
CV
Commissions
2004 - to date - Numerous private commissions for various clients
Talks
Ludlow Art Society, planned for Spring 2027 - The background and inspiration behind the practice.
Two artist talks, Fusion Art Fair April 2026 - The background and inspiration behind the practice. Exploring emotion and human connection through the featureless sand paintings.
Exhibitions & Events
Manchester Art Fair - November 2026
Flux Exhibition, The Bomb Factory, London - September 2026
H-Art - September 2026
Plas Glyn-y-Weddw - Summer Exhibition July - October 2026
Fusion Art Fair, Chester - April 2026
The Other Art Fair London - March 2026
Bermondsey, London - 2025
Boomer Gallery, Tower Bridge, London - 2025
The Other Art Fair London - October 2025
H-Art - September 2025
Ludlow Art Society Exhibition - September 2025
Ludlow Art Society Exhibition - March 2025
Hammond Galleries - Group Exhibition 2024
RHS Malvern - 2024
Ragley Hall - 2024
Greenstage Gallery - 2015
Ludlow Assembly Rooms - 2004
Articles & Reviews
FLUX Review (printed magazine) - double page spread - June Issue 2026
FLUX Review Artist Interview - May 2026 - Read interview here
Shropshire Magazine - double page spread feature - June Issue 2026
Saatchi Art Online - featured collection - Valentines 2026
Saatchi Art Online - featured collection - Exhibitor Collection, The Other Art Fair 2026
Shropshire Star - full page feature - 2024
Home & Garden - product feature - 2025
Local to Ludlow Magazine - Feature - 2024
Education
Photography - 1st Class Honours Degree - 2001
Foundation in Art