Tessa, the artist, with short blonde hair wearing headphones, sitting at an outdoor table, drawing in a notebook, surrounded by books, a tablet, and sunglasses, with trees and bushes in the background.

Hello!

Iā€™m Tessa. A painter and illustrator currently based in Norwich.

I work in the traditional paint medias of watercolour and oil, and enjoy the occasional ink or digital drawing too. The personalities of wildlife and pets are some of my favourite subjects to capture.

A selection of my work is currently available to purchase at the Greenhouse Gallery, Norwich

You can view the available artwork here

You can also contact me directly regarding the works available - tessafox97@gmail.com

Education

MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies, The University of Manchester: 2020 - 2021

BA Fine Art, First Class Honours, Norwich University of the Arts: 2016 - 2019

Curation

2025 Future Directions, The Greenhouse & The Fairhurst Gallery, Norwich

Awards and Residencies

2019 High House Residency

2016 Undergraduate Dubery & Brogden East Anglian Art Fund Scholarship Shortlist

Exhibitions

2020 13, group show, The Crypt Gallery, Norwich

2020 everything I know until now, solo show, The Crypt Gallery, Norwich

2020 Creative Odyssey, group show, Mendalls Gallery, Norwich

2019 Invite, group show, The Crypt Gallery, Norwich

2019 Free Range, group show, The Old Truman Brewery, London

2018 Float Showcase, group show, FirstSite, Colchester

To see more of what Iā€™m up to, follow me on Instagram

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