• Foundation Art – Cardiff College of Art, Wales UK – 1965
• Art & Design Degree – West of England College of Art , UK – 1966 / 1969
• First Solo Exhibit – Cardiff, Wales – Howard Roberts Gallery, Cardiff Wales UK – 1983
• Full Exhibit List 1983/2021 – https://gillianredwood.com/exhibits/
• Professional art studio 2008 – 2021
• ARTISHOW exhibit, Artist in Residence Victoria BC, Gallery representation Canada 2012/2021
• Art Educator 2012 – Present
Over the last few years, I’ve developed a series of acrylic paintings with a focus on energetic connection. Inspired by movement and the unseen energies that connect and sustain us, these paintings describe how I feel and see the world, and the lines and chaos of energy channels in our universe.
With spiraling gold lines indicating the flow of subtle energies, my work has been described in Tweed Magazine by Korina Miller. ‘Redwood’s paintings nearly vibrate with energy. It’s almost like watching a play rather than seeing a still canvas. Movement and force parade across the canvas in bold strokes while energy flows in ribbons of colour, connecting one person to the next and to the world around them.’
Each line or brush stroke tells a story, and when I paint I’m aware that the vibration behind a line can be felt and seen on the canvas. If we could see connection between things, the relationship between the seer and the seen, then how different would our world look?
I explore the energetics of the universe in my paintings, and express some of these energies in line and colour. I work quickly and in short bursts, usually covering the whole canvas in one session, then layering colour to give depth and transparency. Every flow of energy changes the shape and density of an object, and I paint what I feel to be there more than what I know or see.