Toby Wills-Hart (b.2000, Poole)
My oil paintings are immense abstract conversations between myself and the paint. On the canvas I let the paint lead me; I draw into the canvas with paint and rotate the surface to generate a new perspective, which in turn allows new compositions to form. The paint expresses itself through me, rendering my own experiences and creating a space for reflection and interpretation. Natural imagery bleeds through into my work as a result of this meditative process.
2024-2026 Aberystwyth University Fine Art MA
2018-2023 Aberystwyth University Fine Art BA
2017-2018 Bournemouth and Poole College Foundation in Art & Design
For enquiries please email-
tobywills.art@gmail.com
Works available through New Blood Art
Exhibitions
Goth mewn Tirlun | Goth in a Landscape, School of Art Gallery & Museum, Aberystywyth, 2024
A Man Walks Into A Bar, Woodshedding Brewery, Westcombe, 2024
Palestine Unveiled, Corn Exchange, Leeds, 2024
Between Forests, Garage Gallery, Walthamstow, 2024
Digital Dreaming, Spudworks, Sway, 2023
Papercuts, Aberystwyth School of Art, Aberystwyth, 2023
New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize X StART Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London, 2023
Summer in Oil, Ty Medi, Machynlleth, 2023
Degree Show, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, 2023
Obliteration and Creation, Angola Café, Aberystwyth, 2023 (Solo show)
Awards
Shortlisted for New Blood Emerging Art 2023
Residencies
Namastay Himalaya, Kanatal, India, April -May 2024
Publications
Gwesty Cymru present Toby Wills-Hart
Mouth of The Ystwyth Student Newspaper, March 2023
https://dbiw.co.uk/wordpress/blog/gwesty-cymru-present-toby-wills-hart/
START x New Blood Art, Emerging Art Prize, October 2023
Illustration
Album Art for An Adventurous Dream- The Music of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington, Ian Shaw, Tony Kofi, Barry Green, Dave Green, 2024
