Award Winning Pastel Artist

Pastel is my medium of choice because of it’s flexibility of application, which enables a process that lies somewhere between drawing and painting. I relish the physical, direct connection between myself and the pigment, the process of discovery and endless possibilities that creating brings. I will tackle any subject matter that I find engaging, but it is in Still Life that I perhaps experience the deepest connection.
I strive to challenge myself in developing interpretive work which is responsive and emotive; the process can be a real struggle but it is a drive to learn and develop as an Artist, that pushes me forward.
I like to draw directly from life and will spend a long time arranging objects, sometimes lighting them, before I draw anything. I have a strong sense of composition and arrangement which is evident in the very physical process of setting up a Still Life work. This approach stems from my background in moving image design and working with lighting directors. Someone once observed that a lot of my work has a sense of theatre or drama about it, which I think perhaps is true.
I approach different subjects in ways I feel that are suitable to the nuances of an idea; some works are very meticulous in execution, others come to life more spontaneously.
All have common threads of mark making, life and colour.

FIONA CARVELL PS PSA SGFA

EXHIBITIONS

2026

January 21 - February 7  The Pastel Society UK. 127th Annual Exhibition. The Mall Galleries, London.

February 14 - May 10  The Woodhorn Museum Open Exhibition 2026. The Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland.

March 9 - 14  The SGFA/Drawing Society 104th Annual Exhibition. The Mall Galleries, London.

June 9 - 27  The Witham Summer Exhibition 2026. The Witham, 3 Horse Market, Barnard Castle, County Durham. DL2 8LY

August 3 - September 12  The Northern Summer Art Show. Newcastle Arts Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne.

November 14 - December 23 'Smudge' by members of The Pastel Society. The Gallery, Leeds Yard, Holt. Norfolk.

2025  The Pastel Society UK. 126th Annual Exhibition. The Mall Galleries, London.

2025  The Woodhorn Museum Open Exhibition 2025. The Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland.

2025 The SGFA/Drawing Society 104th Annual Exhibition. The Mall Galleries, London.

2025 'Beyond The Prize - Celebrating Contemporary Figurative Art'. The Mall Galleries, London.

2025 'Wild Northumberland'. Group exhibition. Gallery 45, Felton, Northumberland.

2025  The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Burlington House, London.

2025 The Northern Summer Art Show. Newcastle Arts Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne.

2025 'Coastlines'. Group exhibition. Gallery 45, Felton, Northumberland

2024 The SGFA/Drawing Society group exhibition. Mandell's Gallery, Norwich, Norflok.

2024 'Pastel Passion' Solo exhibition. Gallery 45, Northumberland.

2024 The Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition. Mall Galleries, London.

2024 The Pastel Society of America 52nd Annual: Enduring Brilliance!

          National Arts Club,New York. USA

2024 The SGFA/Drawing Society 103rd Annual Exhibition. Mall Galleries, London

2024 'Northumberland Now' open exhibition. The Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland.

2024 The Pastel Society UK. 125th Annual Exhibition. The Mall Galleries, London.

2023 'Out of Town' SGFA/Drawing Society Members Show. The Gallery, Leeds Yard, Holt.

2023 Harrogate Contemporary Art Fair. Harrogate, Yorkshire.

2023 'MOVING COLOUR' Solo exhibition. Gallery 45, Northumberland.

2023 The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Burlington House, London.

2023 The Pastel Society UK. 124th Annual Exhibition. The Mall Galleries, London.

2023  'Coalesence'. Open Call exhibition. Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester.

2023 Dovecote Street. The Dovecote Centre, Amble, Northumberland.

2023'Wild Northumberland'. Open exhibition. The Woodhorn Museum, Northumberland.

2023 The SGFA/Drawing Society Exhibition. Mall Galleries, London

2022  The Pastel Society UK. Mall Galleries, London

2022 'A Portrait of Northumberland'. The Woodhorn Museum,  Northumberland 

2022 Borders Art Fair, Kelso, Scotland 

2022 Recent Works Solo Exhibition. Gallery 45, Felton, Northumberland

2022 The SGFA/Drawing Society Exhibition. Mall Galleries, London 

2022 The International Association of Pastel Societies webshow. (41st Open Division)

2022 Solo exhibition. The Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick, Northumberland.

2021  The Society of Graphic Fine Art/ The Drawing Society. Mall Galleries, London.

2021 The Pastel Society. Mall Galleries, London.

2021  Colour & Light - Solo Exhibition. Gallery 45, Felton, Northumberland

2021 'Enduring Brilliance!' The Pastel Society of America annual exhibition.

2021 'Inspired by Our Land' . The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre, Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland.

2020 The Pastel Society, Mall Galleries, London.

2020 Northumberland: Magic & Myth. The Woodhorn Museum, Ashington, Northumberland.

2020 Borders Art Fair, Kelso, Scotland
2020 Solo Exhibition - Deeper Waters, Gallery 45, Felton, Northumberland

2019 Into The Woods ,The Woodhorn Museum, Ashington, Northumberland
2019 Art in The Pen, Thirsk
2019 Solo exhibition - Pastel Paintings, Gallery 45, Felton, Northumberland
2019 Snods Edge Art Festival, Northumberland
2019 Bywell Art Festival, Northumberland
2018 OPEN: OCEAN ,The Woodhorn Museum, Ashington, Northumberland
2018 Solo Exhibition - Recent Works, Gallery 45, Felton, Northumberland