Hetty Haxworth, born in Oxford in 1971, graduated from The Glasgow School of Art in 1993. Her abstract prints are inspired by patterns found in nature, particularly from the coastal landscape. Her work investigates the delicate juxtaposition of colour, form and line.
Haxworth has shown several times in The Royal Academy Summer show, London, and her work is held in numerous private collections including The Royal Bank of Scotland. Exhibitions include The Ice House, London, Glasgow Print Studio and Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen, and selected touring shows to Ohio, Australia, LA, Denmark and Brussels. She currently lives in Aberdeenshire
Artist statement
Much of the subject matter for this exhibition came from a lake within walking distance from my house. I became interested in the reflections in the water and the ever-changing colours in the sky. I wanted to capture the sense of peace, the fleeting nature of the light, and the changing rhythm of the passing days.
I love the immediacy of making a monoprint. I like the vibrancy of the oil- based ink, building up texture and often adjusting colours by overprinting extra tones to make the hues vibrate against each other. Usually, only at the end, when it is all printed, does the effect reveal itself. For me the simplicity of the work comes from a direct feeling, a response to a moment in time.
Alongside the monoprints I will be showing a series of painted reliefs on wood, an experimentation with layers and textures. Etching onto wood allows me to find the line in the landscape, using relief to build form and play with perspective.
Solo & group shows
2021 Exhibitor SSA online Printed Elements Exhibition
Exhibitor at RSA Annual Exhibition
2020 Exhibitorin Reduct, Abstraction and geometry in Scottish Art, Royal Scottish Academy
Exhibitor at Great Print Exhibition 6 at Rheged Centre Gallery, Penrith
Solo Exhibitor Blackwell Arts & Crafts House, Bowness-on-Windermere
2019 Solo show at Glasgow Print Studio
Work selected Royal academy summer show London
Exhibitor at Great Print Exhibition 5 at Rheged Centre Gallery, Penrith
On a small scale show, OpenEye Gallery, Edinburgh
2017 Two person show at Brechin TownHouse Museum, Angus
Group show at Old course Hotel, St Andrews
Group show-Tatha Gallery
Group show, ’Cultivating Landscape, Printroom, Suffolk
2016 Show at Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay
Work selected for SSA Annual Exhibition Edinburgh
Work selected for RSA Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh
2015 Solo show at o3 Gallery , Oxford
Work selected for The Masters-reliefprint show at Bankside Gallery, London
2014 Show at Glasgow Print Studio
2013 Work selected Royal Academy Summer Show
Work selected for Royal Scottish Academy annual show
2012 Work selected for BITE Exhibition-The Mall Galleries, London
2011 Work selected for Press Freedom Exhibition-The Station, Richmond
Two person Exhibition, Brechin Town House Museum, Brechin, Angus
2010 Work selected for Royal Academy Summer Show - London
2009 Work selected for Royal Academy Summer Show
2008 Work selected for Royal Academy Summer Show
Exhibition at Lennox Gallery, Fulham - London
2007 Solo show at Watermill Gallery, Aberfeldy
2006 Art 2006 Business Design Centre, Islington - London
Solo show at Roomspace Gallery - Glasgow
Two person show at Liscious Interiors - Oxford
2005 Solo show at Glasgow Print Studio - Glasgow
Solo show at Peacock Visual Arts - Aberdeen
Work selected for Royal Glasgow Institute Annual Exhibition - Glasgow
2004 Solo show at Dundee Contemporary Arts - Dundee
Group show at Mansfield Gallery - Glasgow
Work selected for Royal Glasgow Institute Annual Exhibition - Glasgow
2003 Work selected for Society of Scottish Arts Exhibition - Edinburgh
Group show at Mansfield Gallery - Glasgow
Solo show at 39 Essex Street - London
2002 Solo show at Jelly Leg’d Arts Centre - Reading
Work selected for The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition - Edinburgh
Group show at The Ice House, Holland Park – London
Two person show at Liscious Interiors - Oxford
2001
Solo show at Glasgow Print Studio - Glasgow
Two person show at The Wiseman Gallery - Oxford
2000
Group show at The Lloyd Jerome Gallery - Glasgow
Group show at The Wiseman Gallery - Oxford
Group show at Collyer-Bristow Gallery - London
Group show at Will’s Art Warehouse - London
Two person show at The Jelly Leg’d Chicken Gallery - Reading
Two person show at Liscious Interiors - Oxford
1999
Solo show at Glasgow Print Studio - Glasgow
1998
Two person show at House for Artlovers - Glasgow
Group Show at Open Eye gallery - Edinburgh
Group show at The Compass Gallery - Glasgow
1997
Work selected for touring exhibition, Bonhoga Gallery - Shetlands
Prizes, commissions & collections
2020 Two large monoprints commissioned from Crammer and Bell Art Consultancy
2019 Prints purchased for Art collection, University of Stirling
2017-20 Commissions for New York Presbyterian Hospital-NewYork
2017 Artwork selected by Habitat for publication
2016 Artwork selected for numerous educational publications-PG Online
2006 Etching made for Peacock Visual Arts collection- Aberdeen
2006
Commission for John Lewis, Oxford St - London
2005
Commission for Portfolio 3.21, print publication, Arizona
2005
Work purchased for Royal Bank of Scotland collection
2004
Work selected for New Hall Women’s Art Collection-Cambridge
2003
Awarded Hicks Baker Prize –Jelly Gallery, Reading
2003
Awarded prize from Society of Scottish Artists (SSA)
2001
Part of Space Editions & print publication with Wiszniewski, Sinclair etc
International
2006
Touring 3.21 portfolio Exhibition, Ohio, USA
2006
Selected Show – Town Hall Gallery, Victoria - Australia
2005
Sydney Art on Paper - Australia
2003
Affordable Art Fair – New York - USA
2000
Exhibitor in Art for Europe Exhibition, Scotland House - Brussels
1999
Two person show at Cascabel, Copenhagen - Denmark
1998
Group show at The Lime Gallery - California
1995
Representative of the Oxford Printmakers’ Co-operative on a visit to Miro Print Foundation
Teaching
2021 Weeklong printmaking Art project with Edzell School
Grantsawarded from Angus council for Art projects with Primary Schools
2018 CreativeScotland grant awarded using recycled materials for art workshops at Primary School level in Angus, culminating in a touring exhibition.
2017 Screenprint workshop at Old course hotel, St Andrews
2017 Tutor for evening classes inscreenprint and linocut- Fettercairn, Angus
2016 Art project with Edzell School on Andy Warhol-Edzell
2016 Children’s screenprint workshop at Tatha Gallery, Newport-on-Tay
2013 Tutor for screenprint project with Angus College students- Brechin
2012 Series of screenprint workshops for children, Brechin Town House Museum
2002-07 Outreach print workshops-Glasgow PrintStudio
2004-05
Silk Screen Tutor at Glasgow Print Studio-Glasgow
1996-97
Silk Screen Tutor at Oxford Printmakers’ Co-operative – Oxford
Additional Information
2003-08
Board Member of Glasgow Print Studio
2003-05
Studio Representative, Wasps Studios - Glasgow
2004
Selection panel for Intermedia Gallery - Glasgow
Monoprint
£
2100
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129cm x 71cm
Painted relief
£
350
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31cm x 23cm
(Varied edition of 10)
Painted relief
£
650
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58cm x46cm
(Varied edition of 5)
Painted relief
£
850
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84cm x 53cm
(Varied edition of 5)