BIOGRAPHY - Tina Spratt (Born 1976)

Tina Spratt is best known for her paintings of the female figure, either in oils or pastel, her subjects are often lost in introspection, or surrounded by the textures of a myriad of fabrics. “ I have always been drawn to the female figure in my work,” she has said, “ and I hope to recreate the beauty and integrity of a simple, everyday intimacy. I am fascinated with trying to capture the different emotions that are present in solitude when we're more able to be at one with ourselves. I hope to portray my subject as vulnerable but also with strength. I have an ongoing fascination to explore the interaction of a variety of textures and patterns of fabrics next to the figure, and how these can interact to be visually interesting, but also a metaphor for emotions going on beneath the surface. I also love playing with light in my work and its ability to tell its own story and preserve a moment in time.”

With an emphasis on beautiful fabrics or domestic scenes, she is influenced by artists such as Andrew Wyeth, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. Spratt currently lives in Somerset, England, and studied BA (Hons) Illustration at the University of Wolverhampton. She has seven times been a finalist in the prestigious International ARC Salon Competition, and been awarded ‘Honourable Mention’ in 2018, and awarded The ARC Staff Award in 2019, The Purchase award, Honourable Mention and Rehs Contemporary Gallery Award in 2023.  She was proud to successfully sell in the recent “Contemporary Discoveries” auction by The Art Renewal Centre at Sotheby’s, New York. She is honoured to have taken part in the Live Arc Salon touring exhibition on a couple of occasions. Spratt has also received the Pastel Society of America Founders Award donated by The Flora B. Giffuni Foundation, and the Bill Creevy Memorial Award at The Pastel Society of America’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition. She was the overall winner of the Pastel Journal Pastel 100 Competition. She is represented by galleries in the UK.