About Alison Adams

Alison Adams is a multi-award-winning British mixed media and collage artist based in the beautiful Cotswolds. Inspired by the forms, colours and rhythms of the natural world, she creates richly layered artworks that blend acrylic paint, collage and intuitive mark-making into distinctive contemporary compositions.

Following a successful career in dentistry, some serious health challenges and a later career in naturopathy, Alison returned to her lifelong passion for art. Her work explores the meeting point of observation and imagination, drawing on botanical forms, wildlife and landscape to create vibrant, uplifting pieces that celebrate beauty, creativity and the restorative power of nature.

Her original artworks are held in private collections and are available alongside fine art prints, books and stationery through her website.

Career Highlights

• Winner – Best Mixed Media & Collage Artist 2025 (South West England)

• Winner – Most Expressive Mixed Media Artist 2025

• Honourable Mention – Fame Frame Galleries

• Curator's Choice Award – Accent Gallery

• Solo exhibition – A Sense of Place at Tetbury Goods Shed 2024

• Solo exhibition at the Corinium Museum Art Gallery, Cirencester 2026

• Artwork featured on cover of Ethics & Human Research Journal

• Regularly participates in group art exhibitions including Gloucestershire Printmaking Cooperative 

• Creator of more than 300 original mixed media artworks

Artist Statement

"My work is inspired by the quiet beauty of the natural world, interpreted through layers of paint, collage and intuitive processes. Rather than reproducing what I see, I aim to capture a feeling—a sense of wonder, movement and possibility.

Each piece evolves organically, allowing unexpected textures, colours and forms to emerge. The result is artwork that invites viewers to pause, look closely and discover something new each time they return."

Exhibitions

Selected Exhibitions

• Flora, Fauna & Fantasy – Corinium Museum Art Gallery, Cirencester

• A Sense of Place – Tetbury Goods Shed, Gloucestershire

• Selected exhibitions and open exhibitions throughout the South West of England

Awards & Recognition

Alison's work has received recognition through a number of national and international awards and exhibitions, reflecting both her distinctive artistic voice and commitment to her practice.

Highlights include recognition for mixed media and collage, contemporary landscape, and expressive abstraction through respected galleries and arts organisations.

Publications & Media

Alison's work has appeared in:

• The Circle Quarterly Art Review

• Exhibition catalogues

• Gallery publications

• Online features celebrating contemporary mixed media art

Media enquiries for interviews, articles and features are always welcome.

Available For

Alison welcomes enquiries regarding:

• Gallery representation

• Solo and group exhibitions

• Artist interviews

• Magazine and newspaper features

• Podcasts

• Talks to art societies and community groups

• Workshops and demonstrations

• Collaborations and licensing opportunities

Image Requests

High-resolution artwork images, exhibition photographs and artist portraits are available for editorial use.

Please get in touch if you require specific images, captions or additional background information.

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