“Early morning, wandering in my local landscape, I notice small seasonal shifts and variations; the quiet beauty in natural commonplace things, rarely celebrated. My paintings are inspired by what I see around me, the transient and the temporary: the form of a tree, the lines of stems, the intricacies of birds in flight, and how they enchant the space around. The constantly changing architecture of these familiar things is remarkable. Back in my studio, working from photographs, the paintings take on other significances about transience and memory, and the traditional materials and composition draw attention to the enduring value of the subject.” Melanie Goemans 2025
Melanie grew up in the Lincolnshire fens, spending time in Italy between studying Florentine Renaissance Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London (BA Hons. and MA with distinction). Then followed MA Fine Art (Painting) at the University of Gloucestershire, and a series of residencies including at the Florence Trust, Highbury. She now works from her studio in Cambridgeshire. Over the past 20 years Melanie has exhibited at the Jerwood Space, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, Thompson’s City Gallery, jaggedart, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, Kittoe Contemporary, London; Belgrave Gallery, St Ives; The Stratford Gallery, Stratford upon Avon; Gallery 94 at Glyndebourne Opera House; Irving Contemporary, Oxford, Eastwood Fine Art, Hampshire and elsewhere. She is represented by Beaux Arts Bath, Cornwall Contemporary Penzance, and Hayden Gallery Marlow. Her work is held in collections worldwide including The Dorchester, the Pizzuti Collection, Imago Mundi, Exton Park Vineyard, Fox Linton, Bridgeman Art Library. She was shortlisted for the John Moores Painting Prize (2020), The John Ruskin Prize (2025) and has featured in the ING Discerning Eye and National Open Art Exhibitions.