ABOUT THE ARTIST
I was Lucky enough to be selected as a wildcard artist on Sky Arts; Landscape Artist of the Year.
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Taking place in July 2021; I had the most incredible time taking part in the show and painting at the Eden Project in Cornwall. A highlight of the day was being interviewed by Joan Bakewell.
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Sky Arts, Landscape Artist of the Year, season 7, episode 1. aired 12/01/2022
"My aim is to transport the viewer to another time and place, allowing them to escape their everyday lives and find sanctuary within the artwork." ~Alice O'Shea
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I have loved art for as long as I can remember.
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I was born in 1993 in Cambridge, UK.
It was very natural for me from an early age to pick up a pencil and sketch for hours. Art fast became my happy place and occupied much of my time. Every birthday and Christmas I was gifted new art supplies and I experimented with every medium, style and subject. I never ran out of ideas.
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Naturally It was my favourite subject throughout my school years, and I went on to study Fine Art at the Cambridge School of Art within Anglia Ruskin University, graduating in 2015.
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In 2016 I began working at sea and traveling the world onboard cruise ships which went on to inspire amny of my early works. Over time the subject matter has developed as has my style but my aim remains unchanged:​​ to create a nostalgic feeling and transport the viewer to another time and place with the foundation of all works being ‘escape’ & ‘sanctuary’; to allow the viewer to escape their everyday lives, lose themselves and find sanctuary within the artwork.
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​Although there may not always be subject similarities between the different projects, they are linked by the art of storytelling, the emphasis on history and through the style in which they are executed. Each project often consists of multiple works around specific themes, and meanings. During research and production new areas of interest arise and lead to the next body of work.