Artist’s Statement 

My work explores the intersections of identity, memory, social history, and our human connection to place. The idea of ‘contested landscapes’ interests me - how places are shaped by the complex makeup of human and non-human life, cultural, social and economic development, environmental degradation, urbanisation, conflict and warfare, weather and climate change.

Drawing in the landscape is often a starting point for paintings. Working on site makes me think about past events that have shaped the environment, the people and stories, and the sense of place. I also draw on the archive to illuminate the work. Other, more universal issues surface as the work develops - loss, belonging, borders and exclusion, social constructions that confine or ‘other’ and pockets of resistance in relation to these.

The discourse and materiality of painting also captivate me. Responding to the shapeshifting nature of oil paint seems a way of reaching something new, using both chance and intention. The forms of earlier drawings often creep into paintings. A work is complete when it feels emotionally charged, but resists an instantaneous reading, inviting the viewer to pause, slow down and form their own connections.

Artist’s Bio

Fiona Richmond (b. Guernsey, Channel Islands) is a painter living and working in Guernsey. She has had solo exhibitions in Guernsey and Stockton on Tees, and has been included in group exhibitions at venues including the Guernsey Museum and Art Gallery, CCA Galleries International, Jersey, Candid Arts Trust, Islington, and the Dispensary Gallery, Wrexham. In 2021 she was awarded the Guernsey Arts Open Prize.

She is part of Split Collective which is a group of painters and sculptors who met through Turps Banana Art School in 2024/25.

Fiona holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Visual Art (Fine Art) and Art History from Middlesex University.