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, state regulations, global market structures and industrialisation, conflict, weather and climate change.

Drawing in the landscape is often a starting point. It 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 captivates 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 search out their own narratives.

Artist’s Bio

Fiona Richmond (b. Guernsey, Channel Islands) is a painter and visual artist living and working in Guernsey. She has had solo exhibitions in Guernsey and Stockton on Tees, and has been included in group exhibitions at the Gate House Gallery, the George Crossan Gallery and the Guernsey Museum and Art Gallery. 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 Art School in 2024/25.

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