Caroline Hudson

b.1968

I'm a visual artist based in West Yorkshire. Within my practice I work with paint and clay, often including found materials.
I consider my ceramic vessels as 3D abstract paintings. They are handbuilt, layered with slips, oxides and glazes. When fired they evolve to become an object that may have been weathered or forged by the environment.

My obsession with surface, colour exploration and texture has been with me for as long as I can remember. I love the alchemy of manipulating materials to create something new. I use small batch oil paints.

Place is integral to my art, the essence of my paintings often originate from being on the moor or by the sea. My fundamental desire is to communicate how it feels to be in these environments. The landscape remains in my subconscious, the feeling of the wind, the changing light, smell of seaweed and huge skies. When shrouded in mist, obscured horizons appear softened which I find endlessly intriguing. I'm drawn to Celtic regions, especially the edges of the land where the tides dictate the landscape and have a close affinity with West Cornwall where my grandparents lived.

In contrast, Andalusia is close to my heart and its influences seep into my work. I'm especially interested in Moorish architecture and ceramics.

I have become increasingly absorbed with the fragility of human existence and this concept is creeping into my art. I search for quiet, ancient places that give a sense of peace and moments of calm.

I endeavour to make art that is dramatically ethereal, authentically coming from my own experiences. I hope the viewer is able to find a deep connection.

Self-employed artist since 2009

Recent Exhibitions

September 2024

Staithes Festival of Art

August 2024

Paintings and Ceramics at Hawksbys, Haworth. (ongoing)

Small Works Exhibition at Tinker Gallery, Ilkley. Until Oct 2024

June 2024

Salthouse Gallery, Norway Square. St Ives.

Open Studio, Damside Mill Gallery with guest artists Ian Brooks & Jess Kidd

January- April 2024
Saltaire Art Gallery Winter Show

November/December 2023
Ing Discerning Eye exhibition at Mall Galleries London
Lost and Found Winter exhibition at Damside Mill Gallery Haworth with Freya Hudson
Ceramics at Mick Oxley Gallery, Craster. Ceramics at Giddy Arts Saltaire

September 2023 Staithes Festival of Art

June/July/August 2023
Opening Summer exhibition at Damside Mill Gallery with Freya Hudson, John Gamble and Anthony Hartley

January - April 2023
Moorland Exhibition at Tinker Gallery Ilkley

2022 Ceramics and Paintings at Hawksbys Haworth

Ceramics at Mick Oxley Gallery Craster

2021 Ceramics Saltaire Art Festival,

Paintings Silson Contemporary Gallery, Harrogate

Paintings at Hope Gallery, Hebden Bridge

Ceramics at Cupola Gallery, Sheffield

2019 Hawksbys, Haworth. South Square, Thornton

2018 Great North Art Show, Ripon

2015-2019 Saltaire and Staithes Art Festivals

2009-2018 ran my studio/gallery, Richmond, North Yorkshire

Education
Leeds College of Art 1986/7 1991/92
Glasgow School of Art 1992/93
Short courses at Newlyn School of Art 2017-2019