Joana Galego, Caring, 2024 (framed)
Acrylic, watercolour and mixed media on paper, 73 x 59cm
Portugese-born artist Joana Galego’s images are informed by – in her words – ‘memories and feelings rather than actual events’. Firmly rooted in drawing, her paintings and works on paper are characterised by a vibrant palette and a visual language partly inspired by historical artists including Piero de la Francesca and Paul Gaugin.
This new, framed mixed media work on paper is part of our latest online collection and exhibition ‘Almost Blue’. Featuring layering and collage it is typical of Joana’s compositions which use changes of perspective and scale to create multiple narratives. The powerful blue hue of the protagonist’s dress dominates the image and for the artist, represents ‘immense, drowning, comforting colour’. Joana says; ‘I’m constantly drawn to the idea of people caring for each other, but I’ve only started thinking about angels more recently. I think angels move within the realm of miracles, and therefore of tireless hope. At the same time, I think they stand for innocence, and that’s something I find very present in the ‘real’ world. Caring angels made of flesh and bone.’
Joana graduated from the University of Lisbon in 2016 and subsequently moved to London to attend the Royal Drawing School between 2016 and 2017. Her work has been exhibited in numerous group shows in London and Portugal including the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize for which she was shortlisted in 2019. Solo exhibitions include ‘Spring and All’ at the Royal Drawing School, London, in 2019, and ‘Mole Lunar Sinal’ at Soho Revue in 2023. Joana has been awarded prizes including The Sir Denis Mahon Award from the Royal Drawing School (2017). She has undertaken artistic residencies in the USA, Portugal and India and her work is held in numerous private collections. She currently lives and works in south east London.
Acrylic, watercolour and mixed media on paper, 73 x 59cm
Portugese-born artist Joana Galego’s images are informed by – in her words – ‘memories and feelings rather than actual events’. Firmly rooted in drawing, her paintings and works on paper are characterised by a vibrant palette and a visual language partly inspired by historical artists including Piero de la Francesca and Paul Gaugin.
This new, framed mixed media work on paper is part of our latest online collection and exhibition ‘Almost Blue’. Featuring layering and collage it is typical of Joana’s compositions which use changes of perspective and scale to create multiple narratives. The powerful blue hue of the protagonist’s dress dominates the image and for the artist, represents ‘immense, drowning, comforting colour’. Joana says; ‘I’m constantly drawn to the idea of people caring for each other, but I’ve only started thinking about angels more recently. I think angels move within the realm of miracles, and therefore of tireless hope. At the same time, I think they stand for innocence, and that’s something I find very present in the ‘real’ world. Caring angels made of flesh and bone.’
Joana graduated from the University of Lisbon in 2016 and subsequently moved to London to attend the Royal Drawing School between 2016 and 2017. Her work has been exhibited in numerous group shows in London and Portugal including the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize for which she was shortlisted in 2019. Solo exhibitions include ‘Spring and All’ at the Royal Drawing School, London, in 2019, and ‘Mole Lunar Sinal’ at Soho Revue in 2023. Joana has been awarded prizes including The Sir Denis Mahon Award from the Royal Drawing School (2017). She has undertaken artistic residencies in the USA, Portugal and India and her work is held in numerous private collections. She currently lives and works in south east London.
Acrylic, watercolour and mixed media on paper, 73 x 59cm
Portugese-born artist Joana Galego’s images are informed by – in her words – ‘memories and feelings rather than actual events’. Firmly rooted in drawing, her paintings and works on paper are characterised by a vibrant palette and a visual language partly inspired by historical artists including Piero de la Francesca and Paul Gaugin.
This new, framed mixed media work on paper is part of our latest online collection and exhibition ‘Almost Blue’. Featuring layering and collage it is typical of Joana’s compositions which use changes of perspective and scale to create multiple narratives. The powerful blue hue of the protagonist’s dress dominates the image and for the artist, represents ‘immense, drowning, comforting colour’. Joana says; ‘I’m constantly drawn to the idea of people caring for each other, but I’ve only started thinking about angels more recently. I think angels move within the realm of miracles, and therefore of tireless hope. At the same time, I think they stand for innocence, and that’s something I find very present in the ‘real’ world. Caring angels made of flesh and bone.’
Joana graduated from the University of Lisbon in 2016 and subsequently moved to London to attend the Royal Drawing School between 2016 and 2017. Her work has been exhibited in numerous group shows in London and Portugal including the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize for which she was shortlisted in 2019. Solo exhibitions include ‘Spring and All’ at the Royal Drawing School, London, in 2019, and ‘Mole Lunar Sinal’ at Soho Revue in 2023. Joana has been awarded prizes including The Sir Denis Mahon Award from the Royal Drawing School (2017). She has undertaken artistic residencies in the USA, Portugal and India and her work is held in numerous private collections. She currently lives and works in south east London.
