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Victoria looking at her coastal paintings.

about

I am a Colombian-born artist and art motivator living in the rural countryside of West Norfolk, UK. Working primarily in oils, my practice draws inspiration from the rhythm of everyday life and the quiet beauty of my surroundings.

 

Each subject invites a different kind of response, creating interplay between the familiar and the abstract.

My paintings are built in visible layers, revealing a process of testing, adjusting, and finding balance between control and freedom. Moving fluidly between figuration and abstraction, I begin with playful, intuitive mark-making, allowing spontaneous lines and marks to guide me. 

 

My work is less concerned with accuracy and more focused on expression, capturing the energy and emotion of a moment rather than its exact form.

Believing that learning never stops, I host a monthly ‘playday’ in my West Norfolk studio. A relaxed, open art workshop where creativity, exploration, and play take centre stage, encouraging my community to art.


My work has been exhibited at SoShiro Gallery in Marylebone, London, as part of a celebration of global artisans, and I was selected as a wildcard for Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2025.

Victoria with her boarder terrier dogs.

artist resume

Education

2025            Pamela Caughey, Abstract Painting Retreat, Occitanie, FR

2022 - 24    Graduate, Pamela Caughey, Art and Success Pro Masters, View here

2022 - 24    Richard Blades, Landscape Painting in Oils, Grimston, UK

2020 - 22    Martin Kinnear, Oils Tuition, Norfolk Painting School, UK

1985 - 90    BA Product Design, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia


 

Exhibitions

2025    Flourish, Solo Exhibition, Framin' Art Gallery, Norfolk, UK

2024    Handcrafted By The World, So Shiro, Curated by Shiro Muchiri, London, UK

2024    Annual Exhibition, Norfolk Creative Arts, Norfolk, UK

2023    Public Choice Award - Third Place, Annual Exhibition, Norfolk Creative Arts, Norfolk, UK

2022    Suspended In Time: Summer Sensations, West Acre Art Gallery, Norfolk, UK

2022    Overall Winner, Freddie's Flowers X Rose Electra Harris Drawing Competition, UK

Press

2025    Sky Arts Landscape Artist Of The Year, Series 10, Episode 6, Wildcard Contestant

2024   Authentic Obsessions, Podcast, Victoria McDonnell - Chairs, Listen here

2023    Centrado Catalogue, Artist Contributor, View here

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