Bio

An Edinburgh-based artist and illustrator working in a wide range of traditional and digital mediums. As a member of the Scottish Artists’ Union and Visual Arts Scotland, Bronwen has so far worked with two national charities on illustration projects. Her work embraces the human condition and the curious world we find ourselves in – sometimes with a touch of whimsy. She is currently studying HND Contemporary Art Practice, and relishing any opportunity to get her work out there.

Instagram: @bronwenwinterphoenix_artist

Education

2025 – present: DJCAD, Fine Art (BA Hons)

2023 – 2025: Edinburgh College, HND Contemporary Art Practice

2022 – 2023: Edinburgh College, UAL Level 3 Foundation Art & Design Diploma

2022: Edinburgh College, Portfolio Preparation

Solo Exhibitions

2024: Wild & Free – Miro’s on the Prom (Art Walk Porty)

2024: DISCOVERY – Granton Hub

Group Exhibitions

2025: The Graduate Degree & Diploma Show – City Art Centre (Edinburgh)

2025: What’s at Stake – Mote 102

2024: My Body, Whose Choice? – Out of the Blue Drill Hall

2024: ICONS – Granton Hub

2024: Triptych Magazine Arts & Wellbeing Festival – Edinburgh Palette

2024: Contemporary Closure – Granton Hub

2024: Whose Gallery is it Anyway? – Edinburgh Printmakers

2024: OPEN – Westside Arts Base

2024: New Year, New Me, New World Order – Edinburgh Palette

2023: 2D3 – The Gatehouse, Edinburgh College, Granton

Commissions

2022: History of Active Travel, Sustrans

2022: Take NoticeHealth in Mind

2022: 40th birthday (various)Health in Mind

Featured/published works 

2023 – 2024: Works features in various zines published by Coin-Operated Press

Workshops

2023: Introduction to Collage WorkshopWorld Collage Day at The Ripple, Edinburgh

Gallery experience

2024 – present: National Galleries of Scotland volunteer (predominantly helping with tours at Granton Art Centre)

2023 – 2024: hubCAP Gallery Committee, Edinburgh College, Granton. Includes curation, artist liaison, press, marketing, exhibition setup, and invigilation.

Relevant experience

In addition to the above, Bronwen has worked on various private art, illustration and design projects from 2021 to present day.

Artist statement

My practice is rooted in the human condition. We’re fuelled, moulded, twisted and pulled by connection, love, and loss, as well mental health and inner demons – which I’ve sometimes presented as inhuman, and quite monstrous subjects. Monsters feature in much of my earlier work, always with the theme that those monsters are, in fact, us; humans. More recently I work across a range of mediums including acrylics, oils, mixed media, printmaking, collage and sculpture, along with digitally produced work. I’m drawn to working with recycled materials where possible, bringing new life to old objects and surfaces. Through the subjects I choose to explore, and the materials I work with, my aim is to encourage introspection on the faces we present to others, and the power and significance of the connections we make.