Briony Anderson

Briony Anderson was born in 1982, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Anderson studied at The University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art (MA Hons 2005) and now lives and works in London. Recognised as an up and coming Scottish talent, Anderson's signature works are turbulent landscape paintings which are alive with loose, expressive brushwork.

Anderson's practice ranges from studio-based work to collaborative projects and frequently investigates the visual tradition of landscape representation. Her current series is composed from the landscape aspects of historical paintings. In each instance Anderson removes any human trace from the original source, so the resulting paintings are limited solely to the landscape background of each image. By repurposing the background in this way Anderson shifts the focus of the work to engage the viewer with what is withheld from vision, encouraging a reassessment of landscape as less a representation of a memorable scene in nature and more as an idea and as a mechanism for forgetting or erasing history.

In 2008 Anderson was awarded a five year residency at Acme Studios Fire Station in London. Past projects include Studies for Raeburn at Edinburgh Art Festival (2009), The Melancholy Thistle and Other Works at Aberdeen Art Gallery (2008), Dances for Landseer at Peacock Visual Arts (2007) and Two at Air Space Gallery (2007).