Biography
I draw inspiration from the fields, meadows and rivers of Norfolk where nature is both torrid and calamitous. On my daily walks and sometimes through the lens of a trail camera, I capture the raw, unfiltered existence of animals in their natural habitats. These images, seared into my retina or captured on film, unveil moments steeped in primal instinct, revealing the delicate balance between the urge to fight and the instinct to flee. Each image serves as a window into the core of survival and the spirit of freedom.
In my work, I endeavour to capture the dynamic energy inherent in this fragile dance - a tension between liberty and the ever present shadow of threat. The instinctive reactions of fight or flight resonate profoundly with me, echoing personal traumas and the inherent human struggle for identity and authenticity.
My work transcends mere observation of wildlife, it becomes a mirror reflecting our own existential battles. It speaks to our fears of entrapment, our deep seated yearning for freedom, and our unrelenting quest to remain untamed amidst a world eager to define and confine us. In capturing these fleeting moments,
I explore the pursuit of our true selves amidst the chaos that surrounds us.
Education
2003 - Post Graduate Dip, Painting, City & Guilds, London
1994 - Studied sculpture St Albans school of art Hertfordshire
Exhibitions
2025 - Wolterton Hall, Norfolk
2024 - Lay of the Land Contemporary and Country, The Fermoy Gallery, Kings Lynn
- Unconsumed selected curated show, St Mary's works, Norwich
2023 - Heads and Tails Contemporary and Country, The Fermoy Gallery, Kings Lynn
- Caroline Fisher Projects @inthehousenorwich, Holkham House, Norwich
- SILENT DISCO '23 (grey stone industries) curated by Graham Crowley
- East to East, Houghton Hall, Norfolk
2022 - Charlotte Fraser Ceramic & Glass Prize
- In the House, Holkham House, Norwich
- Contemporary landings, Snape, Suffolk
2021 - Somewhere Unexpected, Norwich Castle Open, Norwich
- Nowhere, Cley21, Cley, Norfolk (curated by Amanda Geitner)
2019 - Borderlines, Cley19, Cley, Norfolk (curated by Dyad Creative)
2018 - An Appetite for Risk The Cut, Halesworth (curated by Amanda Geitner)
- Bird after Bird, The Steel Rooms, Brigg
- Inheritance, Norwich Castle, Norwich
2017 - Bird after Bird, GroundWork Gallery, Kings Lynn
2014 - British Birds, CARSLAW St* LUKES, London (solo)
2013 - Volta, Basel CARSLAW St* LUKES Two person presentation
2012 - UNTITLED, Miami
2011 - '100', Langford120, Melbourne, Australia
- Charlie Smith, London
- "Polemically Small", The Torrance Art Museum, California.
2010 - "Black – A Referential Void", Madder139 London
- Tightly Drawn, Playhouse Yard, London (solo)
2009 - Postures of Delirium, Madder139, London (solo)
2007 - Under the Arches, Berlin
2006 - A little house in Peckham, Peckham, London
- Life2, Microsoft Corporation, London
- Size Matters, Madder Rose, London (solo)
2005 - Insignificunt, Rosy Wilde Gallery, London (solo)
- Ravenous fish and tasty plankton, The Empire, Vyner Street, London
2003 - Fresh Art, London (solo)
Residencies/Awards
2025 - Artist in residence Wolterton Hall Norfolk
2013-2014 - Gore Point, Holme Next the Sea Norfolk
2007 - Celeste Art Prize (shortlist) (catalogue)
1997-2001 - Art's Fellowship, Digswell Arts Trust, Hertfordshire
Bibliography
2014 - Joe Turnbull, Garageland Review, May 2014
- Art review of the year, adigest of 2014
2009 - Roy Exley, Postures of Delirium
2008 - Phillips Art Expert, Phillips de Pury
2007 - Jane Neal, Saatchi Daily Magazine, Emerging Artist of the Week
