I am painter from a small farming village in the East Riding of Yorkshire and currently work from my studio on the banks of the River Humber.
My inspiration is drawn from the philosophy and aesthetics of the nineteenth century romantic landscape painters. By appropriating their visual tropes, I lure the viewer into a sense of familiarity.
On closer viewing I create a disturbance and gentle provocation with the addition of incongruous graphic forms. These forms can take the shape of golden lines, scarlet tee sections and quadrilaterals. The geometric shapes within the paintings are used as a device that not only creates a visual dissonance but asks questions of the viewer.
We are living in a time of unprecedented technological advancement. We exist in a state of flux, simultaneously, reminiscing about when life was set, allegedly, amongst bucolic vistas; and living in the now of information saturation and climate change. Whilst standing at this crossroad, many of us feel anxious and unsettled.
I don’t know what our future holds but through my work; I am attempting to offer hope and a visual space to consider our presence - here, right now.
EDUCATION
1998 - MA (RCA) The Royal College of Art, London 1996 - BA (Hons) First Class, Glasgow School of Art
GALLERIES/ EXHIBITIONS
2024 - 'All Shall Be Well'; Solo Exhibition, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle 2024 - 'Winter Group Show'; Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk 2024 - 'ING Discerning Eye'; The Mall Galleries, London 2024 - 'The Ferens Open'; Ferens Art Gallery, Hull 2024 - 'Ethereal Echoes'; Two man show with Andrew Tyzack at Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk 2023-24 'New Light Touring Prize Exhibition'; Mercer Gallery, Harrogate; The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle; Bankside Gallery, London; Rheged Centre, Cumbria; Williamson Gallery, Birkenhead 2023 - 'The Ferens Open'; Ferens Art Gallery, Hull 2023 - 'ING Discerning Eye'; The Mall Galleries, London 2023 - 'Silent Disco '23' - Mixed Show; curated by Graham Crowley, Wickham Market, Suffolk 2023 - 'Royal Scottish Academy Summer Exhibition'; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 2023 - 'Rise' at The Old School Gallery, Alnmouth 2023 - 'British Contemporary Art 2013-2023, A Decade of Change'; Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk 2022 - 'Trinity Buoy Drawing Prize' - Short List 2022 - 'Shore, Lines and Brush Marks'; Two woman show - Candie Museum, Guernsey 2022 - 'Royal Academy Summer Show'; Short List 2022 - 'Paint Edgy'; Contemporary British Painting Show, Ropewalk, Barton 2022 - Deborah Grice 'Showcased' at The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle 2022 - 'Border Ballads' at The Old School Gallery, Alnmouth 2022 - 'North East Coastlines', Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk 2021 - Deborah Grice at The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle 2021 - 'North Sea Woman' at The Old School Gallery, Alnmouth 2020 - Deborah Grice 'Headlining' at The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle 2020 - '21st Century English Landscape Painting', Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk 2020-21 New Light Touring Prize Exhibition; Scarborough Art Gallery; The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle; Bankside Gallery, London; Tullie Art Gallery, Carlisle 2019 - Deborah Grice at The Biscuit Factory 2019 - Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2019 2019 - Spring/Summer Exhibition; Silson Contemporary, Harrogate 2019 - Shortlisted; NEAC, London 2019 - 'Technique'; Saul Hay Fine Art; Manchester 2019 - Lynn Painter Stainer's Prize Exhibition; The Mall Galleries, London 2018 - 'Between the Lines'; Solo Exhibition, Saul Hay Fine Art, Manchester 2018 - 'Showcase'; Zillah Bell Gallery; Thirsk 2018 - Sam Scorer Gallery; Lincoln 2018 - New Light Touring Prize Exhibition; Bankside Gallery, London 2018 - 'Colour and Light'; Studio Eleven; Hull 2018 - Saul Hay Fine Art; Manchester 2017 - 'Discerning Eye' Prize Exhibition; The Mall Galleries, London; 2017 - New Light Touring Prize Exhibition; Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle; Huddersfield Art Gallery; Bankside Gallery, London; Tullie Art Gallery, Carlisle 2016 - Zillah Bell Gallery; Thirsk 2016 - The Biscuit Factory; Newcastle 2014 - Ropewalk; Barton, North Lincolnshire 2014 - Sunny Bank Mills Gallery; Leeds 2014 - 20:20 Hot Bed Press; Bolton, West Yorkshire Print Workshop 2014 - Northern Printmaking Biennale; Northern Print, Newcastle 2011 - International Mezzotint Exhibition; Ekaterinburg, Russia
AWARDS 2024 - 'People's Choice Award' - Ferens Open, The Ferens Art Gallery, Hull 2022 - 'People's Choice Award' - New Light Exhibition, The Tullie Gallery, Carlisle 2017 - 'Award for Best Painting from the Midlands', The Discerning Eye Prize Exhibition 2017 - The 'Saul Hay Award for Emerging Artist'; New Light Prize Exhibition. 2011 - 2nd Prize, Lincolnshire Print Making Exhibition; The Ropewalk 2008 - National Pilot’s License CAA 1998 - First Prize ‘Folio Society’ illustration Award The Folio Society 1997 - Painter Stainer’s Award for Illustration Royal College of Art 1997 - RTZ Travel Scholarship Royal College of Art 1996 - Design Bursary for Excellence Glasgow School of Art 1996 - Bequest for Excellence in Illustration Glasgow School of Art
