About Me
I am a painter, drawer and printmaker. My work explores pictorial space and the experience of landscape; more often than not in the wild environments where I am most at home working in response to the changing elements and rhythm of nature. I am interested in the role visual art can play in presenting themes of ecology in a new light, leading to collaborations on numerous conservation projects. These range from the long-term monitoring of breeding guillemot colonies on Skomer Island to the preservation of urban black kites across the metropolis of New Delhi. I am an elected member of the Society of Wildlife Artists.
Awards
29 Oct 2020
Conservation Through Art Award
Birdscapes Gallery
23 Oct 2019
Wales Contemporary
Visitors Choice Award
23 Oct 2019
Wales Contemporary
Award for Work by Welsh Artist
09 Jul 2019
Sunday Times Watercolour
Shortlisted
01 Oct 2010
Society of Wildlife Artists
Cuthbert Mill Paper Award
12 Apr 2001
Oriel Davies Open
Student Prize Winner
Solo Exhibitions
24 Oct – 4 Nov 2018
Urban Black Kites of Delhi
North Gallery, Mall Galleries London
18 Sep - 28 Sep 2014
Loomery Scrolls
Sheffield Cathedral
1 Apr - 18 May 2014
Flight Scenes
RSPB Ynys-hir
28 Jul - 2 Sept 2013
Solo Exhibition
RSPB Ynys-hir
13 May - 1 Jul 2012
Solo Exhibition
Cheng Kim Loke Gallery
22 Sep - 2 Oct 2010
Depth & Altitude
SWLA Bursary Exhibition, Mall Galleries
Selected Group Exhibitions
28 Oct - 09 Nov 2020
SWLA, The Natural Eye
Mall Galleries, London
04 Oct - 10 Nov 2019
Wales Contemporary
Waterfront Haverford West/Mall Galleries, London
20 Sep 2019 - 02 Jan 2020
Sunday Times Watercolour Competition
Touring London, Guilford and Trowbridge
26 Oct - 06 Nov 2018
SWLA The Natural Eye
Mall Galleries, London
23 Jun – 21 Jul 2018
Draw
Mandell’s Gallery, Norwich
18 Oct – 29 Oct 2017
SWLA, The Natural Eye
Mall Galleries, London
22 Jun - 08 Oct 2017
Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection, London
6 Mar - 18 Mar 2017
Lynn Painter Stainer Prize
Mall Galleries, London
18 Sep - 23 Sep 2016
Best of the Drawing Year
Christie’s, London
26 Oct - 6 Nov 2016
SWLA, The Natural Eye
Mall Galleries, London
31 Oct - 10 Nov 2013
SWLA Natural Eye
Mall Galleries, London
1 Nov - 11 Nov 2012
SWLA Natural Eye
Mall Galleries, London
30 Sep - 28 Oct 2012
Our Fragile Heritage
Mid Wales Art Centre
27 Oct - 06 Nov 2011
SWLA Natural Eye
Mall Galleries, London
02 Oct - 18 Nov 2011
Open Exhibition
Mid Wales Art Centre
23 Sep - 04 Oct 2009
SWLA 46th Exhibition
Mall Galleries, London
27 Sep - 08 Oct 2006
SWLA 43rd Exhibition
Mall Galleries, London
19 Apr - 14 May 2004
Open Exhibition
Oriel Davies, Newtown
Illustration
01 Nov 2016
British Birds
Magazine Illustration
01 Mar 2016
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Book Illustration
10 Jan 2016
Journal Landscape Architecture
Magazine Cover
05 Sept 2014
S4C / Cwni Da Television
Historical reconstruction
21 May 2013
Natur Cymru
Magazine cover
16 Oct 2013
Ceredigion Bird Report
Book illustrations
01 May 2013
Strata Florida Project
Historical reconstruction
16 Feb 2013
Strata Florida Project
Historical reconstruction
06 Mar 2011
Twristaeth Caersws Tourism
Interpretation panels
01 Jun 2009
CREES Foundation
Illustrated field guide
Publication
Wallbank, C & Birkhead, T. (2016). Bird. Journal of Landscape Architecture. 1, 56-65