Meet the Artists

Here you can explore the work of the previous artists.

	Antarctic artist 2022: Polly Townsend In January 2023 Polly begun a five week voyage, beginning in the Falklands, then travelling south, via the Drake's Passage, to the Antarctic Peninsula. The trip included stops at Port Lochroy, Damoy Point, Rothera Station, Horseshoe Island and a remarkable day on Avian Island.
	Antarctic artist 2021: Claudia Myatt Following delays brought about by the Covid pandemic, in November 2021 Claudia Myatt travelled on board the HMS Protector to the Antarctic as the Friends of SPRI Antarctic artist in residence. It was the fulfilment of a lifetime dream to visit, study and experience its wildlife first hand.
	Arctic Artist 2019: Lesley Burr Artist Lesley Burr travelled to the arctic onboard the CV Resolute, producing 70 sketches, 10 larger paintings, 500 photographs during the voyage providing source material for a new body of paintings and prints.
	Antarctic artist 2018/19: Andrew Lansley Andrew Lansley travelled to the antarctic in 2018/9 and was incredibly impressed with the scenery and experience, much of which he has captured in his work.
	Arctic artist 2018: Nick Jones In September 2018 Nick Jones travelled with the friends of SPRI to Western Greenland and Baffin Island as their Arctic artist in residence. It was the fulfilment of a long held yearning to travel north, and was an extraordinary experience that is already proving to be the catalyst for a significant new body of work.
	Antarctic artist 2017/18: Nick Romeril Nick Romeril travelled to the antarctic in2018 and created over 200 small paintings/drawings, including some closeups of blue bergs.
	Arctic artist 2017: Kat Austen Kat Austen travelled to the Arctic in the summer of 2017. Her work seeks to combine perspectives around dispersal - of ice, culture and identity - into a series of sound, video and sculpture works to further explore engendering empathy for the Arctic region.
	Antarctic artist 2016/17: Shelly Perkins Shelly Perkins visited the Antarctic in early 2017. Shelly uses a technique that blends traditional illustrative drawing with digital technologies to create beautifully rich images of landscapes and wildlife.
	Arctic artist 2016: Julian Grater Julian Grater was our first Arctic Artist in Residence, in June 2016. His voyage involved a circumnavigation of Spitzbergen.
	Antarctic artist 2015/16: Lucy Carty Lucy Carty was our Antarctic artist for 2015/17.
	Antarctic artist 2014/15: Darren Rees Darren Rees joined HMS Protector as artist in residence in 2015. Darren is an artist and naturalist with nearly thirty years' experience of sharing the wonder of the natural world.
	Antarctic artist 2013/14: John Kelly John Kelly joined HMS Protector as artist in residence in January 2014. He has travelled extensively producing journals on topographical and architectural interpretation.
	Antarctic artist 2012/13: Emma Stibbon Emma Stibbon joined HMS Protector. Emma is Senior Lecturer Fine Art Printmaking at the University of Brighton.
	Antarctic artist 2010/11: Dafila Scott Dafila Scott joined HMS Scott in the Antarctic. Dafila trained as a zoologist, before turning to drawing and painting in oils, watercolour and pastels. Much of her work is inspired by landscape.
	Antarctic artist 2009/10: Rowan Huntley Rowan Huntley was our inaugural Artist in Residence. Initially planning to go South with HMS Endurance, she eventually joined HMS Scott in Jan/Feb 2010.