Gabrielle ( Ella ) Moulding grew up in the idyllic countryside of the Cotswolds, studied in Scotland at Edinburgh University and worked in the Fine Arts industry in London. For 17 years she lived with her family around the world in France, South Africa, South Korea, Australia, Japan and the USA. She now lives in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in the UK.
She has exhibited in Sydney , Tokyo , New York, New Jersey, London and Cotswolds.
In 2022 she was selected as an artist in residence at Noce Fresca in Sardinia. In 2023 , she was selected as an artist in residence at the The Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia . And in 2024 she is one of the artists selected to work in residence at the Tyrone Guthrie centre for creative art in Ireland.
She was elected a member for Chelsea Art Society in 2023.
Gabrielle's paintings are inspired by the light in the landscapes, seascapes and urban world around her. The beauty of the everyday, the gesture of the figure, the clarity and changes in the light in a still life, the pattern and composition of the landscape are the starting points in her work.
Her practice involves painting in watercolour, gouache and drawing in charcoal within her chosen landscape ‘ en plein air’. These studies are used as inspiration for the larger compositions at home. The studio oil and acrylic paintings are evoked by her memories within the landscapes rather than direct representations. She enjoys the ‘push’ and ‘pull’ process of painting and mark making to capture and express the landscape. She likes to work in a painterly style and is not afraid to let the intuitive process take over. She is becoming more excited about the possibilities of abstraction in her work.
Gallery Representation:
@chelseaartsociety
@moncreiffbray
@thegalleryhungerford
@gallerieperrie ( in New York)
Awards:
Chelsea Art Society 2018 - Gwen Mandley Memorial Award for a Watercolour - ' Clouds gathering over Cotswold Escarpment'
Art Residencies:
Noce Fresca in Sardinia. 2022
The Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venezia . 2023
The Tyrone Guthrie centre for creative art , Ireland, 2024
Societies:
Elected member of Chelsea Arts Society in 2023.
Exhibitions:
'VII at 340 Kings Road', Chelsea - November 21st to November 25th 2023
Chelsea Arts Society Summer and Autumn Exhibition - Chelsea Town Hall June and September 23
ICON exhibition at Art Cotswold, Chipping Campden 17th November- 16th December 2022
'The Immersive Landscape' - The Art house club, Cheltenham 21st April - 20th May 2022
Highgate Contemporary Art - online postcard exhibition www.highgateart.com runs from November 1st 2020 - mid November . Online now
The Gallery Holt , Lees yard, Norfolk, ' Best of British' exhibition featuring members of Royal Society of British Artists ( RBA ) , New English Art Club ( NEAC ) and other leading artists. November 5th - December 23rd 2020. Online now www.thegalleryholt.com
The Gallery, Lees Yard, Holt, Norfolk. " A change of Season" 28th Feb - 7th April 2020
Auctryx Gallery, Cheltenham, 'Places, Spaces and Faces' - joint exhibition with Rosie Copeland - March 2020
Royal Institute of Oil Colours Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London December 2019
Chelsea Art Society Annual exhibition - Chelsea Town Hall, London May 2019
Royal Watercolour Society Contemporary watercolour exhibition at the Bankside Gallery, London - 8th -20 th March 2018
Chelsea Art Society Annual Exhibition -London - Chelsea Town Hall - October 2018
American Watercolour Society 151 st Annual International exhibition in Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, New York . April 9-28 2018.
The Sunday Times and The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival Exhibition - Gardens Gallery October 6th - October 16 th 2017
Gardens Gallery group show, Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham . UK - June 2017
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours 205th Annual Exhibition , Mall Galleries, London. April 6th - April 22nd. 2017
Turn Optimism into Action Group Show, Madison. New Jersey USA. March 11th - April 20th 2017 ,
Short Stories Gallery Joint Exhibition - December 2016- Jan 2017. Madison . USA
'Inspired by Japan ' June 2016. Short Stories. Madison, NJ - USA
ANA Crown Plaza Kobe- Japan. Limited edition watercolor prints. Jan 2016 . Japan
Patchings/ The Artist Annual competition online exhibition UK - June 5th 2015 - U.K
Blossoms and Bridges - Original watercolours of Tokyo. ANA intercontinental Hotel, Tokyo. - May 11th - August 12th 2015. Japan
Palace to Park . Original watercolours of Tokyo - ANA Intercontinental Hotel, Tokyo,March 5th - May 20th 2014. Japan
Changing Seasons. Original watercolours, Hiroo Tokyo, June 2013 - Japan
Tokyo Treescapes. Original watercolours. Hiroo Tokyo, December 2012 - Japan
Gallery 307 - Northbridge , Sydney 2010 - Australia
Sydney Affordable Art Fair 2010 -Australia
Instagram : ellamouldingart
@chelseaartsociety
@moncreiffbray
@thegalleryhungerford
@gallerieperrie ( in New York)
Awards:
Chelsea Art Society 2018 - Gwen Mandley Memorial Award for a Watercolour - ' Clouds gathering over Cotswold Escarpment'
Art Residencies:
Noce Fresca in Sardinia. 2022
The Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venezia . 2023
The Tyrone Guthrie centre for creative art , Ireland, 2024
Societies:
Elected member of Chelsea Arts Society in 2023.
Exhibitions:
'VII at 340 Kings Road', Chelsea - November 21st to November 25th 2023
Chelsea Arts Society Summer and Autumn Exhibition - Chelsea Town Hall June and September 23
ICON exhibition at Art Cotswold, Chipping Campden 17th November- 16th December 2022
'The Immersive Landscape' - The Art house club, Cheltenham 21st April - 20th May 2022
Highgate Contemporary Art - online postcard exhibition www.highgateart.com runs from November 1st 2020 - mid November . Online now
The Gallery Holt , Lees yard, Norfolk, ' Best of British' exhibition featuring members of Royal Society of British Artists ( RBA ) , New English Art Club ( NEAC ) and other leading artists. November 5th - December 23rd 2020. Online now www.thegalleryholt.com
The Gallery, Lees Yard, Holt, Norfolk. " A change of Season" 28th Feb - 7th April 2020
Auctryx Gallery, Cheltenham, 'Places, Spaces and Faces' - joint exhibition with Rosie Copeland - March 2020
Royal Institute of Oil Colours Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London December 2019
Chelsea Art Society Annual exhibition - Chelsea Town Hall, London May 2019
Royal Watercolour Society Contemporary watercolour exhibition at the Bankside Gallery, London - 8th -20 th March 2018
Chelsea Art Society Annual Exhibition -London - Chelsea Town Hall - October 2018
American Watercolour Society 151 st Annual International exhibition in Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, New York . April 9-28 2018.
The Sunday Times and The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival Exhibition - Gardens Gallery October 6th - October 16 th 2017
Gardens Gallery group show, Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham . UK - June 2017
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours 205th Annual Exhibition , Mall Galleries, London. April 6th - April 22nd. 2017
Turn Optimism into Action Group Show, Madison. New Jersey USA. March 11th - April 20th 2017 ,
Short Stories Gallery Joint Exhibition - December 2016- Jan 2017. Madison . USA
'Inspired by Japan ' June 2016. Short Stories. Madison, NJ - USA
ANA Crown Plaza Kobe- Japan. Limited edition watercolor prints. Jan 2016 . Japan
Patchings/ The Artist Annual competition online exhibition UK - June 5th 2015 - U.K
Blossoms and Bridges - Original watercolours of Tokyo. ANA intercontinental Hotel, Tokyo. - May 11th - August 12th 2015. Japan
Palace to Park . Original watercolours of Tokyo - ANA Intercontinental Hotel, Tokyo,March 5th - May 20th 2014. Japan
Changing Seasons. Original watercolours, Hiroo Tokyo, June 2013 - Japan
Tokyo Treescapes. Original watercolours. Hiroo Tokyo, December 2012 - Japan
Gallery 307 - Northbridge , Sydney 2010 - Australia
Sydney Affordable Art Fair 2010 -Australia
Instagram : ellamouldingart
