'The muted colours with minimum line and form within cut grid formations infuse intrigue and an invitation to explore and evokes an emotional response that is both private and personal.' 

 

Exhibitions:

​2025

Linden Hall Studio 'Winter Group Show', Deal 

Flowers Gallery 'Small is Beautiful', London

The London Group 'Open 2025', Copeland Gallery, London 

No Place Art 'Materiality', Handbag Factory, London - Award Winner

Tarpey Gallery 'Open 25', Donington

Gallery at Home 'Summer Exhibition', Abergavenny

Art Now Fair, Copeland Park, London

Hayden Gallery Selected Artist, Marlow 

Gentleman Gallery, Hertford

Tarpey Gallery Selected artist, Donington 

Bath Society of Arts Winter Open, Bath

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Portfolio held by:

The Tagli, London

No Place Art, London

New Day Design, London

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Artist Statement:

Hertfordshire-based artist Geoffrey Howe (b.1961) draws from the physical and emotional experiences of forests and woodlands. Using a combination of paint, ply, fire and physical intervention his paintings are an abstract exploration of the dark, light and shadows found in these visual environments. Repeated paint layers of a reductive palette are applied to a ply substrate which are subsequently eroded by a combination of cutting, burning and brushing resulting in a surface that is to be explored having evolved through both a physical and emotional expression. Abstract concepts of how woodlands and pathways are formed, erosion, repetition and regeneration are incorporated into his practice.

The paintings are formed with spontaneous layers being applied directly to the boards over a period of variable time without preliminary sketches but inspired by words and phrases that Howe has recorded in notebooks.

Fire is used to disrupt both the material surface and the expression of the work, creating a contrast with the structured grid formations. This interplay of control and chance guides the paintings toward a mutual resolution. 

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He is a founding member of the HVA Abstract Art Group which holds talks and monthly discussion meetings and has been nominated to join The London Group in 2026.

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Biography: 

23-present : Art Practice full-time & exhibiting regularly throughout the UK

23-present : Herts visual Arts & Abstract Art Group

18-23 : Art Practice alongside Customer Home photography with Vitsoe

12-present : Woodland Trust - Lead Volunteer for Tring Park & Merry Hill Wood

00-23 : Vitsoe

84-99 : Furniture Design and Make projects

80-83 : Middlesex Polytechnic - Furniture Design Degree

77-79 : Harrow Art School 

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Previous Exhibitions:

2024/23

Solo exhibition, Douglas Fir, London

Tarpey Gallery, Donington

Open Studio, Hertfordshire

AKA, Cambridge

Tarpey Gallery, Donington

Green & Stone, London

​London Biennale, London

Tarpey Gallery, Donington

Heart of the tribe, Glastonbury

Fox Yard Gallery, Stowmarket

Henderson Hub, Abbotts Langley

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