Lesley Saddington

"I am very interested in the spiritual and mythological woman. My work is influenced by the strong women that feature in Greek mythology and the spiritual side which is reflected by the angels I paint about. I like to use symbolism in my paintings to tell a story. I am interested in images from nature and from childhood which have a deeper meaning when I arrange them in my paintings. I am influenced by medieval paintings, naïve art and South American art."

Lesley studied at Croydon College of Art, then Liverpool Polytechnic were she gained a BA in Textiles, and also at St Martin's School of Art where she gained a postgraduate diploma in Illustration. As an illustrator her clients have included The Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC, Radio Times, Geffen Records, J Walter Thompson, Action Aid, Oxfam, Waitrose, Avis, Oxford University Press.

Exhibitions

2008
Pavilion Café, Dulwich Park, London
Urban Art Fair, London
2007
Urban Art Fair, London
The Dolphin, Sydenham
2006
Urban Art Fair, London
Bettie Morton Gallery, Brixton
Bermondsey Open, Café Gallery, Southwark Park, London
2005
John Moores University Alumni Exhibition, Liverpool
2003
Thames Gallery, Dulwich
2002
Green Room, National Theatre, London