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Studio artists

Spike Island Open Studios (2017) Valda Jackson, studio 94a. Photograph by Lisa Whiting

Spike Island is home to over 70 independent artists at different stages of their careers and working across all types of media. Our professional studios are subsidised, making them accessible to artists who would otherwise find it difficult to afford workspace.

The studios

We have a combination of individual and shared studios. All our studios are secure, and can be accessed 24/7. As well as a place to work, our studios provide a vibrant creative network — allowing you to forge new collaborations and gain peer support.

As a Spike Island studio holder, you’ll also have the chance to make national and international connections with our visiting artists and residents.

Current studio artists

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David Chalmers Alesworth, The Carless Kashan, 1838_2020

David Chalmers Alesworth

An composite artwork by Cliff Andrade featuring a range of disparate images including family photographs, an image of Jesus Christ, pencil sketches and trees.

Cliff Andrade

Vivienne Baker, Reflect 8 (2020) oil on canvas

Vivienne Baker

A table set up for board meetings sits in an otherwise empty room with walls made of glass. It seems this room is the tallest for miles.

Peter Bobby

Harriet Bowman All Round-er (sad sale) (2018) Installation view, Spike Island. Photograph by Stuart Whipps.

Harriet Bowman

Louise Bradley's studio (2021), photograph by Rebecca Goldman

Louise Bradley

Linda Brothwell, Conversations in Making. Photograph by Jo Hounsome

Linda Brothwell

clawson and ward

Clawson & Ward

Studio 36 (currently subletting)

Libita Sibunbu, Quantum Ghost, Installation view, Gasworks, London, UK (2019) Photograph by Andy Keate

Libita Sibungu

Niamh Collins, Cornish Llama Grenada Calling (2020) 60 x 60 cm, oil on canvas

Niamh Collins

Katy Connor

Conway and Young

An abstract painting: The canvas appears split in two horizontally - the top half is a sage green, the bottom is dull pink. Splashes of colour appear over the top, and just to the left of the centre is a rectangle of black that has a piece cut away to see more colour splashes through.

Victoria Coombes

Photograph: A car window overlaid with a diagram of a pyramid.

Annabelle Craven Jones

Oil painting: Long wide brushstrokes have been used in the centre of the canvas.

Theo Cuff

A photograph of a man using recording equipment next to a level crossing. A car crosses the level crossing in a blur.

Matt Davies

Eleanor Duffin, A Phantom Limb (2020) Installation view, MIRROR Gallery, Plymouth, UK. Photograph by Garry Loughlin

Eleanor Duffin

Hat Fidkin & Jocelyn Brett

UWE Bristol Graduate Studio 26

Samuel Fordham

Bryony Gillard, I dreamed I called you on the telephone (2021)

Bryony Gillard

Assemblage piece: Overall, the piece looks like a cartoon smiling face. The eyes are made from two portraits of monkeys wearing human clothes.

Anton Goldenstein

Martyn Grimmer

Martyn Grimmer

Rodney Harris in the studio

Rodney Harris

Michael Hayter, Baby (2020)

Michael Hayter

Colin Higginson

Esther Hesketh, Fortune Fish (2021), cast pewter

Esther Hesketh

UWE Bristol Graduate Studio 75: Graduate Fellow 2020/21

Young In Hong, To Paint the Portrait of a Bird (2019) Metal cage, video projection, wood, sound

Young In Hong

Carol Jackman, Our Rivers II (2017), screenprint

Carol Jackman

Valda Jackson

Marcus Jefferies, The Wilderness Tower (2020), steel, wood, reclaimed corrugated tin, Sharpham, Somerset

Marcus Jefferies

Olivia Jones_Dust 2018

Olivia Jones

A photograph in Isaac Jordan's studio where he positions two small paintings on hard board

Isaac Jordan

UWE Bristol Graduate Studio 75: Graduate Fellow 2020/21

Sculpture: A damaged metal fence stands in a gallery. It is bent out of shape, especially in the middle.

Steve Joyce

Éilis Kirby

Carol Laidler, I O In The Dark (2020), digital photograph and text. Courtesy the artist

Carol Laidler

Bo Lanyon, Mantle (2021) Digital render / bronze

Bo Lanyon

Jo Lathwood, Getting There (2018) Recycled timber. Installation at Fabrica Gallery

Jo Lathwood

Philippa Lawrence, Stack (2020)

Philippa Lawrence

Jack Lewdjaw

Cathy Lewis, Riders of the storm (2019) Cast marble

Cathy Lewis

A painting of a man and a woman dancing ballroom-style together. The woman wears a blue dress with white polka dots and the man is dressed all in black.

Angela Lizon

Natasha MacVoy, SHAME (2019), All the strip lights in the gallery (working and not) and white packing tape. Photograph by Max McClure

Natasha MacVoy

Dolores McGurran

Dreamtime Fellow Studio 26

Andrew Mania

John de Mearns, Rainbow Warrior. Watercolour and indian ink on white velvet

Johnny de Mearns

A collaged image of a deer in a field. The deer is made from various photographs of butchered meats.

Vic Moreton

Huma Mulji, Skyfall 1 (detail) (2020)

Huma Mulji

A 23 Trachyte plug of Esk Crater

Milo Newman

Mahali O’Hare, Shopper (2020) Oil on canvas, 120 x100cm

Mahali O’Hare

Painting: a white man rubs one eye with one hand, the other hand makes a 'v' sign at the camera.

Russell Oliver

Kate Parsons, Vessels II (2021), wax. Photograph by Kate Parsons

Kate Parsons

Simon Periton, New Normal 20 (2020) Collage detail

Simon Periton

Three abstract blobs on a dark background coloured in blue and orange. The orange is to the top left of each blob, each blob has a centre darker blue spot.

Laura Phillips

A painting of a misty landscape with various shapes and forms overlayed, in simple 'm' shapes and in varied colours

Myrna Quiñonez

Joel Redman, Farm Land, Cape Town - “Day Zero” (2021)

Joel Redman

Sarah Rhys, Dust Tapes (2020), projection. Photograph by Sarah Rhys

Sarah Rhys

Judy Rodrigues, Mouth of the Douro River. Oil on Paper

Judy Rodrigues

Site-specific installation: a grey structure built amongst forestry with orange tubing woven throughout

Natasha Rosling

Maggie Royle, Hello Kitty? (2021), oil on primed card. Photograph by Maggie Royle

Maggie Royle

Ben Rowe_Lost in Time & Space_2018

Ben Rowe

Mark Samsworth. Mary Fish, Margate (2018)

Mark Samsworth

Mei Silvio

Bath Spa University Graduate Studio 26

Image of Vicky Smith's work re:exposure

Vicky Smith

Colourful, curved tubes are suspended in air. A woman studies them.

Seamus Staunton

A print of a photograph of an amphitheater. The print is made from chalk on blackboard.

Emma Stibbon

Film still: A large black rectangle obscures most of the image. Behind the rectangle it looks as though a car is on fire.

Charlie Tweed

Veronica Vickery

Kamina Walton, Lockdown Series #2 (triptych series created in 2020)

Kamina Walton

John Wood and Paul Harrison, This is the painting I was telling you about (2020) 91cm x 61cm, oil on board

John Wood and Paul Harrison

Caroline Vitzthum, Untitled (2018) site-specific installation, photographs on Japanese paper

Caroline Vitzthum

Bath Spa University Graduate Studio 75: Graduate Fellow 2020/21

Alexander Wilmoth

UWE Bristol Graduate Studio 26

Nicholas Wright. My shadows’ pinched my sunhat

Nicholas Wright

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