
Gill Welland
I work between portraiture, figurative painting, and emotional landscape abstraction, often allowing these worlds to merge within a single piece. My process is instinctive and physical — built through layering, scraping back, and rebuilding. Colour, texture, and bold marks form my visual language, allowing each painting to develop its own energy and direction.
Portraiture sits at the heart of my practice. My work is rooted in the lived experiences of women — the women I know, the woman I am, and the many layers we carry. Drawing from personal stories, emotional memory, and imagined moments, each portrait holds both vulnerability and strength.
Over the past five years, my work has been highly awarded by the Luxembourg Art Prize, encouraging me to continue trusting an honest, intuitive approach to painting that responds to what feels real, emotional, and unapologetically true.




















