About NatHALIE Guinamard

Nathalie Guinamard is an award-winning figurative artist working in ink from her studio at Hylands Estate, Chelmsford. She studied Fine Art at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford, before completing a Postgraduate Diploma at Chelsea College of Art and Design.

Her work has been shortlisted for major prizes including the Jerwood Drawing Prize, National Art Open and ING Discerning Eye. In 2008, she was selected for ARTfutures and the Red Mansion Art Prize exhibition following a residency in Beijing, and exhibited at Alan Cristea Gallery alongside three other emerging artists.

In 2012, Nathalie was one of 30 artists commissioned by the Royal Mail to design a special edition stamp for the London Olympic Games. Her illustrations have also appeared in publications such as The House of Windows by Alexia Casale, World of Interiors, The Times Educational Supplement and Condé Nast Traveller.

Her recent solo exhibition at Chelmsford Museum, An Untamed Line, featured a collection of figurative drawings exploring experimental techniques with ink and water. By embracing accidental and unexpected marks, Nathalie’s work balances intentionality with the uncontrollable, creating a subtle interplay between figuration and abstraction. The drawings invite viewers to experience the depth and beauty of the human experience, with each person responding in their own unique and personal way.

Nathalie’s studio at Hylands Estate is open to the public on the second Sunday of each month.

CV

2025
THE F WORD, The Firepit Gallery, group show
SELECTED WORKS, The Minories Gallery, Colchester

2024
AN UNTAMED LINE, Solo exhibition, Chelmsford Museum

2023
NOTHING ON, Spread Creative Gallery, Chelmsford

2022
SUMMER SALON, Candid Arts Trust

2017
POLITCIAL ANIMALS, Solo exhibition, 119 Lower Clapton

2015
HER, Solo exhibition of drawings, Hackney

2014
ING DISCERNING EYE, Mall Galleries, London

2013
P.O.P. IN PROGRESS, Galleray, group exhibition, New York

2012
THE NATIONAL ART OPEN 2012, Minerva Gallery, Chichester

2011
Medcalf Restaurant, London, solo exhibition

2010
INTERIOR, SUSPENDED, installation in London Metropolitain University window
RHIZOMATIC, group exhibition, Departure Gallery, London
ARTISTS AND ARCHITECTURE, group exhibition, Beldam gallery, Brunel University, London
SORRY WE ARE OPEN, group exhibition in association with the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
LAND WITHOUT A MAP, Jotta graduate exhibition, Affordable Art Fair, London

2009
TRIDENT WAY 2, group exhibition / residency, Departure Gallery, London
THE FLEET RISES, group exhibition, Departure Gallery, London
ARTWORKS OPEN, group exhibition, Barbican Arts Group Trust, London
OXFORD CONTEMPORARIES, OVADA, Oxford

2008
YOUNG CONTEMPORARIES, Alan Cristea Gallery, London
ARTFUTURES, Bloomberg Space, London

2007
THE RED MANSION ART PRIZE, Lethaby Gallery, London
JERWOOD DRAWING PRIZE, Jerwood Space, touring exhibition
THIRST*, exhibition of emerging artists, Beldam Gallery, London
ACTION IN AIR AND LANDING, Ruskin Degree Show


Education
Chelsea College pf Art - Postgraduate Diploma
Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art - Fine Art BA
Leeds College of Art - Art Foundation

Instagram @natguinamard

View fullsize From the series: *Fragile Marks* Title: “Monitored” Medium: Acrylic, water and ink on vintage book page Size: 18cm x 12cm This drawing is of my baby in the NICU. The wires and tubes are part of the image because they were part of the
View fullsize New series: *Fragile Marks* This series reflects on my experience of the NICU, where fragility and tenderness were constant companions. Made on found book pages, the works combine control and accident — acrylic, water and ink coming together
View fullsize Back in the studio, working on a larger piece that’s pushing this series into new, more expansive territory. The red figure in the background is a pregnant body, fading — drawn in raw, gestural lines that speak to the blood and rupture o
View fullsize Back in the studio today, continuing this body of work that’s slowly unfolding from a deeply personal place. These new pieces are slightly larger, drawn on pages from a different book, still found paper, still layered and raw, but offering new
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View fullsize I’ve been exploring new directions in the studio — slowing down, letting go of perfection, and reintroducing play into my process. This piece layers figure drawing with vintage text, using ink and intuition to build something that feels b
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View fullsize I’m here all today at the @firstsitecolchester art fair with a fantastic selection of artists. You can also pop just across the road to @theminories @shopattheminories to see a few of my pieces in the shop. ❤️ Swipe across to see my new select