Georgia Fry

 Georgia Fry


Georgia is a Nottingham based artist and describes herself as a 'Jacqueline of all trades', trying to master some.' She works with a variety of materials including concrete, paper, thread and film, she definitely doesn't limit herself. 

When she was 11, her family moved to a small town in Spain, but even though she describes it as beautiful and fun, she never quite fit in there, saying she felt lost and out of place. One reason for this was the language barrier, with her teachers constantly asking if her Spanish was getting better. The one subject this wasn't a problem in was art. When they were tasked to draw and paint, it was the only time the language barrier didn't affect her, after all, if everyone is drawing a house, then it was very clear what she was being told to do. She eventually went to an art school in Spain, but she still didn't feel very comfortable there, so at 18 she moved back to Nottingham. 

She had a background in traditional drawing and still life, but she still struggled to develop her work, even after starting here at Nottingham College. She eventually moved on and started uni at 24 to study decorative design. She says she enjoys working intuitively, incorporating lots of gesture and movement into her pieces. 

           


After uni she got a studio at Surface Gallery and her work she produces there is an extension of what she did at uni. This includes all her experimentation she has done with dyeing, laser cutting and wearable objects. Her dad studied textiles, and even though he told her not to follow in his footsteps, she was sponsored by speedo and created clothing out of their fabric. 

       


One of her other 'commissions' was to paint the storefront of '42', a local skate shop in Nottingham. She had no stencils or plans for this, she just went down with a few paint pens and started. She became friends with the owners through skating, and has done another mural in Sneinton in a local park alongside other artists. 


I like Georgia's work because its not only fun and inviting, but she is actively trying to get more people involved by combining two worlds; art and skating. It allows more people to come into contact with her, and when she spoke to us she encouraged us to get in touch if we wanted to, further showing how welcoming and open she is to new opportunities, for both us and herself. 

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