Moira was born in South Wales, and spent her childhood in Wales and Hampshire. She was educated at Dartington College of Arts, taught for the next 13 years, and was later an Art Advisory teacher for three years with BFES in Germany. After three years in Cyprus, Moira now lives in Suffolk. Moira loves to travel at home and abroad for inspiration and really enjoys the vibrant colours, light and brightness of the Mediterranean regions, or the fascination of fishing villages of Cornwall.

‘I have a compulsive desire to paint, make marks and produce vivid, vibrant and expressive work. I use lively surface texture and intense colours. I am largely inspired by direct observation and then I improvise. I endeavour to capture the essence of a place or subject and am not restricted with realism. What is wonderful about making paintings is that there are no rules and I really love that challenge. My work is instinctively painted and is imaginative rather than literal. I paint to stimulate the eye and convey a sense of joy. I paint honestly and according to my own style.’

I have recently exhibited in the following galleries:

Pam Schomberg	Colchester
AAF Cambridge Contemporary Art	Battersea
Enid Lawson Gallery	London
Bell Street Gallery	Winchester
D’Art Gallery	Dartmouth
Solo show	Cambridge Contemporary Art
Gallery Top	Rowsley, Derbyshire
Iona House Gallery	Woodstock
Cambridge Contemporary Art	Cambridge
The Great Art Fair	Alexandra Palace
Blackheath Gallery	Blackheath
The Wonderwall Gallery	Cirencester
Ongoing
Buckenham Gallery	Southwold Suffolk
Montpellier Gallery	Stratford upon Avon Glos
Pantile’s Edge Gallery	Tunbridge Wells Kent
Regatta Gallery	Bath Somerset
Moira is exhibiting in Addenbrookes Hospital 2009 /2010
Future exhibitions
Art in the park	Croxton Park Thetford May 2010
Biscuit Factory	Newcastle upon Tyne June 2010
Addenbrooke’s Hospital has added 5 of Moira’s paintings to their collection.

Prints available from:
Pauntley prints - www.pauntley-prints.co.uk
Milkwood Publishing - www.milkwoodpublishing.com