Virginia McArdle is a multidisciplinary artist, her recent body of work is concerned with our relationship to the environment and our fragile world.

Her prints, paintings and drawings explore texture, materiality and mark making ; particularly the marks found in landscapes, on our bodies and in our memory .

'‘…….they can act as codes for us to classify and understand our world, to navigate our path and govern our behaviour. '‘

Recent work includes

‘The tragedy of Loss’ series of paintings and prints

‘Fossil fuel’ prints and paintings

‘Suture’ drawings , paintings and prints

‘Mapping the black sea’ paintings and prints

‘Unclassified’ prints and drawings

Her paintings, prints, photographs and fine art bindings have been widely exhibited internationally and are mainly held in private collections.

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St. Martin’s School of Art

Royal College of Art

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Chelsea School of Art