Victoria McDonnell

Painter

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Artist's Statement

Victoria McDonnell is a Colombian-born artist and art motivator living in the rural countryside of West Norfolk, UK.

Working primarily in oils, her practice draws inspiration from the rhythm of everyday life and the quiet beauty of her surroundings. Each subject invites a different kind of response, creating interplay between the familiar and the abstract.

Victoria’s paintings are built in visible layers, revealing a process of testing, adjusting, and finding balance between control and freedom. Moving fluidly between figuration and abstraction, she begins with playful, intuitive mark-making, allowing spontaneous lines and marks to guide her. Her work is less concerned with accuracy and more focused on expression, capturing the energy and emotion of a moment rather than its exact form.

Believing that learning never stops, Victoria hosts a monthly ‘playday’ in her West Norfolk studio, a relaxed, open art workshop where creativity, exploration, and play take centre stage, encouraging her community to art.

Victoria’s work has been exhibited at SoShiro Gallery in Marylebone, London, as part of a celebration of global artisans, and she was selected as a wildcard for Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2025.

Education

2025 Pamela Caughey, Abstract Painting Retreat, Occitanie, FR

2022 - 24 Graduate, Pamela Caughey, Art and Success Pro Masters

2022 - 24 Richard Blades, Landscape Painting in Oils, Grimston, UK

2020 - 22 Martin Kinnear, Oils Tuition, Norfolk Painting School, UK

1985 - 90 BA Product Design, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

Contact this Artist

Email: victoriamcdonnellart@gmail.com

Web: www.victoriamcdonnell.com

Instagram: @victoriamcdonnell_art

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