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My creative process isn’t linear - it’s layered, fluid, and often surprising. I work in series, guided by emotions and sources of inspiration that flow into one another, allowing each body of work to shape and influence the next. This multiplicity - the presence of many creative voices and approaches within my practice - is at the heart of what I do.

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I am fascinated by colour, light, and form, and how these elements evoke memories and emotions. My art explores the rhythmic passage of time and the visceral ways in which aesthetic experiences connect us to our past and ourselves.

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Growing up as the daughter of a clock-maker and a dancer, my influences balance science with free expression - an ongoing inquiry into the ‘why?’ of being alive. I’m intrigued by how memories work, and how colour, shape, and light stimulate experience, sparking emotions and recollections that ripple beneath the surface.

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Over the years, I have embraced multiple creative modes - from vibrant, semi-abstract floral paintings to photography, ceramics, mixed media, and text-based work - each persona offering a different way into my story. The convergence of these practices reveals the richness and complexity of identity, both personal and artistic.

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Pursuing my MA Fine Art at Brighton University has deepened this exploration of multiplicity, giving me space to reflect, experiment, and grow both conceptually and technically. It has allowed me to bring together many strands of my practice in immersive installations, photo books, and layered artworks that reveal hidden stories and memories.

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My subjects range widely - cut flowers, travel memories, shifting colour, light filtering through trees - cycling and overlapping to create dynamic interplay within my work. I abstract forms and heighten colour to distil narrative and feeling, inviting viewers to engage with the emotional pulse beneath the surface.

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BIOGRAPHY 

Lara Bowen is a contemporary painter based in Brighton & Hove, known for her vibrant, semi-abstract floral compositions that explore memory, light, and emotion. Alongside painting, her multidisciplinary practice includes photography, ceramics, and mixed media, reflecting a fascination with multiplicity and the layered nature of identity.

 

Lara studied at Hastings College of Art and Oxford Brookes University, graduating in 1993 with a multidisciplinary BA in Visual Arts and Publishing. After spending four years in Cyprus teaching art and learning stained glass, she returned to Brighton & Hove to continue developing her own work.

 

In 2000, she founded Lara Bowen Contemporary, a gallery that has represented both emerging and established artists for over 25 years.Lara is currently completing a Master’s in Fine Art at Brighton University, where her first-year installation, The Booth, was awarded a Distinction in 2025.

 

Lara's work is exhibited regularly at art fairs and galleries across the UK, as well as in her studio and gallery space in Hove. Her practice invites viewers to explore how colour, memory, and emotion shape the stories we carry.

GET IN TOUCH

You are very welcome to visit me and see my work at my studio.

 

Please drop me an email using this form or contact me via intsagram.

Studio & Gallery

Unit 9 Lion Mews, Hove.

East Sussex. BN3 5RA

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