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I'm a painter and illustrator working at Clockwork Studios in South London. To buy or commission work you can contact me directly by email or on Instagram.

My work is driven by my imagination and love of pattern and nature. Decorative ceramics are set up in the studio with seasonal flowers and produce and a whimsical narrative starts to unfold in a playful and illustrative manner.

Inspiration comes from Folk and Outsider Art, antique samples and textiles, children’s artwork, museum collections, interiors of historic houses and the garden.

Bright colours are laid down first as under layers to add depth and luminosity. Then I start to draw with paint, working with energy and expression. I’m always aiming for the composition to have a sense of space and stillness, contrasting with the abundant character the subject matter. Still life objects become a celebration of rich decoration.

I graduated in Printed Textile Design from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1999. Since then, I've sold in galleries nationally and have had work published internationally. My work is held in a museum collection and is collected across the world. I've also worked with Anthropologie, Penguin Books, Waitrose Food Illustrated Magazine and Nina Campbell. I've been the artist in residence at The Affordable Art Fair and have run workshops at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. 

My work was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Show in 2024 and I'm currently exhibiting in the Saatchi Store in London.

Contact

For general information, please contact:

Email: charlotte@charlottehardy.co.uk

Instagram: _charlotte_hardy_

Telephone: +44 (0)79 3263 6741

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Education

95-96 Winchester School of Art/ Foundation

96-99 Manchester Metropolitan University, First Class BA Hons Degree, Textile Design

Residencies

2008 Affordable Art Fair, London

2007 Camberwell College of Art, London

2000 Kerala, India

Selected teaching

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London

City Lit Adult College, London

Manchester Metropolitan University

Wimbledon College of Art

Camberwell College of Art

Malborough Summer School

Oxford Summer School

Illustration Clients

Penguin Books (fiction book covers)

Woodmansterne (greeting cards)

Black Olive (greeting cards)

Paper Rose (greeting cards)

Waitrose Food Illustrated Magazine

The Art Group (prints and cards)

High Tea of Highgate (wall illustration and logo)

Artist's Cards

Cosmo China

Crown Wall Coverings (bedlinen, wallpaper)

The Iron Bed Company

Anne Davison Children's Textile Design

Paperlink (greeting cards)

Anthropologie (prints and journals)

© Charlotte Hardy 2025
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