Toby Wills-Hart (b.2000, Dorset)
I embody an investigative approach to different media to explore themes of consciousness, the self and the idea of paint as an entity. My paintings are immense abstract conversations between myself and the paint. On the canvas, I let the paint lead me; I draw into the canvas with paint and rotate the surface to generate a new perspective, allowing new compositions to form. The paint expresses itself through me, rendering my experiences and creating a space for reflection and interpretation. Natural imagery bleeds through into my work due to this meditative process.
Central to my practice is the idea of interconnectedness. The painting calls the viewer to question the boundary between oneself and the rest of the world.
2018-2023 Aberystwyth University Fine Art BA
2017-2018 Bournemouth and Poole College Foundation in Art & Design
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Works available through Shop and New Blood Art
Exhibitions
Toby Wills-Hart, The Chair, Hay-on-Wye, 2025 (Solo show)
ROAM, Garage Gallery, Walthamstow, 2025
The Moon and The Tide, The Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park, Poole, 2025 (Solo show)
Papercuts, Aberystwyth School of Art, Aberystwyth, 2024
Goth mewn Tirlun | Goth in a Landscape, School of Art Gallery & Museum, Aberystywyth, 2024
A Man Walks Into A Bar, Woodshedding Brewery, Westcombe, 2024
Palestine Unveiled, Corn Exchange, Leeds, 2024
Between Forests, Garage Gallery, Walthamstow, 2024
Digital Dreaming, Spudworks, Sway, 2023
Papercuts, Aberystwyth School of Art, Aberystwyth, 2023
New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize X StART Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London, 2023
Summer in Oil, Ty Medi, Machynlleth, 2023
Degree Show, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, 2023
Obliteration and Creation, Angola Café, Aberystwyth, 2023 (Solo show)
Awards
Shortlisted for New Blood Emerging Art 2023
Residencies
Namastay Himalaya, Kanatal, India, April -May 2024
Publications
Gwesty Cymru presents Toby Wills-Hart
Mouth of The Ystwyth Student Newspaper, March 2023
https://dbiw.co.uk/wordpress/blog/gwesty-cymru-present-toby-wills-hart/
START x New Blood Art, Emerging Art Prize, October 2023
Toby Wills-Hart hosts art exhibition at Upton House, March 2025
https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/25006435.toby-wills-hart-hosts-art-exhibition-upton-house/
Illustration
Album Art for An Adventurous Dream- The Music of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington, Ian Shaw, Tony Kofi, Barry Green, Dave Green, 2024
