ABOUT TILLY


 

ARTIST BIO

Tilly is a self-taught neurodivergent artist who creates expressive abstract artworks, figurative paintings depicting intimate domestic scenes and tongue-in-cheek text works (both digital and physical). She studied English Language and Literature (BA/MA and MSt) at the University of Oxford before working in journalism. In early 2023, she pivoted into painting following a prolonged period of burnout and depression. 

Tilly makes work to deepen her connection to herself and the world, as well as to support her AuDHD brain and mental health. Her work is deeply introspective, intimate and philosophical. She is based in Painswick, Gloucestershire, with a studio in Stroud.

 


ARTIST STATEMENT 

Accommodating and bearing witness to my neurodivergent brain is a huge and important aspect of my practice. Arguably the foundation of my work, in fact. 

In order to make writing an artist statement more accessible to myself, mine is a living document. A Google Doc that is literally live, which I regularly add to and amend. Both tracked changes and the document history are publicly visible. 

Right now it is a mess. Perhaps it always will be. You can see it here, regardless: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sZQpj3scytLC2WoLo7sgl-iTOIcBJNBeaa91Gc_Y3l4/edit?tab=t.0

 


ARTIST CV   

  • 2025 Site Festival Open Studios, Gloucestershire
  • 2025 Site Festival Artists Under 30 Bursary (Selected), Gloucestershire

  • 2025 ‘A Celebration Of Neurodiversity’, Intersect Arts Collective, Sands End Arts & Community Centre, London

  • 2025 Loupe Art Streaming Platform (Licensed), Online 

  • 2025 Official Single Artwork for ‘Technicolour Beat' Rerelease (Licensed), Oh Wonder 

  • 2025 ‘Contemporary Drawing’, Spring Term, New Brewery Arts, Cirencester 

  • 2025 ‘Issue 4’ (Featured), Megazine, London 

  • 2024 ‘Visual Art Open 24’ (Longlisted), Visual Artists’ Association

  • 2024 ‘UK Open’, Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donington

  • 2024 ‘Seven is a Secret’, Week 45 Collective X J/M Gallery, London

  • 2024 'Follower Spotlight - Tilly Trevitt', GetScene, Online 
  • 2024 ‘LOOK IF YOU WANT’, Blue Hour Studios X Verity Wooley, London 

  • 2024 North London Makers' Market, London

  • 2024 ‘329 - Tilly Trevitt’ (Interview), ArtByArtists 

  • 2024 ‘ART FUSION’, Momentum Coffee, London 

  • 2024 ‘January Exhibition’, VVArts Studio, London 

  • 2024 99 Future Blue Chip Artists (Selected and Published), Artsted

  • 2023 ‘Future Stars: Xmas Edition’, Holy Art Gallery, London 

  • 2023 ‘Euphoria’, Virtual Artists, Online 

  • 2023 ‘Born To Be Wild’, Virtual Artists, Online
  • 2020 Master of Studies in English (1830-1914), University of Oxford (Distinction/First)

  • 2020 ‘Postpartum’ (Published), The Mays 28, Varsity Publications Ltd 

  • 2020 ‘Phone Home’ (Published and Commended), Dial-A-Poem National Student Competition, Nottingham Trent University, Crossed Lines Project

  • 2019 Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature, University of Oxford (2:1 with First in Dissertation)

  • 2017 ‘belief is not a dirty word’ (Published), ASH 

  • 2017 Academic Scholarship (Awarded), Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford

  • 2016 ‘Cathy,’ (Longlisted), Bridport Poetry Prize

 

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Photos: Serena Bolton Photography