{"id":2442,"date":"2026-04-14T19:38:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lilyselavieartgallery.com\/?page_id=2442"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:38:49","slug":"victoria-watts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lilyselavieartgallery.com\/bg\/lsg-spring-exhibition\/victoria-watts\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Watts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ext-animate--on\">Victoria Watts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile ext-animate--on is-style-ext-preset--media-text--brutalism-1--card-1 is-style-ext-preset--media-text--brutalism-1--card-1--1\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lilyselavieartgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3583-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2446 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilyselavieartgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3583-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lilyselavieartgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3583-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/lilyselavieartgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3583-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/lilyselavieartgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3583-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lilyselavieartgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3583-1-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/lilyselavieartgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3583-1-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lilyselavieartgallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_3583-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><br>Victoria Watts is a London-based visual artist whose work explores themes of vulnerability, introspection and feminism rooted in her personal experiences. Watts\u2019 practice ventures across oil painting, watercolour, embroidery and clay, choosing to celebrate the inherent femininity and tactility of these materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ext-animate--on\">Her work is characterised by earthy and fleshy tones and expressive textures intended to echo the rawness of her subject matter.\u00a0Often featuring deliberately manipulated, deformed and exaggerated female forms, Watts uses the body as a conduit for communication, a bridge between the internal and the external, between herself and the observer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ext-animate--on\">At its heart her work is intended to provoke inward attention that opens up a communal space for reflection, solidarity and connection.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ext-animate--on\">Watts graduated from London Metropolitan University with a First-Class BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links aligncenter ext-animate--on is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-instagram  ext-animate--on wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/victoriawattsstudio\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12,4.622c2.403,0,2.688,0.009,3.637,0.052c0.877,0.04,1.354,0.187,1.671,0.31c0.42,0.163,0.72,0.358,1.035,0.673 c0.315,0.315,0.51,0.615,0.673,1.035c0.123,0.317,0.27,0.794,0.31,1.671c0.043,0.949,0.052,1.234,0.052,3.637 s-0.009,2.688-0.052,3.637c-0.04,0.877-0.187,1.354-0.31,1.671c-0.163,0.42-0.358,0.72-0.673,1.035 c-0.315,0.315-0.615,0.51-1.035,0.673c-0.317,0.123-0.794,0.27-1.671,0.31c-0.949,0.043-1.233,0.052-3.637,0.052 s-2.688-0.009-3.637-0.052c-0.877-0.04-1.354-0.187-1.671-0.31c-0.42-0.163-0.72-0.358-1.035-0.673 c-0.315-0.315-0.51-0.615-0.673-1.035c-0.123-0.317-0.27-0.794-0.31-1.671C4.631,14.688,4.622,14.403,4.622,12 s0.009-2.688,0.052-3.637c0.04-0.877,0.187-1.354,0.31-1.671c0.163-0.42,0.358-0.72,0.673-1.035 c0.315-0.315,0.615-0.51,1.035-0.673c0.317-0.123,0.794-0.27,1.671-0.31C9.312,4.631,9.597,4.622,12,4.622 M12,3 C9.556,3,9.249,3.01,8.289,3.054C7.331,3.098,6.677,3.25,6.105,3.472C5.513,3.702,5.011,4.01,4.511,4.511 c-0.5,0.5-0.808,1.002-1.038,1.594C3.25,6.677,3.098,7.331,3.054,8.289C3.01,9.249,3,9.556,3,12c0,2.444,0.01,2.751,0.054,3.711 c0.044,0.958,0.196,1.612,0.418,2.185c0.23,0.592,0.538,1.094,1.038,1.594c0.5,0.5,1.002,0.808,1.594,1.038 c0.572,0.222,1.227,0.375,2.185,0.418C9.249,20.99,9.556,21,12,21s2.751-0.01,3.711-0.054c0.958-0.044,1.612-0.196,2.185-0.418 c0.592-0.23,1.094-0.538,1.594-1.038c0.5-0.5,0.808-1.002,1.038-1.594c0.222-0.572,0.375-1.227,0.418-2.185 C20.99,14.751,21,14.444,21,12s-0.01-2.751-0.054-3.711c-0.044-0.958-0.196-1.612-0.418-2.185c-0.23-0.592-0.538-1.094-1.038-1.594 c-0.5-0.5-1.002-0.808-1.594-1.038c-0.572-0.222-1.227-0.375-2.185-0.418C14.751,3.01,14.444,3,12,3L12,3z M12,7.378 c-2.552,0-4.622,2.069-4.622,4.622S9.448,16.622,12,16.622s4.622-2.069,4.622-4.622S14.552,7.378,12,7.378z M12,15 c-1.657,0-3-1.343-3-3s1.343-3,3-3s3,1.343,3,3S13.657,15,12,15z M16.804,6.116c-0.596,0-1.08,0.484-1.08,1.08 s0.484,1.08,1.08,1.08c0.596,0,1.08-0.484,1.08-1.08S17.401,6.116,16.804,6.116z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-mail  ext-animate--on wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"mailto:victoria&#119;&#097;&#116;t&#115;&#115;t&#117;d&#105;o&#064;&#103;&#109;a&#105;l&#046;&#099;o&#109;\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19,5H5c-1.1,0-2,.9-2,2v10c0,1.1.9,2,2,2h14c1.1,0,2-.9,2-2V7c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm.5,12c0,.3-.2.5-.5.5H5c-.3,0-.5-.2-.5-.5V9.8l7.5,5.6,7.5-5.6V17zm0-9.1L12,13.6,4.5,7.9V7c0-.3.2-.5.5-.5h14c.3,0,.5.2.5.5v.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">\u0418\u043c\u0435\u0439\u043b<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria Watts Victoria Watts is a London-based visual artist whose work explores themes of vulnerability, introspection and feminism rooted in her personal experiences. 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