Diana Scarborough

Diana Scarborough is a Cambridge-based artist-engineer whose collaborative practice is inherently cross-discipline with technology and the contextual bias. She takes her inspiration from research and science, working with world leaders in the fields of astronomy, nano-biotechnology materials and space weather data with an eco-focus. Diana is currently collaborating with British Antarctic Survey, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, and the School of Music at the Australian National University.

Sara Sturgeon

Sara Sturgeon is an artist and sculptor who works with pencil and charcoal, her work often starts from observation of tree portraits, people portraits, dogs and horses.

Ivy Fung

Ivy Fung is an environmental graphic, signage and wayfinding designer, artist and illustrator. She has an artistic mind with an adventurous spirit, Ivy’s creations are embodiments of history, heritage and technology. Currently, she is a freelance graphic designer.

She has about 14 years of experience in environmental branding and signage and wayfinding in Hong Kong before relocating to St Neots. She worked in a Hong Kong developer and worldwide architectural and interior design firms before. Her projects covered different disciplines like culture, shopping mall, workplace, hospitality and entertainment.

She is innovative and contributed to creative and original design solutions. She works from conceptual design and develops it until completion. She has the good interpersonal skill within the project team and has a good sense of space to design and locate environmental branding graphics.

Ivy is also an artist and likes to experiment with a range of mediums and formats of expression, from public art to video and illustrations. She is also featured in Hong Kong Eye, one of the world’s most important publications showcasing Hong Kong artists.

Solrise Walker

I got a BA(Hons) in Fine Art back in the day. It taught me a lot about professionalism and exposed me to a wide range of artistic inputs, techniques and equipment. Now I am freelance. I love putting paint, pens and pencils on paper. I love using real art materials and touching art equipment. Getting messy. I mostly use pencil and gouache for illustration work, but spill out into other media as diverse as acrylic on canvas to computer lead svg creations as the need arises.

I have worked for such entities as the Wintringham Housing Association and Scripture Union; as well as taking personal commissions.

Check out my website (link in the corner) to see my portfolio and feel free to contact me at solrisewalker@gmail.com

Kevin Gavaghan

Kevin Gavaghan is a self-taught artist, originally from North London but now works from his studio in Cambridgeshire. His work is brooding and evocative figurative paintings dancing around the fringes of surrealism and abstract art. He predominantly paints in oils, drawing inspiration from his own life and the deeper connections with people he has encountered throughout his life.

Kevin has had Tourette Tics and anxiety-related conditions since he was 12 years old that continued throughout his life. Approximately 20 years ago he developed an eye condition called Central Serous Retinopathy (CSR) which can distort his vision by producing fluid on his retina.

He chose to embrace this in his art, and like his vision, Kevin’s use of bold vibrant colours distort and bend his figures and portraits to the point of abstraction which, for Kevin, highlights the multi-layers of life and our inner emotions rather than the external likeness of his subject.

He creates organically and his paintings continue to develop throughout the process often changing their personality many times before settling on what he believes reflects a truth within his thoughts. His paintings directly confront the viewer with honesty often reflecting their own life, feelings and emotional thoughts the viewer may keep hidden from public view.

He work has sold internationally and he has had a number of exhibitions around London, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, and Sussex.

Lisa Kreckeler

Lisa has been painting for nine years and mastering oil painting for seven years, her background mainly being self-taught with the help of a BA fine art course where she learnt how to develop a style and confidence in the studio. Working on the university exhibit by helping to select an exhibit space, promoting it on social media and being a key part of the university by also working in the careers service and being a voice for the creative students. During university she bravely decided to approach her work from an art therapy basis in order to cope with her childhood trauma, this childhood has made it so she is an activist for mental health awareness, the planet, and domestic/sexual abuse survivors. Taking inspiration from the psychedelic era and combining them with realism and abstract style.

Looking at the female form, nature and self-reflection she has developed a style which creates colourful and detailed paintings with an emotional tether that can bring the viewer some relatability and release.

Jack Henderson-Scott

I’m an artist who enjoys exploring many different styles of creativity, from Impressionist pieces, to electronic music, to doodles and sketches of cats. I paint portraits and landscapes of real and fictional subjects. Typically, I focus on nature and lighting in my works, but, being heavily influenced by the internet, include a lot of absurd elements as well.

Currently, I am studying Art and Design at the College of West Anglia, and plan to continue my studies further.
I can be contacted at jack.hendersonscott@gmail.com for any questions.

Dr Helen Hale

Helen is an artist who delights in portraying natural world subjects in a variety of media. She has developed her skills over a number of years and now tends to specialise in animals and birds, often giving the subject a wonderfully expressive facial expression. Helen is a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, with experience which serves to enhance her deep understanding and appreciation of the natural world.  She is equally at home using pencils, pastels, or watercolours on art paper, or acrylics and oils on canvas.

Until now, Helen has not offered her skills to a wider audience but following retirement from her career in the pharmaceutical industry, she will be offering both original artwork and limited-edition prints for sale in the UK, and across the World.

Charlotte Tenneson

Charlotte Tenneson works from a studio in rural Bedfordshire. She is a qualified fine artist having studied at the University of Northampton and The Royal Drawing School in London. Her work has two strands; it is inspire by the people she meets and the countryside. Charlotte is known locally for her hares and her large hand pulled linocuts. She is on the committee of the Circus of Illustration; a group dedicated to promoting local artists and illustrators.

Charlotte has been selected to exhibit her work at Wisbech & Fenland Museum, Delapre Abbey, Barton Seagrave Hall, Gallery 58 Northampton, Gallery I in South Korea, Avenue Gallery Northampton as well as locally at Animal Gallery, Quarry Theatre, St Paul’s Church, The Art Centre, Pensieri, Frescoes and most recently a solo exhibition at Pavilion At The Park.

James Tortise-Crawford

James has experience of strategic planning and project management across arts and culture, higher education and community engagement. He managed projects at the Royal Opera House including the official London 2012 Olympics exhibition and BP Summer Big Screens relays and led on operational planning for Hull UK City of Culture 2017. He coordinated King’s College London’s local engagement with charities and community organisations, and currently heads up strategic projects at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge.

Becks Simpson

Becks Simpson is a freelance hair stylist who specialises in vintage, bride and events. After leaving school Becks studied and trained at The Keith & Peter Hairdressing Academy in her hometown of Hereford. After five years she progressed quickly, moving from stylist to salon manager. Keen to keep moving forwards, it was then in 2005 she moved to London for two years, during which time she gained valuable experience at the Covent Garden Avenda Institute, Hebe on the Strand and The Mowgli Salon in Primrose Hill. After moving to Bristol for seven years, where Becks Simpson built an on-site salon at the BBC on Whiteladies Road and a second salon at the Bristol University Halls of Residence, she now operates her freelance business from St Neots.

Anna Piecha

Anna Piecha is a graphic designer based in St Neots who graduated from the Fine Art Academy in Poland in 2011. And has developed her skills as an artist and graphic designer. With over ten years of experience she has open mind for the new experiences and positive flair for the future adventures. Between 2009 and 2015 she had several individual and group exhibitions where she presented her graphics and paintings.

Anna is a dreamer, her passion is art: intaglio prints, painting and drawing. She is a design lover: digital art, illustration, visual communication. She is also expanding her knowledge in UX Design. She is looking for an opportunity to work with a creative people.

Emily Jolley

Emily Jolley is an abstract artist whose main focus is painting incorporating emulsion paints. Her work is influenced by modernism, including abstract expressionism, as well as artists that reference minimalism such as Eva Hesse. Recent work includes direct references to natural forms from the Cambridgeshire landscape. Emily studied fine art painting at Bath Spa University, graduating with a first. Prior to this, she achieved distinction at Manchester Metropolitan University’s art foundation year. Since graduating Emily established a successful career in business development, returning to painting and showing her work in 2016.

Andrew Kelly

Andrew Kelly is a freelance calligrapher and hand lettering artist. Specialising in custom type logo design, calligraphy and hand lettering commissions he also has a background in design and photography. A husband and father of two amazing children. Andrew once drove a 3,300 mile mercy run in 66 hours non-stop (UK to Estonia) with his brother to get medication for his eldest daughter.

Alexia Emmerson

Alexia is an experienced marketing consultant and founder of the LEXE Ceramics Brand, which focuses on creating and sharing with the world her new line of ceramics and all natural soy scented candles. As a marketing consultant Alexia has a long history of working in local and international b2b exhibitions, conferences and awards, both in-person and virtual. Her breadth of skills include team management and strategy, campaign management, budgeting, planning and forecasting, digital marketing, lead generation, customer persona build and profiling, event launches, database builds and marketing automation.

Aimee Hutchinson

Aimee Hutchinson is an award-winning visual and illustrative artist based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. She began her studies at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, before moving on to the Belfast School of Art where she graduated in 2015 with BA honours in Fine Art. In March 2014, Aimee held her first solo exhibition, Wanderlust, at the renowned Belfast venue, the Ulster Hall and was included in the Catalyst Arts group show. In June 2015, Aimee’s exhibition La Mère de Lapin, based on the infamous tale of Mary Toft, won her the prestigious Belfast Print Workshop Student Award and a year’s residency. Currently, Aimee is working on commissions and has had her work purchased by several buyers as far afield as the United States, Australia and Canada. In the future she hopes to resume her studies and would like to carve a career as a Medical Illustration.

Irene De Jong

Irene is an artist, illustrator and mindful art teacher. Working both traditional and digital (and often a combination of the two) Irene tries to capture something magical in everything she makes. Her illustrations are inspired by nature, mindfulness, feminism and by the stories and fairy tales of her childhood. You can find Irene’s illustrations in children’s books, magazines and on product packaging.  After completing her studies in the Netherlands, Irene moved to London and more recently to St Neots.

In 2019 Irene started her business Makings and Musings with which she offers mindful creativity workshops, including painting, drawing, macramé, needlework and drawing with minimal materials. At the beginning of lockdown, all workshops moved from in-person to online and as a result, Irene created a community of creatives and teaches people all over the world.

Jen Nesbitt

Jen Nesbitt is a project manager for Neotists, working at the intersection of art, technology, and community to develop creative opportunities in St Neots and beyond.

With over 15 years of experience as a graphic designer and illustrator, her practice has evolved to include creative coding and interactive media, exploring new ways to blend digital and physical art forms.

Through Neotists, Jen leads and supports a range of community-focused initiatives, from exhibitions and public art projects to regular events such as Drink and Draw. She also works with local schools, delivering creative workshops and art clubs for children, including sessions at Crosshall Infants, helping to nurture creativity from an early age.

Her work is rooted in creating inclusive, accessible spaces where people can connect, experiment, and share ideas. She is particularly interested in how technology can be used playfully and meaningfully to bring people together, spark creativity, and reimagine how art is experienced in everyday spaces.