Estelle Woolley is a British artist based in the North West UK.
Her work has been exhibited and published nationally and internationally including The New York Magazine, The Politiken (Denmark), Issues in Science and Technology Journal (Arizona State University), The Edge Magazine and exhibited internationally including in New York and Miami Art Fair. She was highly commended in The Sustainability First Art Prize 2020 (London), won the Ty Pawb Open People’s Prize 2021 (Wrexham) and was First Place in The Grosvenor Museum Open 2022 (Chester). She is currently lead artist at Castlefield New Art Spaces: Chester.
Sneeze
Self portrait with dandelion clock mask
1st place in The Grosvenor Museum Open 2022
Artist Statement
I have a deep-rooted affinity with the countryside and its resources, shaped by my upbringing. The cyclical processes of nature inspire me, as do the seemingly insignificant details we often pass by. My work explores the ways we interact with nature: how we intervene, react, and how nature, in turn, responds.
Through a minimal and poetic use of materials which are often very fragile in nature, I investigate possible narratives and layers of meaning. By subtly manipulating these elements, I aim to renew a sense of curiosity while highlighting the inherent beauty of the forms used.​
Research examines the interplay between attraction and repulsion - the visceral experience of ‘feeling.’ Concepts of the uncanny, disgust, abjection, curiosity, the sublime, and beauty are central to my exploration of materials and themes.
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I am drawn to found objects - elements taken directly from reality, rather than crafting forms that merely imitate something else.​
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Contact
If you are a fellow creative or funder and would like to work with me, feel free to get in touch.