"For many artists, the path to their craft comes through academia, galleries and mentorship, but The British Art Prize 2024 People's Choice winner Diane Griffiths journey took a refreshingly unconventional route. This Midlands-born artist - once entrenched in the London media world - made a leap to the Cornish coast."

Ramsha Vistro, Assistant Editor, Artists & Illustrators Magazine May 2025

Cornish Landscape Artist Diane Griffiths

From Life, Memory and Imagination...

Self-taught and hailing from the Midlands, after over a decade working in the media industry in London I moved to Newquay in 2017. Working part-time as an artist I have work on display in Cornish galleries and shops, as well as online.

Activity

Awards

2025 Top 50 Finalist in SAA Artists of the Year
2025 Longlist, Jackson's Art Prize.
2024 The People's Choice Award Winner, The British Art Prize - 'Driving Home'
2023 Commended in Porthleven Harbour Art Prize - 'Our Treasured View'
2021 Shortlisted Finalist of 'Seasons' Art Competition - 'Busy Fistral Beach'
2021 Overall Winner of L2F Art Competition - 'Early One Morning'

Publications

2025 May Artists and Illustrators - We Present feature.
2025 Feb Artists and Illustrators - The People's Choice Award 6-page feature.
2024 Dec Leisure Painter - Gallery Artists feature.
2024 Jan Artists and Illustrators - Winner of Editor’s Pick: British Art Club Floral

Media Broadcasts

2024 Nov/Dec - BBC Cornwall & Devon Radio Interviews
2024 Dec - Radio Newquay Interview
2024 17th Dec - Cornwall Rewind Radio LIVE Interview

Selected Exhibitions/Events

2025 - Out of Office London solo exhibition, St Ives Society of Artists Open Exhibtion, The Blisland Institute Gallery Easter Exhibition, The Poly Spring Open Exhibition, Coming soon NSA group exhibition at Trenance Cottages.
2024 - Cornwall Christmas Market Royal Cornwall Showground, The British Art Prize exhibition London, Truro Craft Fair. NSA group exhibition at Trenance Cottages, St Ives Society of Artists Spring Open Exhibition.
2023 - Royal Cornwall Museum 'Spirit of Cornwall' Open Exhibition. Porthleven Harbour Art Prize Exhibition. NT Voice Winter Craft Fair.
NSA group exhibitions at Padstow and Trenance Cottages, Newquay and Newquay Hotel Bristol. Tag Art Launch, London Group Exhibition. Perranporth Craft Fair.
2021 - 'Seasons' Art Competition Exhibition at King House Gallery, Stratford-Upon-Avon, L2F Art Competition Exhibition at the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, Lichfield. Alverton Hotel Truro Christmas Fair. NSA group exhibitions at Padstow and Trenance Cottages. 'Fun in the Park' Trenance Craft Fair, Newquay.
2019 - NSA group exhibitions at Padstow, Trenance Cottages, Newquay, Truro and Newquay Fish Festival.

Charity Projects

2025 - Coming Soon - Cornwall Hospice Belly Board 'Where Art Meets the Wave'. Highest bid postcard Anonymous Art Auction at St Day and Carharrack Primary School in Redruth.
2024 - Cornwall Community Foundation sponsored baubles for the Cornwall Christmas Fair at The Eden Project
2022 - Cornwall Hospice Milk Churn at Bude Tourist Information Churn Trail, auctioned at Truro Cathedral and purchased by The Headland Hotel. Bude Sea Pool Art 'Spot the Artist' Postcard Charity Exhibition.

Stockists

Heather Jane & Co Porthleven

Original paintings, hand painted and printed gifts.

Heather Jane & Co Porthleven

Original paintings, hand painted and printed gifts.
Bodmin and Wenford Railway

Hand Painted Baubles at Bodmin and Wenford Railway

Bodmin and Wenford Railway

Hand Painted Baubles at Bodmin and Wenford Railway
Heather Jane & Co at Fowey on the Hill

Hand painted and printed gifts.

Heather Jane & Co at Fowey on the Hill

Hand painted and printed gifts.
Kaya Gallery Plymouth

Hand painted baubles and gifts.

Kaya Gallery Plymouth

Hand painted baubles and gifts.

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Winner of ‘The People’s Choice Award’ 2024 in The British Art Prize I’m currently exploring the theme of ‘The Colour of Night’; how natural and man-made light can transform a landscape; dialling up colours normally unusual to that landscape, taking advantage of light and shadow to create something magical.

Working in a mixed media of acrylic, oil and enamel I enjoy playing with colour and texture. I love the challenge of epresenting something in a different way; taking from life, memory and imagination.