201. Victoria Sills - William (after William Shipley)

2026
Oil on wood
14.8 x 14.8 x 2cm
Signed on Verso

Victoria Sills works across painting, printmaking, and drawing, using traditional techniques to explore contemporary subjects including mental health and the psychological effects of living within an increasingly technological world. Her practice is driven by a desire to make contemporary art accessible to wider audiences, bridging historical methods with present-day concerns.

Through carefully constructed imagery and tactile processes, Sills examines emotional states, perception, and human vulnerability within modern life. By working with familiar materials and techniques, she creates a visual language that balances intimacy, immediacy, and reflection.

Sills has been an Associate of The Other MA (TOMA) since 2022, following completion of the TOMA alternative postgraduate programme (2019–2021). She previously studied Illustration at the University of Brighton, graduating with a BA (Hons) in 1998.

Solo exhibitions include emovere at The Stone Space, Leytonstone (2025), and the ING Discerning Eye Purchase Prize Winner exhibition at ING, Moorgate (2026).

Selected group exhibitions include The British Art Prize Final 50 at Gallery at OXO, London (2025); the ING Discerning Eye at Mall Galleries, London (2024 & 2025); The Soho Open at GPS Gallery, London (2025); the Britten Pears Summer Contemporary at Snape Maltings, Suffolk (2025); Green & Stone Summer Exhibition, London (2024 & 2025); the Society of Women Artists Annual Open Exhibition at Mall Galleries, London (2024 & 2025); Full Disclosure at D Contemporary, London (2025); Scene By The Sea at Beecroft Art Gallery (2025); Art in the Age of AI at 54 The Gallery, London (2024); the SFSA Drawing Open at No Format Gallery, Deptford (2024); the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries (2022 & 2023); the Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize online exhibition (2023); and Amplify at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington (2023).

Awards include the ING Purchase Prize at the Discerning Eye (2025) and the FiKVA Representation Award (2025). Her work is held in the ING Collection, London.