{"product_id":"abby-hope-skinner-the-coffee-house","title":"145. Abby Hope Skinner - The Coffee House","description":"\u003cp\u003e2026\u003cbr\u003eOil on aluminium panel\u003cbr\u003e17.8 x 12.7 cm\u003cbr\u003eSigned on Verso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbby Hope Skinner is a painter working primarily in oil on panel, creating narrative works that explore people, psychology, and contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer paintings invite viewers into layered visual worlds that reward slow looking, where meanings gradually unfold and symbolic details emerge like hidden “easter eggs.” Working across a range of scales, Skinner approaches her miniature paintings as intimate, jewel-like objects designed to be closely observed and deciphered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in historical painting traditions, her practice brings classical techniques into a contemporary context, resulting in works that feel both timeless and psychologically immediate. Through carefully constructed compositions and heightened attention to detail, Skinner examines human behaviour, emotion, and the subtle complexities of contemporary experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe completed a BA (Hons) in Illustration at Arts University Bournemouth, UK (2013–2016), following a Foundation Diploma in Art \u0026amp; Design at the same institution (2012–2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected exhibitions include the \u003cem\u003eInternational Women’s Day Exhibition\u003c\/em\u003e at The Bomb Factory, London (2025); the Art on a Postcard Winter Auction at Soho Revue, London (2022); the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries, London (2021); the \u003cem\u003eChristmas Group Show\u003c\/em\u003e at Darren Baker Gallery, London (2014); and the \u003cem\u003eSummer Show\u003c\/em\u003e at Arts University Bournemouth (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer awards and shortlistings include the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery (2024 \u0026amp; 2026); the Royal Academy of Dance Prize (2022); a Highly Commended award from the De Laszlo Foundation at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition (2021); shortlistings for the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery (2015 \u0026amp; 2019); and a shortlist for the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition (2015). In 2014, she was selected as Lord Melvyn Bragg’s winner of the London Heat of Portrait Artist of the Year. She was also awarded \u003cem\u003eBest in Show\u003c\/em\u003e at Arts University Bournemouth in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer work is held in the private collection of Melvyn Bragg, London, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AOAP Projects","offers":[{"title":"No insurance (+£0)","offer_id":57733098930550,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"UK insurance (+£15)","offer_id":58013656809846,"sku":null,"price":1215.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Europe insurance (+£25)","offer_id":57987668705654,"sku":null,"price":1225.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rest of World insurance (+£35)","offer_id":57987668738422,"sku":null,"price":1235.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2714\/0060\/files\/Artwork145.jpg?v=1776950274","url":"https:\/\/aoapprojects.com\/products\/abby-hope-skinner-the-coffee-house","provider":"AOAP Projects ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}