Fiona
Parkinson

My childhood took me from Yorkshire to South Africa and back again to the North East coast of England. Throughout this upbringing, my interest in expressing myself through art became a constant, may be even a requirement, and as soon as I was able, I continued to explore this passion in further education.

I graduated in 2015 with a first class Batchelor’s degree and was then awarded a Master’s degree with distinction whilst collecting the College of Arts Award at Lincoln University. I have exhibited across the UK, Europe and US and have been featured by the media, appearing a number of times on BBC radio, in local press and recently by Ripley's Believe It or Not!  

My art diverged from what may be considered more mainstream techniques early in my studies with a chance introduction to taxidermy, and has explored various species from birds and small mammals to butterflies, spiders and bacteria.

Since graduating and moving to my studio in Stratford on Avon my work has continued to explore contradictions in our experience of the world including beauty and fragility, fear and love, and life and death. My unique techniques fuse modern technology with ancient methods to producing striking images which evoke fascination and emotion in equal measure.