Antonia Hazlewood is an emerging contemporary painter and performance artist. Her practice is rooted in research into animism, ecology and eastern philosophy. Driven by the belief that everything is alive, she uses painting to challenge the idea of inanimate objects, aiming to cultivate mindfulness and greater respect for the material and natural world.
Her multifaceted practice relies on the concept of constant change. Her dynamic and intuitive process exists in a continual state of becoming, acting as transformational portals that invite viewers to notice the intricate patterns we share with nature.
Every action is evolution, adaptation and absorption. Layers of change amalgamate on one surface in a kind of chemical fusion. Like a rhizome root, if you look closely, you will notice a labyrinth of interconnection and, with it, a story.
Since graduating UCA with a graduate award, Hazlewood has exhibited throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. Recent highlights include exhibiting at The Turner Contemporary in Margate, an artist residency in Kenya, where she continued the series Travelling Paintings. She partnered with Arts Alive Trust, exhibiting two paintings at the Affordable Art Fair. She has also completed commissions for Faithless and Pikes Hotel in Ibiza, an immersive mural commission in a local independent cafe, and has been selected for an interview by renowned art critic and writer Anthony Fawcett.
Additional work includes making Album Covers for independent artists and volunteering at a local plastic recycling workshop.