BIOGRAPHY
Fiona Geilinger is a Brighton-based painter of drapery and the figure.
Selected for the 2023 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, she recently exhibited in a group show with Natasha O’Kane Contemporary Art in Lewes, where her work was acquired by collector Dr. Henry Bond.
Fiona’s painting practice is supported by rigorous technical study, including training with artists Rosanna Dean, Adrian Wiszniewski RSA, and Guy Allott at the Essential School of Painting, London, alongside specialized studies in drapery drawing with the New Masters Academy and painter Nick Bodimeade.
She achieved a Distinction in her MA in Art and Design at Brighton University, where she produced a series of figure- and fabric-based short films. This formed part of a twelve-year practice in fine art and commercial filmmaking; notably, her film Wallpaper was featured in the 2011 BFI London Film Festival and the British Animation Awards.
Throughout these shifts across film and canvas, Fiona’s lifelong love of dance has remained the core thematic driver. This background inspires her enduring fascination with the interaction of the body and fabric in motion, translating a choreographic energy into her paintings.
Her foundational roots lie in movement; following a BA in Contemporary Dance and Choreography, she spent a decade working in broadcast television, ultimately serving as a Presentation Director for Channel 4.
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