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Artist

Rhian Wyn Harrison

Rhian is an artist and illustrator who works from her home studio in Paignton on the South Devon coast. In a previous life she was a graphic designer and typographer. She realised that she had neglected her childhood love of drawing, painting, and colour, so began to experiment, finding her artist voice and her own quirky style. Creating lively and colourful mixed media illustrations, Rhian repurposes old books and maps as both the backgrounds and the inspiration for her work, with a nod towards her design career. Her challenge is always to find an unexpected interpretation between word and image. Drawn by hand, then coloured with ink, gouache paint and pastel, Rhian uses traditional techniques and usually adds a sprinkle of wit or humour with hand stamped lettering. Rhian has built an extensive local following, successfully exhibiting at many Devon galleries, including Delamore Arts, SWAc Open and Torre Abbey. Her distinctive style lends itself to many subjects and themes, but recent involvement as an Accredited UNESCO artist for The English Riviera Geopark, has focussed on local sea life and birds. She recently completed a Masters in Illustration at Falmouth University and is writing and illustrating a children's book about a puffin.

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Exhibition Record

English Riviera Summer Open 2025

Now in its tenth year, the English Riviera Summer Open returns for another vibrant celebration of contemporary visual art from across the UK. Hosted by Artizan Collective CIC in their central Torquay gallery, the exhibition transforms the walls of this much-loved cultural space into a rich, salon-style showcase of original work, selected through open submission. This year’s show promises a dynamic mix of emerging and established artists, with a wide range of media, styles, and voices. Expect painting, printmaking, photography, textiles, sculpture, and more, all curated with an emphasis on quality, originality, and diversity. With all works for sale and new pieces regularly rotated in, it’s the perfect destination for collectors, browsers, and art lovers alike. Proceeds from the exhibition will support Artizan's future development projects. Our Summer Open is now a well-established event on our annual calendar having originally started purely by chance a decade ago. Each year the event sees us build on previous shows as we welcome established and emerging artists working in many rich and diverse mediums and styles to Torbay for our personal homage to the great institution that is the Royal Academy Summer Show. Starting at the end of June and running through until late August, the exhibition promises to be as rich and diverse as in previous years.

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Art

Mr Dory and the Mackeral

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Admiralty Map

£700.00

Cock a Hoop (Too Cocky)

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Dictionary Page

£250.00

One: good morning mr magpie!

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Dictionary Page

£250.00

Crab Directions

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Map Compass

£250.00

Torquay Harbour Gulls

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Map of Torquay Harbour

£150.00

Dartmouth Egret: The Girls are Going to Love These

🖌️ Mixed media on Vintage Nautical Chart

£250.00

Brixham Seals: S.W.A.L.K.

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Map of Brixham Harbour

£250.00

Glow: Royal Flush

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Dictionary Page

£250.00

Teapot Dormice: sweet dreams are made of these

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Dictionary Double Page

£375.00

Sea Treasure: Treasure the Sea

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Hydrographic Chart

£800.00

Fish and Ships

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Admiralty Chart

£900.00

Crabbing Fun

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Coastal Chart

£400.00

Rhian Wyn Harrison Art Cards

🖌️ Fine Art Print

£11.00

Five Little Pigs

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Dictionary Page

£250.00

Parliament of Owls

🖌️ Mixed Media on vintage Times 1882

£750.00

Claw: it's a bit nippy today

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Dictionary 

£250.00

METAMORPHOSIS: You've Changed

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Dictionary Page

£150.00

A Conspiracy Of Ravens

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Times Newspaper 1884

£750.00

Who Got The Cream?

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Times Newspaper 1882

£750.00

Radio: Mayday

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Dictionary Page

£150.00

PLAY: No Wifi Required

🖌️ Mixed Media on Vintage Dictionary Page

£150.00

Gallery

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Blog Posts

Blog Posts

12 August 2019

PRESS RELEASE | Discover the Artists Working to Celebrate South Devon’s UNESCO Status

"The Geopark Ambassador Artist’s are a wonderful representation of Torbay’s creative community"

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13 July 2018

ArtMazing

Another WooHoo event, this time the UK’s first ever Art Maze at Powderham Castle Barn, near Dawlish. 1 July -12 August 2018 (excluding...

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13 July 2018

Fish and Ships Twice

Another chance to see some quirky art by Lee Pover and Rhian Wyn Harrison, who are jointly exhibiting at The Flavel, Dartmouth 6th August...

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