Anna Brice Cockland’s paintings exist in the space between abstraction and figuration, exploring the tension and harmony that emerge when the two converge. Her process is largely intuitive - an ongoing investigation into memory, landscape, and perception.
Whether referencing an external environment or an inner dialogue, Anna’s work begins with remembered spaces and natural phenomena that guide her use of shape and line. Through layered pigments, oil paint, and collage, she builds compositions that suggest an ambiguous narrative, rich with texture and energy. Each piece reflects a search for equilibrium and personal creative truth.
Her work is held in significant collections, including Clerical & Medical and The Financial Times, as well as private collections in the U.K., France, Australia, and the U.S.A. Her artist’s book From A to B and Back Again: Dialogues Overheard is part of the British Library’s collection, and she received Arts Council England support for Flow, a public installation and personal project.
Other installations, such as her work at Warrior Square Station in St. Leonards, demonstrate her enduring interest in text and everyday materials used as a means to document, witness, and record our shared passage through time, with hope at the centre of her practice.
After many years maintaining a long-distance relationship with Scotland, Anna has now relocated and established a new studio in Naast, where she continues to develop a body of work shaped by the land, its weather, and its magnetic presence.
Anna Brice Cockland holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art & Critical Theory from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. She has exhibited widely in the UK, including Sussex, Kent, and London’s Salon des Arts and Royal Opera Arcade, and internationally in Oregon and New Mexico, U.S.A.
