Welcome
Vanessa Brassey is a London-based figurative painter and academic philosopher, celebrated for her evocative paintings of wild swimmers and landscapes around Hampstead Heath. Her practice combines traditional techniques with a contemporary, cinematic sensibility. Her award-winning series The Swimmers has been exhibited at the ING Discerning Eye, Unit 1 Gallery Workshop, Bankside Gallery, Tryptich Gallery (next door Tate Modern), and the Affordable Art Fairs. A finalist for the BTA Art Prize and British Contemporary Art Awards (2024), Vanessa’s work featured in the 2024 film We Live in Time, starring Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. She co-directs the Centre for Philosophy and the Visual Arts at King's College London, where she explores the interplay of movement, memory, and time.
Vanessa Brassey Studio
Francesca Mack, London
“I received the print this morning and it's absolutely beautiful. Thank you for the speedy dispatch"
Lucy, Etsy
"Beautiful card and lovely quality."
Jo B., Bucks
"The painting is up on the kitchen wall and I LOVE it. Everyone comments as soon as they come in the room.”
What's on
100/50 (Who’s Counting?)
Private View: June 19, 2025 6-9pm
Dates: June 20 – July 20
Opening Hours: Wednesday – Saturday,
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
@
Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop,
1 Bard Road
London W10 6TP
Philosophy (Research) Book
The Expression of Emotion in the Visual Arts
Edited by Vanessa Brassey and Derek Matravers, published by Routledge.
Priced for Libraries not Xmas Stockings.
Short Films
Short Films
2025 National Gallery and CPA short courses
Vanessa Brassey Studio
The Richard Wollheim Centenary Film (generously sponsored by the BSA)
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