About Zoe Attwood – British Artist & Fashion Floral Painter



About Zoe Attwood – British Artist & Fashion Floral Painter

Zoe Attwood celebrates the beauty of flowers through the seasons, capturing their delicate forms, subtle colours, and the way light dances across petals. Trained at Central Saint Martins and Kingston University, she brings both formal artistic education and deep knowledge to her work, where fashion and flowers intertwine.

Living beside the dreamlike river that flows through Suffolk, Zoe's home is surrounded by the natural world. Swans glide past, the flash of a kingfisher catches her eye, and an occasional otter appears, while cygnets and ducklings bring daily joy. Witnessing flowers bloom through the seasons and observing nature's cycles of resilience inspires the ethereal quality of her work and informs her artistic vision.

Her travels to Columbia Road Flower Market, the V&A, and the archives at London College of Fashion fill her sketchbooks with drawings that evolve into her distinctive fashion floral compositions. Zoe's work uniquely intertwines flowers, fashion, and nature, creating enchanting fashion figures adorned with blooms, vintage-inspired portraits blooming with seasonal flowers, and elegant floral still lifes in treasured antique pottery.

Working in gouache, acrylic, oil, and monoprint, she translates her garden and location studies into original paintings, vintage fashion portraits with florals, limited-edition giclée prints, and eco-friendly greeting cards crafted on museum-quality textured paper.

With every card sold, Zoe donates 5% of sales to Butterfly Conservation, a cause close to her heart. Even her daughters are named after butterflies, making each piece a tribute to both nature and family.

Professional Highlights

Her work has been exhibited across the UK in galleries including Connigsby Gallery, Jessica Muir Gallery, The Gallery Cavendish, Homefront Interiors (Bath), Gainsborough House Gallery, Pam Shomberg Gallery, and more. Zoe's paintings are held in private collections, and she has contributed illustrations for Camden Cards and editorial work with Country Living Magazine.

Selected Exhibitions

  • Connigsby Gallery, London

  • Jessica Muir Gallery, Long Melford

  • The Gallery, Cavendish, Suffolk

  • The Gallery, Bury St Edmunds

  • Gainsborough House, Upstairs Gallery

  • Lavender Green Florist, Chelsea, London

  • Posy, Lavenham, Suffolk

  • River Bank Studio Gallery, Sudbury

  • Vanil, Woodbridge

  • HomeFront Interiors, Bath

  • Dulwich Tea Room, East Dulwich

  • Secret Garden, Sudbury

  • Quay Theatre Valentine Gallery Shop

  • Gabrielle Skelton Offices (private show)

Professional Work

  • Illustration commissions represented by Black Hat Agency, London

  • Designs for Camden Cards

  • Editorial work for Country Living Magazine

  • Retail support experience with Designers Guild during studies at Central Saint Martins

Community & Educational Work

  • Painting for Macmillan, West Suffolk Hospital

  • Art Lecturer, Cambridge Regional College

  • Visiting Illustration Lecturer, West Suffolk College

  • Fashion and Textiles Lecturer, Colchester Institute

Press & Recognition

  • Bloom & Folk Magazine

  • Country Living Magazine

  • Preloved Magazine

  • Suffolk Magazine

Education

  • MA / PGD Illustration – Central Saint Martins

  • BA Illustration – Kingston University (Dissertation on Alfred Wallis)

  • Fashion Design Training – Colchester Institute

  • PGCE

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