About

Grace Crabtree is an artist based in Bridport, West Dorset. Her paintings, often using the ancient techniques of egg tempera and fresco, are grounded in the experience of walking or swimming through a place – drawing in particular from the coastal terrains of Dorset and Cyprus – and unearthing their folkloric, geological, and mythic narratives.

Since graduating from the Ruskin School of Art in 2019, Grace has exhibited across the UK. Her debut solo show, Elemental Drift, was held at Bridport Arts Centre in 2024 following an Arts Council England DYCP grant for ‘The Art of Fresco’, a studio and research project (2022-23). She has attended artist residencies in France, Portugal, and Cyprus, and is currently enrolled on the Turps Correspondence Course.