Candice Tripp
artist profile
Candice Tripp was born in 1985 in Cape Town, South Africa.
In 2004 Candice moved to London to chase dreams of studying fashion but instead, landed a job that involved remembering 60 cocktail recipes, making them upon request and serving them to the city folk somewhere between Moorgate and Old Street.
By 2006 she was living in Newcastle upon Tyne and the 3 hours she spent commuting every day in London were exchanged for small-town-free-time and afforded her the opportunity to start painting.
Without any formal training, Candice Tripp started exhibiting her paintings in early 2007. Her plans to go to university were interrupted when she booked her first solo show in April that year. In 2010 Candice received her British citizenship and now paints full-time
Working predominantly in oil and ink, Candice Tripp’s subject matter is cast into negative space, illustrating just an instance of a narrative with only the title hinting towards a bigger picture.
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