I create mixed-media artworks that encourage moments of self-awareness and reflection.
My interests lie in the tensions that emerge when contrasting different visual languages. Through drawing, painting and collage, I construct layered surfaces where opposing forces coexist, moving between calm and chaos, creation and transformation. Tearing apart and reassembling images lets me explore change, uncertainty, and becoming.
One of my first roles after art school was as a call handler for the ambulance service. While deeply meaningful, I, as a young man, did not yet know how to process these experiences. This led me to search for healing through mindfulness and meditation, reshaping my understanding of the relationship between thought, emotion, and experience. Years later, living in Ukraine during the full-scale invasion reinforced the importance of hope and human connection during times of uncertainty. These experiences continue to inform the work I make today.
My paintings balance planning and intuition; surfaces carry raw marks and torn edges, revealing the process of their assembly. Through emotive colour, expressive textures, and fragmented forms, I aim to evoke optimistic curiosity. Allowing viewers to form their own connections and discover stories, finding new details and meanings each time they return.
Mike Thebridge is a British artist who lives and works in London, UK. Having studied painting at Winchester School of Art, he began his career by making art digitally and selling prints of his work. He returned to painting during the pandemic, focusing on portraits.
In 2021, he moved to Ukraine with his wife and set up a studio there. However, due to the difficulty of travelling back to the UK regularly because of Russia’s invasion, they returned to London in early 2024.
His practice involves many forms of image creation: painting, drawing, collage and digital. Each medium is like a different language and evokes a different feeling. The tension between these different ways of representing mirrors the complexity of thoughts and emotions. Works are often left loose, and the canvas is left raw to give an unfinished look to reflect that everyone's life is a work in progress.
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2026 May - Wimbledon Art Fair @ Wimbledon Art Studios, London
2026 Apr - Herne Hill Art Fair @ Herne Hill Station Hall, London
2026 Mar - The Other Art Fair @ Truman Brewery, London
2025 Dec - Silent Tree, Charity Art Auction @ Sussex Mansions, London
2025 Nov - Wimbledon Art Fair @ Wimbledon Art Studios, London
2025 Oct - The Other Art Fair @ Truman Brewery, London
2025 Sep - Hope Is - Pop-up exhibition @ Stokey Popup
2025 Jun - (Actually) Attainable Art Fair @ ST.ART Gallery, London
2025 May - Wimbledon Art Fair @ Wimbledon Art Studios, London
2025 Mar - The Other Art Fair @ Truman Brewery, London
2024 Dec - ‘Connect 24’ Winter Group Show @ Art of Isolation Gallery, London
2024 Dec - ‘Festive AF’ Art Friend Gallery Winter Group Show @ Stokey Pop Up, London
2024 Nov - Wimbledon Art Fair @ Wimbledon Art Studios, London
2024 Oct - The Other Art Fair @ Truman Brewery, London
2024 Sep - Pop-Up Exhibition @ King’s Cross Canopy Market, London
2024 May - Wimbledon Art Fair @ Wimbledon Art Studios, London
2023 Dec - Winter Group Show @ Folkestone Art, Folkestone
2023 Nov - Wimbledon Art Fair @ Wimbledon Art Studios, London
2023 Oct - Roy’s Art Fair @ Bargehouse, London
2023 Sep - Pop-Up Exhibition @ King’s Cross Canopy Market, London
2023 May - Wimbledon Art Fair @ Wimbledon Art Studios, London
2022 Nov - Wimbledon Art Fair @ Wimbledon Art Studios, London
2022 Sep - Roy’s Art Fair @ Truman Brewery, London
2022 Sep - Focus Art Fair @ Carrousel Du Louvre, Paris
2022 Aug - Pop-Up Exhibition @ King’s Cross Canopy Market, London
2021 Apr - Roy’s Art Fair @ Bargehouse, London
2021 Sep - Pop-Up Exhibition @ King’s Cross Canopy Market, London
2020 Mar - Talented Art Fair @ Truman Brewery, London