I create mixed-media artworks that encourage moments of stillness, reflection, and emotional connection.
Growing up, I often struggled to express my emotions and felt overwhelmed by my own thoughts. Those experiences shaped the way I saw myself, connected with others, and ultimately led me to create the work I make today.
Using layered painting, collage, stitched fabric, and dreamlike imagery, my work is inspired by the complexity of the human mind and the search for meaning, hope, and connection.
Many of my pieces sit between calm and chaos, combining fragmented forms, expressive textures, and contemplative portraits that capture the emotional tension of being human. Raw surfaces, stitched elements, and unfinished areas are intentionally left visible as reminders that we are all constantly shaped and reshaped by our experiences.
I want the work to bring a sense of calm, curiosity, and emotional presence into the spaces where people live, while encouraging self-reflection within an increasingly distracted world.
Each artwork is created through a balance of planned composition and intuitive experimentation. I often tear apart sections of paintings and stitch them back together, allowing the surfaces to gradually develop into layered and dreamlike compositions.
I want viewers to spend time searching the artworks for meaning and discovering different stories as their eyes move across the surface. Each material and visual fragment acts like its own language, coming together to form something personal and emotionally different for every viewer.
- Mike Thebridge
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