Lynne Cartlidge RCA was born in 1964 in Wellington, New Zealand and grew up in Cornwall when her family returned to the UK in 1967.
She pursued her art education at Falmouth Art College and subsequently at Cardiff Art College, where she earned a BA (Hons) in Fine Art in 1987. During this time, one of her figurative paintings was chosen for inclusion in the Whitworth Young Contemporaries exhibition.
Lynne has lived in Wales since 1987 and retains strong links with Cornwall.
"I’m fascinated in painting as a visual language that speaks in metaphors as poetry does for the language of words. As a still life painter one is always on the lookout for subject matter that ‘speaks’ whilst being aware that the creative process involves many small steps which often occur quite unselfconsciously. There is no hierarchy regarding subject matter and quality of light is always vital."
