Artist Statement

Prasad Beaven’s work explores the space between landscape and abstraction through ink, watercolour, and marbling. Drawing from observed nature while embracing fluid, unpredictable processes, his paintings allow trees, mountains, and shifting terrains to emerge from layered forms that balance structure with mystery.

Rooted in both traditional landscape philosophies and contemporary experimentation, his practice seeks to move beyond direct representation, creating contemplative spaces where the physical world becomes symbolic, atmospheric, and visionary.

Through this synthesis, Beaven invites viewers to encounter nature not simply as place, but as a deeper field of perception, memory, and spiritual resonance.

Education

MA, Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts, 2021

BA Illustration, University of Brighton, 2017

Selected Exhibitions

Solo presentation, Saatchi Gallery, London

Awards

Ciclitira Prize (2021), presented by HRH King Charles III

Membership

Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour (RI)