About

Ria Poole is a contemporary painter and ceramicist living and working in West Cornwall.  Her work is intimately situated in the Cornish landscape, where she paints en plein air in all weathers, sometimes in hard to reach locations to enable her to capture the most interesting perspectives.  The expressive abstraction of her studio work is playfully unbound, embracing a range of techniques and media, celebrating colour and painterliness. 

Ria exhibits widely across the UK and is represented by New Craftsman Gallery, St Ives. Her paintings have been shortlisted for various art prizes, including Creates Emerging Artist Award 2020, Black Swan Open Art Prize 2019, and Artists and Illustrators Artists of the Year Award 2018.  She is a member of St Ives Society of Artists and an associate member of Penwith Society of Arts at Penwith Gallery, and is currently exhibiting at galleries listed here.  A selection of paintings are also available to view on Instagram and Facebook.  Please contact Ria to enquire about availability of artworks.