Amanda is the current Gallery Manager and was made a director of the St Ives Society of Artists in 2025.
John Watson has been the esteemed Chairman and Honorary Member of the St Ives Society of Artists for over a decade.
Jenny Shaw-Browne is a St Ives based painter who uses her degree in Archeology and Ancient History to capture landscapes, cityscapes and landmarks. Her interest in archaeological illustration and artefact drawing translates into vibrant and captivating oil paintings.
In 2025, Jenny was created a director and Honorary Secretary on the St Ives Society of Artists board.
Inspired by his youth in the 60’s – Michael Lawes creates bright, geometric relief artworks which play with perspective, light and colour.
Peter Giles is an abstract artist, who moved from Milton Keynes to St Ives Cornwall in 2010. He became a Director of the St Ives Society of Artists in 2022.
After working for 15 years in adult education, Peter co-founded the Barnoon Workshops in St Ives with his wife Zoe Eaton. The main body of his work is abstract drawing using small marks to build the image. Peter sets out rules at the start of each piece and follow until it is finished.
He works mainly on paper and on ‘found’ or recycled wood and many other materials.
My work includes paintings, mosaics, jewellery and freestanding art using various mediums, often including found or repurposed items.
Although I love the beautiful wild county of Cornwall where I live, my true nature lies within the factories and boiler rooms of industry and the city. My abstract artwork is mostly inspired by engineering and the urban landscape.
I love to put shapes, textures and colours together in a way that I believe is beautiful and it makes me feel happy. I want people to see whatever they like in my work, to add their own interpretation.
Lynette has been a member and director of the St Ives Society of Artists for many years since moving from Sutton Coldfield more than 25 years ago to St Ives.
Her unique paintings are textured abstracts that are painted in acrylic/oil mixed media.
Working in her Penwith studio most days intuition plays a big part in Lynette’s work as she absorbs the colours and textures of her coastal surroundings.