Capturing people, places and moments as timeless oil paintings…
Elysia Gilman is a British artist based in North Wales, working primarily in oil paint to create expressive portraits and figurative works. Her paintings focus on atmosphere, light and movement, capturing fleeting moments and turning them into something lasting.
At the heart of her practice is portraiture. She creates bespoke commissions for clients around the world, alongside original works inspired by travel, sport, architecture and everyday life. Whether painting a person, a place, or a passing moment, her aim is always to preserve something personal and real.
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2024
-Elysia’s painting ‘Among the Bookshelves’ is awarded an honourable mention by The Portrait Society of America in The Future Generation competiton
2022
-Elysia is featured on BBC News showcasing her painting of the late Queen Elizabeth II
-Featured on ITV Wales’ TV series ‘Backstage’
-Featured in Artist Talk Magazine’s digital billboard exhibition in Times Square, New York
-Royal Cambrian Academy Open Art Exhibition 2022
2020
-Featured twice on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week on Sky TV
2018
-Art Prize at Rydal Penrhos Senior School
-Wrexham Open Art Exhibition
2017
-MOMA Machynlleth Tabernacle Art Competition, 1st Prize in Under 18s category
NEWS
25 October 2024
Cunard writes an article about Elysia and her series of paintings that she created after cruising on their ships
2 July 2024
Elysia is selected to be one of the National Gallery’s ‘200 Creators’ to celebrate their bicentenary
27 February 2023
Elysia’s work is included in magazine Vanity Fair’s list of ‘A-List Artists’ to watch out for this season, in their 29th annual Hollywood Issue
14 November 2022
An article is written about Elysia for Newsweek
29 October 2022
Elysia holds a portrait painting workshop at Bodnant Art Studios
13 September 2022
An article is written about Elysia in the Rhyl Journal
12 September 2022
The Daily Mail shares a video of one of Elysia’s paintings on Facebook
17 June 2022
An article is written about Elysia in the Rhyl Journal
31 March 2022
An article written about Elysia’s work is included in the London School of Economics student newspaper