Aisha Bridgman is best known for her abstract paintings of imagined places. Originally from Portsmouth, she currently lives and works in Surrey, UK.
A few years ago, Aisha reignited her painting career and in 2023, she completed a year of mentoring from Turps Art School.
Recent exhibitions include ING Discerning Eye at the Mall Galleries selected by writer and curator Paul Carey-Kent, Blue Shop Gallery in London, Studio Cennen in Wales, The Lido Stores in Margate and through Art & People at Hollywood Road Gallery in London, where her paintings sold out. Aisha's paintings and works on paper, have been secured in numerous private collections within the UK, Europe, Asia and the US.
Education
2022-2023 Turps Art School, Correspondence Course
2013 Chelsea College of Art, Digital Pattern Design & Print
2000-2003 University of Portsmouth, B.A. (Hons) Fine Art, 2.1
10,000 word dissertation: The Importance of Abstract Expressionism, 2.1
Solo exhibition
2021, Abstract paintings, Well & Good, Godalming, UK
Group shows
2025, Group Show for Christmas, Natasha O’Kane Sussex Contemporary Art, Lewes, UK
2024, ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London, UK, selected by Paul Carey-Kent
2023, Works on Paper 5, Blue Shop Gallery, online
2023, The Wild Thought, The Lido Stores, Margate, UK
2022, Precious Postcards, Hollywood Road Gallery, London, UK
2022, Tree of Life, Studio Cennen, Wales, UK
2021, Affordable Art, Laura Long Contemporary, online
2020, Lockdown, Fronteer Art, online
2007, Charity silent auction, Christie’s, London, UK
2003, Graduate show, Portsmouth, UK
2001, Half Way House, shortlisted by Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth, UK
Private collections
Germany, Japan, Portugal, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
Achievements
2024, Featured artwork Painting of the Day, Contemporary British Painting
2024, Joint winner Jackson's painting promotion, gifted a Michael Harding set of oil paints
2023, Selected by Tracey Emin to join TKE Studios as a professional studio member - later unable to proceed
Charitable Donations
2022, Donated 25% of painting sales to FoodCycle, through Art & People
2022, Donated 100% of painting sales to the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
2020, Donated 100% from a painting sale to BLAM, Black Learning Achievement and Mental Health
