Anthony Garratt’s artistic practice is diverse but rooted in a passion for our relationship with the concept of ‘landscape’. The evidence of abandoned human efforts draw his fascination. He is interested in land and seascapes that emphasise the vulnerability of man.

Much of his studio time is spent excited by the action of painting; finding marks and devices which are rehearsed and evolved before committing them to a solution. It is this experimentation that stimulates change in the work.

Anthony Garratt studied at Chelsea College of Art and Falmouth College of Arts for a design degree. He has regularly exhibited at the Royal West of England Academy. He has also shown his work at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and the Royal College of Arts Henry Moore Gallery having featured on a BBC2 art series.

Public artwork commissions include the creation of four vast, impressive outdoor paintings installed long-term on the island of  Tresco, Scilly Isles, and subsequently Anglesey Island. Following the success of this commission, a further project was funded called HIGH AND LOW – a spectacular installation in Snowdonia, Wales, featuring two giant paintings, one floating on a lake high on the flanks of Snowdon at Llyn Llydaw, and one deep beneath the mountains in a cavern in the Llechwedd slate mine. This project won the Arts and Business Award. To All at Sea in 2019 was an extraordinary collaboration between painter, musicians, poet, engineers and film makers to create an installation for Anglesey on the anniversary of the Royal Charter Storm. It featured as Top Ten Outdoor Art Events in the Guardian and Spectator. In 2024 The Melt was a public art project in which Anthony Garratt floated giant, double sided paintings of Arctic Icebergs on swinging moorings during the summer months in temperate coastal locations in Devon, UK.

Since 2014, Anthony has been a tutor and mentor at the Newlyn School of Art, Cornwall. In London he has shown at the Thackeray Gallery and in Manchester at RVP Gallery. This will be his fifth exhibition at Sladers Yard.

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