Biography

I have always been fascinated by the relationship between what we can see and what we can feel. The unseen influences us constantly - emotions, intuition, energy, memory, connection and the experiences that shape who we become.

My paintings are a way of translating these invisible elements into something tangible. I work intuitively, allowing colour, movement and form to reveal what is emerging through the process of creation. The canvas becomes a place where energy takes shape, and my practice is an exploration of becoming - not becoming someone else, but allowing more of ourselves to come forward.

A reminder that beneath everything we experience, there is a deeper essence waiting to be expressed.

Artist statement

Vicky Paul is a Scottish contemporary artist whose practice explores transformation, connection and the subtle energies that shape human experience. Working from her Edinburgh studio, she creates expressive paintings that sit between abstraction and representation, translating emotional and sensory experiences into vibrant, layered works. Through colour, texture and spontaneous mark-making, Vicky creates work that invites contemplation and a deeper connection with both the self and the natural world.

Working intuitively, building each painting through layers of expressive gesture, she allows the work to emerge organically rather than follow a predetermined outcome. The resulting compositions capture a sense of movement and luminosity, echoing the transient nature of life. Rich colour palettes and energetic surfaces evoke moments of wonder, nostalgia and optimism, encouraging viewers to pause and reconnect with their own experiences of transformation and becoming,

Working primarily in acrylic and mixed media, Vicky’s process is intuitive and responsive, allowing each work to find its own balance between spontaneity and harmony. The resulting work sits between fragility and strength, permanence and transience, where colour and texture are both a visual and tactile language, echoing the layered nature of memory, emotion and experience.

Vicky’s paintings are held in private collections across the UK, USA, Canada, Dubai and Japan and she has exhibited throughout the UK. In 2026 she was selected as Artist in Residence at Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel, Edinburgh and in 2025, her work Elementum, created for The Borders Distillery, was exhibited and sold by Sotheby’s in the Distillers One of One auction, raising £20,000 for charity.

Prior to becoming a professional artist, Vicky ran a successful Arts PR business, and was an award-winning radio presenter, reporting backstage from the MTV VMA’s and interviewing musicians including Madonna, Kylie, and George Michael. 

Vicky also creates Soul Energy Portraits, contemporary abstract paintings that capture personal energy rather than likeness. She runs intuitive painting workshops, has presented and produced her podcast How to be SuccesSoul, and is a published author. She is a member of Society of Scottish Artists.

Exhibitions and residencies

2026
Artist in Residence, Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel, Edinburgh
Cherry Blossoms Solo Exhibition, Cockburn Collective, Edinburgh

2025
Solo Exhibition Open Studio, Cockburn Collective, Edinburgh
Distillers One of One Exhibition, Sotheby’s, London
Visual Arts Scotland, 30x30 Exhibition, Dalkeith Palace
Visual Arts Scotland, Borders Art Fair, Kelso
2023
Solo Show, Pride of Place, Bedford
What Do We Know, Group Virtual Exhibition, Online
Inspiration from Dreams & Visions Virtual Exhibition, The College of Psychic Studies, London
2022
Artist Open House, Bedford
Stella Maris, Dubai
MS Therapy Centre Pop Up Exhibition, Bedford
Summer Exhibition, Gallery at Green & Stone, London
Jubilee Exhibition, 3 St Peter’s Street, Bedford
International Women’s Day Group Exhibition, Herd, Bedford
2021
Group Exhibition, Hatton House Art & Design, Dunkeld
New Artist Fair, The Truman Brewery, London
Group Exhibition, Boomer Gallery, London
2020
Seen & Unseen, Solo Virtual Exhibition, Online
2019
Open Exhibition, Bermondsey Artists’ Group, Southwark Park Galleries, London
RE: Bermondsey Artists’ Group Exhibition, Southwark Park Galleries, London
Solo Exhibition, NAFAS 60th Anniversary, Islington, London
BAG Outpost Group Exhibition, Shortwave Gallery, London
Group Abstracts Exhibition, Elizabeth James Gallery, London
2018
The Visible Light & Colour Group Exhibition, Menier Gallery, London
OPEN+ Group Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

Competitions

2025 Longlisted, Voices from the Undefined, London Art Collective at Saatchi Gallery, London
2022 Shortlisted, The Inspiration from Dreams & Visions Art Competition, College of Psychic Studies, London

Selected press, media and podcasts

2026
BBC Radio Scotland
The Herald
ArtMag
Homes & Interiors Scotland
2025
Reuters Connect
The Spirits Business
Luxurious Magazine
The Drinks Business
The Whiskey Wash
2022
Yoga Magzine
Spirit and Destiny
Scottish Woman Magazine
Soul and Spirit Magazine
Talk TV
2021
Spiritual Queen’s Badass Podcast
The Metro
Cosmopolitan
I’m Awake Now What Podcast
The Spirit Guided Life Podcast
Enlightendhood Podcast
Sense of Soul Podcast
Conscious Speaks Radio
2019
Resonance FM