About Jemma
Jemma Powell (b. 1980, Sussex) is a British artist based in Oxfordshire and is known for her painterly, observational landscapes drawn from a close contemplation of nature and her travels.
Often painting ‘en plein air’, Powell’s work is cross-pollinated with the sensory essence of the day whether that be reflected in lashings of torrid intense heat, wind rushing through lush greenery or a moistness in the air. Once the first colour is laid on a canvas, the first shape is marked out in Powell’s definitive, energetically charged brushstrokes with subsequent strokes following in conversation with one another.
Powell is also an accomplished actress with a career spanning almost 20 years and has featured in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, Foyle’s War, The Stranger, The Secret Garden and a new Sky series, Devils.
Powell attended Bristol University and achieved a BA in Drama and a Diploma in Acting from The Oxford School of Drama. She has exhibited widely across the UK and is presenting her first solo exhibition of new work at Cricket Fine Art in October 2022. Powell’s work is held in numerous private collections in Europe, Australia and the US.
She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and musician Jack Savoretti, their three children and four dogs. Her mother, Lucy Powell, is an artist and her father is the renowned Product Designer Dick Powell. Powell is actively involved in a number of charities and is an Ambassador for the Art for Charity Collective.