Wendy Freestone

Wendy Freestone is an interdisciplinary artist who divides her time between London and South Northants. Embarking on her second career, Wendy graduated with First Class Honours in Fine Art in 2005. During the pandemic, she expanded her practice by enrolling in *The Bigger Picture* with David Mach RA at the Essential School of Painting, followed by the Advanced Painting course, culminating in her graduation from the Artist Development Programme in 2024. Also 2024 she won the AXA XL prize for an outstanding piece figurative works at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Her work was included in the Ing Discerning Eye Exhibition and a solo show in London in 2025 Freestone’s work has been included in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London three times and has been shortlisted twice. In 2018, she was awarded the Royal Artist Prize for her sculptural work.  In 2024 she completed and installed a sculptural EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) project with Oxford University.