Josephine Birch

1990, Devon, UK

Fine Artist based in painting, drawing and printmaking.

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Awards

Fenditton Contemporary Print Prize Peoples Choice Award 2026

David Cantor Memorial Award, Make South West, Printmaking 2025

Society of Illustrators Illustration Award, NYC 2024

Image of the Book, Childrens Illustration Laureate Award 2024

D-pictus Showcase, Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2023

Anglia Trust Travel Scholarship for Drawing 2015

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Residencies

Moritz-Heyman Pignano Residency, Tuscany 

Hafod Residency, The Royal Drawing School, Wales

Dumfries House Residency , The Royal Drawing School, Scotland

Coombe Farm Artist in Residence Scheme, Devon

The Italian Gardens, Ambrook, Artist in Residence

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Education

2008 Exeter College, Art and Design Foundation Diploma, Distinction

2009 Wimbledon School of Art, Painting

2010-2013 Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge BA  Illustration (1st Class with Hons)

2014-2015   Royal Drawing School, The Drawing Year Sholarship

 2015-2017   Cambridge School of Art, Cambridge MA Childrens Book Illustration (1st Class)

 

 

Upcoming Exhibitions

15/09/2026             Cameron Contemporary Group Show

22/07/2026.            Summer Prints, Partnership Editions

21/07/26.             Ironbridge Contemporary Print Competition, Ironbridge Fine Arts

 

Exhibitions

21/04/26.             Fenditton Contemporary Print Prize, Fenditton Gallery

22/04/26              ‘Nocturnes’ Group show w’ Martin Prothero, Sarah Gillespie, Coombe Gallery.

12/2025                 Christmas Show, Cameron Contemporary, Hove

12/2025                Winter Show, Partnership Editions, London

07/2025                 Summer Exhibition, The Old School House, Northumberland

02/2025                ‘One of a kind’ Monotype exhibition, ImPrint Art Fair

10/2024                Exhibitor, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair

08/2024                In Praise of Home, Partnership Editions

01/2024                 Heat/Light Solo Exhibition Weald Contemporary

09/2023                Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair

2022 ongoing         Exhibitor Partnership Editions Gallery Ongoing

01/2022                 Association of Illustrators Winners Expo New York

2022/08/10           RWA Annual Open Exhibition (Runner up Rabley Print Prize)

2022/21/06           RA Summer Exhibition

2021/11/03            Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, Woolwich Works

2020/01/06          Lost and Found, Exeter

2019/09/               Evolving the Forest, Forestry Commision Centenary Celebration, Dartington Hall

2019/05/03           How Trees Talk (group show) Coombe Farm Studios

2018/12/12            Paint Matters (group show) Studio 20, Dartington Hall

2018/08/01           Tangled Roots (solo show)  Studio 20, Darlington Hall

2018/06/23           Draw, Mandells Gallery Norwich

2017/08/01           Contemporary Illustration Expo , Tsinghau University, Beijing

2017/02/07           Childrens Book Illustration, Candid Arts Trust

2017/12/01            End of Year Show Royal Drawing School/Tea Building Soho

2017/11/09            Best of Drawing Year , Christies

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Publications

The Ranch at the End of the World. Chapter Illlustrations

Red is Home. Illustrations

Goodbye Hobbs. Illustrations

Sketch Your World. Contributor

Selkie. Wrote and Illustrated

The Golden Age of Folk and Fairytale. Chapter Illustration