Since graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2019, Rory became one of the 2020 resident artists at the Muse Gallery and has exhibited in group shows across London. He now works from his studio in Hackney, London, and is a current resident artist at Marlborough Primary School with Art Inspirations and Aspirations (AIA).

Brown Ferrari, the debut solo exhibition by artist Rory Watson, takes its name from an event in early life. After drawing a Ferrari in a family birthday card, Rory proceeded to colour the drawing in; in his eyes it was with a red pencil, but it was brown to everyone else.

In this show, Rory presents a selection of new paintings alongside studies on paper. The work marks the start of his journey away from monochromatic charcoals and into a world of colour portraits.

Rory takes an image and through an economy of form, questions how much is required to convey the subject and activate the imagination, whilst challenging a vulnerability in a theatre of colour blindness.

Email: Roryjwatson@icloud.com

Insta: @rorywatson.art