Vivian Riches is a contemporary landscape painter based in Kent, creating vibrant expressive oil and cold wax paintings inspired by the county’s woodland, coastline and ever-changing light. Her paintings are built up of many colourful layers and rich textures, inviting the viewer to step inside the scene and imagine themselves actually present within it.
Originally trained in textile design at Loughborough College of Art, Vivian returned to painting after raising her family, developing a distinctive style that balances atmosphere, texture and abstraction. Her work has been exhibited throughout the UK and is held in private collections in USA, Europe and Saudi Arabia.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026
Sussex Art Fair, Goodwood
2025
Art in the City, Worshipful Company of Painters and Stainers, London
art3f, Monaco, Certificate of Merit
OD’Art Expo, Otranto, Puglia, Italy – VIP Artist Recognition
Gran Premio Internationale Monaco 2025,Citta di Padova, Venetto, Italy – Finalist
Solo Exhibition – Royal Hotel, Deal, Kent
2024
Solo Exhibition – Natasha Pearl Gallery, Canterbury
The Other Art Fair – London
The Untitled Art Fair, Chelsea, London
The Citadel Fine Arts Inaugural Art exhibition, The Citadel, Dover, Kent
2023
Solo Exhibition at York Street Gallery, Ramsgate
Represented by Barnes Fine Art Gallery, london
Solo Exhibition at The Fishslab Gallery, Whitstable
2022
Represented by Webb Fine Art Gallery, London
Parallax Art Fair, Kensington, London
Solo Exhibition at Diageo Glenkinchie Distillery, Pencaitland, Scotland
PUBLICATIONS
2020 – Featured Artist in Artists and Illustrators Magazine.