Biography of Soraya French SWA SFP

Freelance Artist, Author and Tutor.

International Artist and Author, Soraya works in watercolours, oils, pastels, acrylics and mixed media with a variety of subject matters such as musicians, café scenes and African market scenes amongst others. Many of her subjects are travel based including people in everyday life situations. Light and colour are the two important elements in her paintings together with semi abstract passages with a sense of ambiguity.

Soraya has received a number of prestigious art awards for her paintings in recent years and many of her paintings can be found in private and public collections both at home and abroad.

She is a regular contributor to The Artist Magazine. The success of her two art books published by Harper Collins has brought her international recognition with a wide following. She is a demonstrator for the US based art company "GOLDEN Artist Colours" and the "Caran D’Ache" Company. Soraya is also sponsored by St Cuthberts Mill who kindly provide her with watercolour paper annually. she also tutors and demonstrates her painting techniques to art groups and societies worldwide.

She is President of the Society of Women Artists and member of The Society of Floral Painters, and is also currently the President of the Andover Art Society.

Soraya’s Studio is at the prestigious "Project Workshops" in Quarley Hampshire, where she works with her husband Tim, who is Director of their Art Gallery and Workshops.

Soraya