about

Jennie Tuffs is originally a Londoner who is now based in rural Scotland near Edinburgh.

Her paintings of flowers are recognised, not least by botanists, for their ability to capture and release the spirit trapped in the heart of the bloom.

Her primary medium, liquid acrylic, is chosen to reflect the flowers' own mercurial energy and light. Over recent years her work has shifted in focus from plants to setting, stepping back.

During the 1960s Jennie trained at St Martin's School of Art & Goldsmiths College in London and at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence.

Jennie's work is known to millions of travellers in London through her posters commissioned by London Underground for display on the tube.

galleries

Jennie's work has been shown in solo and mixed exhibitions nationwide and her work is collected internationally.

solo exhibitions

  • Aberfeldy Gallery, Aberfeldy

  • Barbican Arts Centre, London

  • Burgh Halls Gallery, Linlithglow

  • Century Gallery, Henley on Thames

  • Colours Gallery, Edinburgh

  • Edinburgh Gallery, Edinburgh

  • Guildford House Gallery, Guildford

  • Kew Gardens Gallery, London

  • Macaulay Gallery, Stenton, East Lothian

  • Old Fire Station Gallery, Henley on Thames

  • Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, Walton on Thames

  • Royal Festival Hall, London

  • Sadler Gallery, Wells, Somerset

commissions

Jennie has undertaken commissions for a wide range of organisations and private collectors.

organisations

  • Amnesty International

  • Agricultural Risk Management

  • BBC Scotland

  • BBC Scotland at the Glasgow Garden Festival

  • Cassells Publishers

  • HMRC

  • London Transport

  • London Transport Museum

  • London Underground

  • New York Graphic Society

  • Practical Gardening

  • Property Services Agency

  • Ricordi Grafiche

  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

  • Teaching Art Ltd

  • Tree Council

  • Wine Society