Venue 40 - LEITH YOGA, 7 MONTROSE TERRACE
Adriana de Matos Artwork
Wildlife Illustrations
Adriana is a professional artist who is inspired by the beauty of Scotland's fauna & flora. She makes singular illustrations in ink and watercolour of forest animals, birds and, occasionally, more exotic species too - selling not only her original artwork, but also an affordable range of prints and merchandise inspired by her wildlife. Her motto is to bring the Woodlands into people's Homes, and to connect them with Natures’ most singular creatures. She is also a busy portrait artist, and has portrayed numerous family pets of all kinds – and, occasionally, people too!
Artist Biography
Adriana graduated from the University of Lisbon with a Degree in Painting (Fine Arts) and a Masters in Art, Heritage and Theory of Restoration, gaining a Merit Prize from the same university for her successful final results in 2012.
She exhibited in a large number of collective displays in Portugal, focusing on oil paintings depicting the Human figure and Human nature, and exhibited solo for the first time in March 2014 at “Centro Cultural do Morgado”, near Lisbon.
A month later, she would move to Scotland, a country that she had visited and had always felt to be very close to her heart. Enchanted with Scotland’s wildlife she then starts creating small animal illustrations, and selling them in some creative shops, galleries and art markets across Scotland and England. She also occasionally exhibits her Wildlife artwork at local cafes and pubs, having recently had two very successful solo wildlife exhibitions at the Red Kite Café in Edinburgh.