Painter, Margate, Kent

About Wren.

Wren Hallam painting at the easel

In the studio, Margate.

I paint the stretch of coast I walk every morning: mud, weather, boats and the colours they leave behind.

I trained in Canterbury, worked as a scenic painter for ten years, and took a studio in Margate in 2014. Most paintings start outside as a quick sketch and are finished indoors over a few weeks.

I work in oil, cold wax and acrylic, mostly with decorators' brushes and a plasterer's trowel. Nothing is printed or made on a screen.

See the work
Paint dishes on the studio table
Brushes in jars
Oil paint on a palette
A corner of the studio

Shows and residencies

So far.

2026Tideline, solo show, Harbour Rooms, Margate
2025Ember, solo show, Saltworks, Folkestone
2025Coastal Open, selected, The Lookout, Hastings
2024Quiet Ground, two person show, Chalk House, Deal
2023Summer Show, Pier Road Projects, Whitstable
2021Residency, Dungeness

Diary

See it in person.

Paint looks different in a room. Come and stand in front of it.

Solo show, 1 Nov to 20 Dec 2026

Tideline

Harbour Rooms, Margate

Open studio, 5 Dec to 6 Dec 2026

Winter Open Studio

The studio, Margate

Group show, 12 Feb to 28 Mar 2027

Coast

North Foreland Gallery, Broadstairs

Art fair, 17 Apr to 19 Apr 2027

Spring Fair

Old Town Hall, Whitstable

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Margate, Kent

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