MIA WORLIDGE
Mia Elisabeth is an Artist, Portrait Painter and Musician.
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Academically and traditionally trained at Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence, Mia spent three years mastering the Old Masters drawing and painting techniques. Painting from life, Mia was trained in the Sight-Size Method. From Florence, Mia then went to the Rome University of Fine Art as the first foreign student, specialising in Pittura, Storia Dell’Arte e Scultura. This practice was then theoretically and academically grounded by another degree in Art History at University College London.
Mia has since been awarded the Sacha and Susannah Steven Award for her work in portraiture. Since the award, Mia has gone on to teach at Charles Cecil Studios during their summer courses in Florence. Mia is also currently working as Artist in Residence at Anita's List in London, alongside taking private commissions at her studio in London and performing her original music all over Europe.
Mia’s intention in her work is that each portrait is made up of the small moments shared between artist and sitter. Painting from life, Mia’s portraits are an accumulation of moments, music, thought, and sharing of practices. Mia’s paintings invite the viewer to listen to these shared moments between artist and sitter: the moments that make up the person's spirit.
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Commissions are requested for many reasons - an anniversary or birthday gift; capturing the innocence of childhood or to commemorate a special occasion. As such, Mia's clients are an eclectic mix of any age and any gender.
Mia works with each client to understand exactly what they would like from the portrait and how it will fit in their home.
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Mia invites her clients to visit her in her studio in Kensington, and also travels for commissions when asked - and will exercise complete discretion and anonymity where required.
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“We are absolutely thrilled with the portrait. It looks amazing in our dining room and we get so many comments about it.”