About

Kirsten Norbury at art college with a rocket sculpture, some tadpole paper mache and a large woodcut print

About Kirsten

After school, I took a year-long Foundation course at Camberwell School of Art, in London. The picture with the rocket sculpture was my first day there! I developed a passion for printmaking, which led me to study woodcut and screen print at Leeds Beckett University. I was drawn to the tactile ruggedness of carving large blocks, which I contrasted with the precision of screen printing. For my degree show I carved large woodcuts of different foods, some up to 6ft tall.

In my twenties, I worked in advertising as a print production manager in London. Then seeking a quieter life, I discovered Lewes and settled here with my family in 2012.

Driven by my love for art, I founded ArtStart Art School in 2016, initially teaching at various venues around Lewes, before securing my own studio. Now, I offer classes in drawing, painting, and printmaking five days a week from my beautiful vaulted studio at Star Brewery, under the new name Kirsten Norbury Art.