Edwina Longe

Edwina Longe

b. 1996

Edwina Longe is a British Sierra Leonean artist who lives and works in Suffolk. Edwina studied at Leeds College of Art before then attending Central Saint Martins University. Having spent significant time in her mother’s home city of Freetown in Sierra Leone, the chaotic and colourful atmosphere inspired an interest in documenting people and their daily lives,  capturing an otherwise fleeting moment.

Edwina focuses mainly on landscapes, primarily street scenes where everyday life unfolds. She works with oil on canvas and charcoal on paper. She positions her subjects against semi-abstract backgrounds, using rich bright colours. Their faces are often unrecognisable but one can learn a lot through their body language, gestures and clothing. Her style is both distinct, natural and raw. Her work has been exhibited in David Linley Gallery, the Royal Society of Arts in London and shown on Wondering People, Living etc magazine and she has been released as an emerging new artist in SPACES magazine.