Flying with Cat and OwlVicki was born in East Boldre in the New Forest in 1970. She gained a diploma in Fine Art from Byam Shaw School of Art in 1992, and then studied for a BA Hons at Solent University, Southampton. Her lifelong love of nature is at the heart of her paintings: landscapes, seascapes and imaginative compositions featuring wild and domestic animals, often accompanied by a female figure who is an alter ego.

Colour is a very important aspect to the work, heightened and expressive in nature. Vicki is influenced by naïve and surrealist art, with Frida Kahlo, Henri Rousseau, Stanley Spencer and the Swiss artist Balthus among many important figures in the development of her style, described as 'naïve yet sophisticated' by her tutors.

After 20 years working and living on the cliff top in Barton on Sea, Hampshire, Vicki has relocated to the seaside town of Shanklin, Isle of Wight.

Exhibiting

Vicki Golden Self Portrait 2018
  • Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London 2021
  • New English Art Club, Mall Galleries, London 2006, 2011
  • Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London - shortlisted artist  2006, 2013
  • Solo Show, Forest Arts, New Milton, Hants. 2013, 2016
  • Womens Art Show, Fairfields Arts Centre, Basingstoke 2012
  • St Barbe Museum and Gallery, Open Exhibition, Lymington, Hants 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
  • Russell Gallery, Putney, London 2008 - present
  • Coastal Gallery, Lymington, Hants 2009 - 2016
  • Red Biddy Gallery, Guildford, Hants 2009, 2010
  • Maltby Contemporary Art, Winchester   2000 - 2004
  • Christies Wildlife Auction, London 1998
  • Hunting Art Prize, Royal College of Art, London 1997
  • Orchid Fine Art, Lymington, Hants 1996- 2002, solo show 1998
  • Tricycle Gallery, London, joint exhibition 1997
  • New Contemporaries 1995, Southampton Arts Centre