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Tess Gilmartin is a Wirral based visual artist who creates drawings and paintings inspired by the world around her. Using bright colour palettes and confident gestural mark making, Gilmartin makes joyful art to celebrate the things she loves, such as people, animals and flowers.

Tulips (2022)

Tess II (2022)

Studio Me

Gilmartin is part of Studio Me, Blue Room’s artist development project. Through this she received mentoring from acclaimed artist, Tanya Raabe Webber. Together, the artists explored different methods of drawing, mark making and painting.

Tanya Raabe Webber's website

In March 2024 she was commissioned by the Bluecoat to share her largest work to date; ‘Horse Big’ as an outdoor billboard on the exterior of the building. Following this the global cosmetic retailer LUSH selected the design to adorn their 2024 advent calendar box. As part of Liverpool’s first Neurodiversity Arts Festival in September 2024, Gilmartin celebrated her commission by producing the large scale window installation ‘Flowers in the Window’ in the city’s flagship Lush Spa store.

Her work has been selected for both local and national exhibitions for example at the Williamson Art Gallery. After exhibiting in the Level Centre’s open exhibition she won the People’s Choice award at arts centre in Derbyshire.