Henriette Busch | Contemporary Fine Artist | St Albans
Introduction
After a BA Fine Art (Honours) Degree course at the University of Hertfordshire (2000-2003) Henriette has been exhibiting her work consistently throughout the UK as well as Internationally.
Her vibrant and expressive work is in many private collections in England, The Netherlands, Germany, USA and Dubai.
About Me
I am a contemporary painter who creates evocative semi-abstract paintings of vivid landscapes and figures.
I was born in Berlin, Germany and when I was twelve, moved with my parents to Liberia, West Africa. After that I lived in Suriname (South America), North America, Liberia again and finally England, over 35 years ago.
My Inspiration
I am drawn to beauty of all kinds – be it the beauty of nature or the beauty of the human body, or the beauty of shapes, forms and colours and how they fit together. My paintings are also influenced by the years I lived in Africa and South America – the houses I lived in, the colours, the music and the beauty of these places have left their imprint on my soul and permeate much of my work. My current landscapes are often based on the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside. I work with all types of paint – pastels, acrylics, oils and watercolours – it depends on the subject, and I paint from sketches, reference photos, images from my head, or from “plein air”. I also like experimenting with different processes such as pouring, and using epoxy resin. Colour is a very important element in my work because it can so well describe a particular feeling.
My Work
My work reflects the culmination of my life experience and turning the best of my memories into paintings. In these I aim to capture the essence of a place or thing, the fleeting moment and the feeling that that moment evoked.
My paintings also reflect the beauty in my everyday surroundings and present reality in a personal and dreamlike way. I want to create this illusion, a feeling of heightened awareness which often has no relation to how it actually was – because creating an exaggerated reality is more interesting to me.
Our memories too work like that – we often see past events and places in our minds eye in an enhanced way, and give them qualities they never really had.
Henriette
Highlights and what’s on
Selected Highlights 2025
- Mar 14th – April 5th: “Empower Her” (in celebration of International Women’s Day) at Casil D’Art Gallery, 32 Connaught St, London W2 2AF
Local exhibitions:
- Early May – Kimpton Art Show, Kimpton, Herts
Early May – Hertford Art Society, Hertford, Herts
London exhibitions:
- June 3rd – 21st: “Ripple” BobCat Gallery/ArtCan
Putney Exchange Shopping Centre, London SW15 TW
Private View: 5th June, 6:30pm - June 6th – July 4th: “Pieces of Me” Artworks East Gallery
32-34 Osier Way, London E10 5SB
Private View: 6th June, 6-9pm
Selected Highlights 2024
- Mar: “Landscapes and Seascapes”, Spring Art Exhibition at Open Gallery, Halifax
- Mar: “International Women’s Day” at CasildART Contemporary, Marble Arch, London
- May: “Wunderkammer” at BobCat Gallery, Shepherds Market, London
- July-Aug: Hampstead Art Society Online Gallery –www.hampsteadartsociety.uk/peopleschoice
- Aug: With BobCat Gallery at the Putney Exchange Shopping Centre – from 1/8 to 31/8. Meet the artists BobCat Gallery event tickets from TicketSource
- Sept: Week-long Painting Retreat in the Scottish Highlands, led by the fabulous painter Eugenie Vronskaya (14th – 21st Sept)
- Sept 27, 28 & 29 – My OPEN STUDIO in St Albans from 12-6pm every day, no appointment needed
- Dec-Jan: Winter Group Exhibition at the Collective Gallery, St. Albans
Selected Highlights 2023
- Mar: “SPRING” Exhibition at the Collective Gallery in St Albans (small group show)
- Apr: Open Exhibition at Courtyard Arts Centre, Hertford
- May: Kimpton Arts Fair, Kimpton Village, Hertfordshire
- May: FLUX EXHIBITION, Design District – Greenwich Peninsula – 18th – 27th of May
- Aug-Oct: Broadway Gallery, Letchworth Open, Letchworth,Herts
- Oct: Harpenden Art Club, Harpenden, Herts. – 27th – 31st October
- Oct: Freedom in Painting Group Exhibition, Henley on Thames, 26th – 31st October
- Dec: FLUX 10TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, 178 St James, Piccadilly, London 7-10th December 2023
Selected Highlights 2022
- May: Freedom in Painting – 5 day course in Cornwall led by abstract painter Ashley Hanson
- Jun: “LANDLINES” -3 women Abstract Landscapes exhibition at the Collective Gallery in St Albans
- Jul: Big Art Fair Hitchin
- Jul: Featured in anniversary edition of the LandEscape Art Review with a 44-page article
- Sep: OPEN STUDIO in my garden studio in St.Albans, until October
Selected Highlights 2021
- Apr: “Spring Back” Group exhibition at Nude Tin Can, St Albans, until May
- Apr: RBA-Mall Galleries-Live exhibition, my painting “Girl” selected
- Jun: 3D Virtual Gallery with FLUX Review (4 paintings selected), until July
- Jul: “Figurative Art Now” Online Exhibition (Federation of British Artists), until September. My painting “The Red Road” was selected
- Sep: St Albans Museum – 3 of my paintings selected to show in the gallery for 1 month
- Nov: FLUX Exhibition at the Greenwich Peninsula Design District (5-27th November) www.fluxexhibition.com
Selected Highlights 2020
- Jan: Exhibition of 7 of my paintings at a private gallery, “Blickwinkel” in Berlin
- Jan: Shortlisted for the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Show
- Mar: Online exhibition at St Albans Museum in conjunction with University of Hertfordshire, until August: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/explore/exhibitions/hertfordshire-open-2020
- Mar: Monthly Exhibitions at the Wynd Gallery Letchworth wyndgallery.co.uk
- Sep: HVA Open Studio (Online) www.hvaf.org.uk/galleries/henriette-jetty-busch
- Oct: Q&A Online Interview with FLUX Magazine www.thefluxreview.com/henriette-busch-qa
Selected Highlights 2019
- Jan: Nude or Fully Clothed Exhibition, Nude Tin Can Gallery, St.Albans. Until Februry
- Apr: Hertford Open at Courtyard Arts, Hertford
- May: Solo Show of my big abstracts at the Gatehouse Gallery in Harlow
- May: “St. Albans Exposed” Exhibition at the Nude Tin Can Gallery St.Albans
- Jul: Big Art Fair, Hitchin
- Sep: OPEN STUDIO
Selected Highlights 2018
- Sep: OPEN STUDIO My studio in St.Albans
- Sep: “Art Below” Regent’s Park 24/9 for 4 Weeks, until October
- Oct: Anemoi Art, Brook St, London – Group Show
Publications & Interviews
- Artists Showcase featured in House & Garden Magazine, publ. by CondeNast, April 2024
- Artists Sourcebook for Designers, Interview – published by Estila.co, January 2024
- LandEscape Anniversary Edition July 2022, featured with 44-page article
- Flux Exhibition November 2021, Catalogue Feature
- The Flux Review Magazine Edition 6, Art in Lockdown
- Herts Visual Arts, featured artist of the month – April 2021
- Flux Review Q&A, Online Interview – October 2020
- Interview with Herts Visual Arts – December/January 2013-14 Newsletter
Education
- Sept 2024: Week-long Plein Air painting course in the Scottish Highlands, led by Eugenie Vronskaya
- May 2022 :”Freedom in Painting” – 5-day course in Port Isaac, led by abstract painter Ashley Hanson
- 2020 – to present: Zoom Life Drawing classes with Draw.Livingart
- 2015 – to present – Life Drawing classes at The St. Albans Art Society
- May 2014: “Form & Abstraction”, St. Ives School of Painting, Cornwall
- 2000 – 2003: BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree Course, University of Hertfordshire
- 1999 – 2000: Full time Access Course in Art & Design, University of Hertfordshire
- 1994 – 1998: Extra Mural Courses in Life Drawing, Ceramics & Textile Design at the University of Hertfordshire
Where to view my art
- Instagram – instagram.com/buschhenriette
- ArtCan –www.artcan.org.uk/user/henriette-busch
- Herts Visual Arts – hvaf.org.uk/galleries/gallery/henriette-jetty-busch
- Facebook – facebook.com/henriette.busch.1
- Saachi Art – saatchiart.com/hbusch
- Global Artist Guide – artistsinfo.co.uk/artist/henriette-busch
Memberships
- Member, ArtCan.org.uk
- Herts Visual Arts
- St. Albans Art Society
- Harpenden Art Club
- Collective Gallery, St.Albans
