About

I am an abstract painter based in Greyabbey, County Down.

My work explores light, colour and atmosphere through paint. Rather than trying to represent a particular place, I make paintings that are shaped by my experience of the natural world and the quiet observations I absorb over time.

I work with acrylic paint, inks, oil pastel and chalk, building up surfaces through layers, scraping back, repainting and allowing images to emerge gradually. I rarely begin with a fixed idea of how a painting will look. Instead, I respond to what happens on the surface, letting the process guide the direction of the work.

Although landscape influences my paintings, they are not intended to depict specific locations. I'm more interested in capturing a feeling than a view. Changes in light, weather and the seasons often find their way into the work, even if they're not immediately recognisable.

I graduated with First-Class Honours in Fine Art from Manchester School of Art in 2022, where I received the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts (MAFA) Painting Award. I am now a member of MAFA.

I work from my studio at Ballywalter Park in County Down, where I continue to develop new paintings and experiment with different ways of working.

 

CV - Ross Miley Ba Hons MAFA

 

Institutions

 - Member of Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, MAFA

 

Solo Exhibitions

- ‘Into the Mystic’, Katie Lindsay Gallery, KillyLeagh (November 2022)

- ‘Moments’, Arts for All, Belfast (July 2023)

- ‘Changes’, Arts for All, Belfast (November 2024)

- 'Lumen', Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards (June 2026)

Group Exhibitions

- Bellotto: Views from a fortress, Manchester Art Gallery (2021/22)

- MAFA, Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery (2022)

- MAFA, Dean Clough (2023)

- MAFA, Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery (2024)

- La Roche House, Belfast (June 2024)

- GOTTEN, Katie Lindsay Gallery, Killyleagh (November 2024)

 

Awards

- Manchester Academy of Fine Arts painting prize

 

Residencies

- Creative Peninsula, Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards (August 2026)

 

Education

- First class honours Degree in Fine Art, Manchester School of Art (2018-2022)