Alexander Appleby (b.1995, UK) is a director and artist who reimagines the landscapes of Northern England through carefully constructed scenes. His work blends smooth, stylized depictions of trees, mountains, and plants with vivid colours and textures that highlight nature’s uniqueness. Drawing on both real and fictional sources, Appleby fuses elements from digital media and painting to create surreal vistas. In recent work, mechanical plants and layered ridges evoke classic video game aesthetics while conveying a sense of vastness. His paintings explore the tension between natural beauty and subtle disruption, offering self-contained moments of disorientation and wonder.
Solo and duo exhibitions include Romance Without Us, duo exhibition with Eve Yifan Jiang, Norito Gallery, London, UK (2025); Solo Show, Winners Gallery, Beijing, China (2025); Data Composition, duo exhibition, The Untitled Void Gallery, South Korea (2023); Duo Show with Louis Appleby, Castlegate House Gallery, Cockermouth, UK (2023); Duo Show with Louis Appleby ‘Jewellers’ Performance by Maxwell Sterling, Morecambe, UK (2023).
Group exhibitions include (Upcoming) Growth of the Soil, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK, Group Show, Powerlong Museum, Shanghai (2025); Group Show, Bonian Art Space with Willow art Space, Beijing, China (2024); Group Show, Art Nutri Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan (2024); Art Busan, The Untitled Void Gallery, South Korea (2024); Group Show, Liliya Art Gallery, London, UK (2024); Natasha Arselan Projects, Maison Pan Gallery, London, UK (2023); In Bloom, Victoria Law Projects, London, UK (2023); Group Show, Studio West Gallery, SUNBURN, London, UK (2023); Charity Auction ‘Art on a Postcard’, Hoxton Gallery, London, UK (2023); Group Show, Castlegate House Gallery, Cockermouth, UK (2021); Digital UAL Art, Toronto, Canada (2021); Final Degree Show, Wimbledon College of Art, London, UK (2021); Through the Mirage, Fitzrovia, London, UK (2021); Friends with Benefits, Peckham, London, UK (2021); Capsticks, London, UK (2020); Gallery 54 Show, Ulverston, UK (2020); Bellwood and Wright Summer Show, Lancaster, UK (2019); Blackburn Museum, UK (2019); Discerning Eye, London, UK (2019); Bellwood and Wright, Lancaster, UK (2017); UAL Origins, London, UK (2017).