Amy Dury (b. 1971, London) is a British artist who studied BA Printmaking at the Glasgow School of Art (1993–97) and completed an MA in Fine Art at the University of Brighton (2000–02). Working primarily in oil and acrylic, alongside drawing and mixed media, Dury explores figurative subjects drawn from found photographs and home movies of the pre-digital era. Her practice reflects on memory, nostalgia, and social dynamics, reinterpreting imagery from the 1970s and 1980s to examine identity, power, and collective history. Combining her background in printmaking with expressive, layered brushwork, she constructs compositions that merge precise detail with gestural freedom. Through this process, Dury investigates how personal and cultural memories shape contemporary life.
Solo Exhibitions include The Lido Stores, Margate, UK (2024); Solo show, Lara Bowen Contemporary, UK (2021); Gnt Gallery, Eastbourne, UK (2019); Gallery 31 Brighton, UK (2018).
Group Exhibitions Include Symposium, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL, USA (2025); Oxmarket Contemporary Open, Chichester, UK (2025); Reconfiguring, The Regency Town House, Brighton, UK (2025); Rogue Women: Rogue Studios Liverpool Group Show, UK (2024); Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, UK (2024); Winter Show, Cameron Contemporary, Hove, UK (2024); About Time, Swanfall Gallery, London, UK (2024); Unity, Helm Gallery, Brighton, UK (2024); New in Town, Tambaran, New York, NY, USA (2024); Beep Contemporary, Swansea, Wales, UK (2024); Society of Scottish Artists: 130th Annual Exhibition– Commissioned piece responding to Edvard Munch, UK (2023); Sussex Contemporary at the i360, Brighton, UK (2022); ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London, UK (2022); Figures Group Show, Cameron Contemporary, Hove, UK (2022); Time & Place with Jane Campling, Cameron Contemporary, Hove, UK (2022); Atelier Brighton Open Call, Brighton, UK (2022);Trinity Buoy Wharf Gallery, London, UK (2021); A Sense of Place, Lanehouse Arts, St Leonards, UK (2021); Amy Dury & Phillip Maltman, Rise Gallery, Berwick St., London, UK (2021); Society of Women Artists Annual Open Exhibition ‘Council Worker’, UK (2021); Group Show, Rise Gallery Soho, London, UK (2021); Group Show, Kings Arch Gallery, Brighton, UK (2021); Anon, Group Show, Kings Arch Gallery, Brighton, UK (2020); Festival Exhibition, Cameron Contemporary Art, UK (2020);Winter Show, Cameron Contemporary Art, UK (2019); Fresh Paint, A 6 Person Show, Cameron Contemporary Art, UK (2019);Summer Show, Cameron Contemporary Art, UK (2019); Brighton Open Houses May Exhibition, Various venues, UK (2005–2021); Royal West of England Show, UK (1998).
Highlights & Collections
Amy Dury was shortlisted for the Cass Art Prize (2024) and the BP Portrait Award (2020). A Guest Presenter on Sky Arts’ Artists Masterclasses and Judge for the Sussex Portrait Artist of the Year (2025), Dury has also appeared on Sky Portrait Artist of the Year (2021) and created a livestream portrait for Tate.