Will Fice

William Fice graduated in 2020 from Leeds Arts University with BA (Hons). After a series of group exhibitions, he had his first solo exhibition with Patrick Davies Contemporary Art in 2021 and has since been recognised as an emerging artist to wat...

William Fice graduated in 2020 from Leeds Arts University with BA (Hons). After a series of group exhibitions, he had his first solo exhibition with Patrick Davies Contemporary Art in 2021 and has since been recognised as an emerging artist to watch, featuring on Artsy’s ‘In demand works’ and The Guardian. Originally from Redhill, Surrey, he descends from a non-creative background and now lives and works in Leeds where he continues to develop his practice. William's work explores the liminal space between adolescence and adulthood. Young men are captured and rendered in paint through direct; intensely saturated washes of colour, opening the door to an altered world in which his figures inhabit with richness and purpose. Gathering source material from Instagram, group chats between friends where photos have been exchanged, as well as his own experiences and observations; Will’s representation eventually finds itself between the peripherals of the real and the imaginary. A sense of ambiguity fuels his images. Imagined elements are carefully placed, duplicated and moulded into compositions; establishing and framing a narrative that brings to question the viewers perception.