Delpha Hudson
The sixth sense of understanding
mixed media on canvas
2021
It’s so easy to disappear into the fabric of life; breaking patterns by telling our stories about our lived experience of being women and carers makes us visible – whatever our age.
Delpha originally studied history at London University in the 80s before making time based art in the 90s. Making film & performance, her work traversed themes about women, time and trauma.
She always painted yet concentrated on socially engaged interdisciplinary projects about women, mothers and equality. She completed her BA & MA in Fine Art in the late nineties.
With commissions for film, live art, installation & performance from Tate St Ives, Newlyn & Exchange Gallery, and many others, Delpha also co-curated Arts Council funded exhibitions with art collectives including Art Surgery and Salon de Textes during the early noughties.
Juggling teaching and mothering Delpha developed her own resonant studio practice and painting style, often using dripped bitumen and oil paint on canvas to create rich tapestries of dark yet colourful scenes that re-work historical grand narratives. In 2021 Delpha published her book & performance project Theatre of the Self with funding from Arts Council & Cultivator. The project explored significant themes in her practice including surviving motherhood, guilt and trauma. Current paintings are large tapestry-like works that continue to explore the human condition, and aim to rethink domesticity, value and visibility for all women.
