A TALENTED Buckinghamshire artist has been selected to exhibit at one the UK’s major regional art fairs.

Jill Blakey from Buckingham will be taking her artwork to Art Fair East in Norfolk.

Jill began selling her artwork during lockdown in March 2020 and now works as an artist three days a week, the other days spent as a secondary school maths teacher.

Having sold her work mostly online to-date, Jill took part in the Buckinghamshire wide Open Studios event, Bucks Art Weeks.

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Jill was delighted to sell a whopping 16 paintings at this event and so decided the time had come to venture out with her works.

The fair is held in the in the medieval splendour of St Andrews Hall, Norwich from December 2 - 4.

Jill said: "I am thrilled. This will be a chance to reach new audiences with my work and I am excited to be showing in a fair that has already exhibited international names like Banksy and Nando Kallweit.

"I plan on displaying mostly artworks from my most recent collection as well as a few large pieces that I will be creating exclusively for the event."

Founded, and curated by established artists Will Teather and Brian Korteling, Art Fair East has become acknowledged as one of the leading regional fairs in the country.

Now in its sixth year, it showcases contemporary art from around the UK and overseas.

As artists themselves, Will and Brian are passionate about getting more people interested in original contemporary art and helping artists to make a living from their work.

Art Fair East’s co-founder Will Teather said: “We are delighted to have Jill taking part in our 2022 event.

"We always have more submissions than we can accommodate which ensures that the quality remains high."

The 2021 fair attracted thousands of visitors from around the country.

Jill was selected to exhibit at the New Artist Fair in Bricklane, London this September and now Jill is hugely looking forward to exhibiting at Art Fair East this December. More details of the event can be found at www.artfaireast.com The event in sponsored by Musker McIntyre & Chadwicks.