Biog
Twinkle Troughton (b. 1978, Coventry, UK) lives and works in Margate, UK.
Twinkle is currently studying for an MA in Fine Art at City & Guilds of London Art School and will graduate in September 2025. She has exhibited widely throughout the UK and internationally, has work in international collections, and has curated multiple group exhibitions.
As well as painting, music and writing have both also played important roles in Twinkle’s creative work; once a singer in punk-rock group The Fairies Band and co-founder of indie-label Pushing Pussy Records, Twinkle is currently also the editor and regular writer for award-winning magazine Margate Mercury.
In 2023, Twinkle was shortlisted for the Contemporary British Painting Prize. Solo shows include Paper Gallery in Manchester, Haeckles Home in Margate, and Studio 1 Gallery in Wandsworth. Twinkle has also exhibited internationally; In 2013 Twinkle was invited to exhibit and participate in an artist residency with Tinsel Edwards at Galerie Michaela Stock in Vienna, and in 2010 was selected to exhibit as part of an emerging British Artist show at Redbull’s prestigious Hangar-7 Gallery in Salzburg. She has also exhibited at LA’s Orange County Centre of Contemporary Art (OCCCA).
Twinkle has collaborated multiple times with Glasgow-based artist Tinsel Edwards on live intervention projects, and has curated exhibitions, including at Dulwich College in London, Gallery 64a in Whitstable, Joseph Wales Studio and Resort Studios in Margate and The Outside World on Redchurch St, London.
The artist has been interviewed on Resonance Radio and featured and interviewed in Zeitgeist Magazine, Dazed and Confused, Spain’s El Pais newspaper, Metro Newspaper, Plus1 Magazine, Amelia’s Magazine and more. For press samples please get in touch.
Twinkle is currently studying for an MA in Fine Art at City & Guilds of London Art School and will graduate in September 2025. She has exhibited widely throughout the UK and internationally, has work in international collections, and has curated multiple group exhibitions.
As well as painting, music and writing have both also played important roles in Twinkle’s creative work; once a singer in punk-rock group The Fairies Band and co-founder of indie-label Pushing Pussy Records, Twinkle is currently also the editor and regular writer for award-winning magazine Margate Mercury.
In 2023, Twinkle was shortlisted for the Contemporary British Painting Prize. Solo shows include Paper Gallery in Manchester, Haeckles Home in Margate, and Studio 1 Gallery in Wandsworth. Twinkle has also exhibited internationally; In 2013 Twinkle was invited to exhibit and participate in an artist residency with Tinsel Edwards at Galerie Michaela Stock in Vienna, and in 2010 was selected to exhibit as part of an emerging British Artist show at Redbull’s prestigious Hangar-7 Gallery in Salzburg. She has also exhibited at LA’s Orange County Centre of Contemporary Art (OCCCA).
Twinkle has collaborated multiple times with Glasgow-based artist Tinsel Edwards on live intervention projects, and has curated exhibitions, including at Dulwich College in London, Gallery 64a in Whitstable, Joseph Wales Studio and Resort Studios in Margate and The Outside World on Redchurch St, London.
The artist has been interviewed on Resonance Radio and featured and interviewed in Zeitgeist Magazine, Dazed and Confused, Spain’s El Pais newspaper, Metro Newspaper, Plus1 Magazine, Amelia’s Magazine and more. For press samples please get in touch.
CV
Awards
Contemporary British Painting Prize shortlist 2023
PS Mirabel Painting Prize shortlist 2019
Aesthetica Art Prize 2013
Celeste Art Prize Professional Shortlist 2006
Selected Solo Shows:
2023
Birth of a New Britain, The Gallery at Ramsay and Williams, Margate 11-29th May
2022
Imprint, Front Room Gallery, Ramsgate
2021
'Wild Sanctum' Haeckles Home, Margate, Kent
'Remnant' Paper Gallery, Manchester
2018
'Landscapes for a Lonely Wolf' Gallery 64a, Whitstable, Kent
2017
'Citizens of Nowhere' Studio 1 Gallery, London
2016
'The Frogs Who Desired a King' Hantverk & Found, Margate, Kent UK
2013
‘Affluence and Avarice' by Twinkle and Tinsel, Galerie Michaela Stock, Vienna, Austria
2012
'A Mini Retrospective' by Twinkle and Tinsel, A-Side B-Side Gallery, Hackney
2010
Twinkle and Tinsel's ‘It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times’ Headspace Gallery Liverpool
2009
Tinsel and Twinkle's ‘It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times’ The Long Arm Gallery, Bristol
2008
‘Never Shall Be Slaves’ Solo show at The Pure Evil Gallery, Old St, London
2007
‘Cor Blighty!’ Solo show at The Dragon Bar, Old St, London
2006
‘An Urban Myth’ TomTom Gallery, Covent Garden, London
2005
‘It's Only Rock n Roll’ Solo show at Selfridges, Oxford St, London
‘It's Only Rock n Roll’ Solo show at Exposure Gallery, London
Selected Group Shows:
2023
Contemporary British Painting Prize exhibition, Thameside Studios, London
Contemporary British Painting Prize exhibition, Huddersfield Gallery, Huddersfield
2022
'Gossip and the Glamour' Folkestone
2021
'Silent Disco' Summer exhibition curated by Graham Crowley, Wickham Market, Suffolk
2020
'Oh Bondage, Up Yours!' Resort Studios, Margate
2019
'Schwarzwald' Joseph Wales Gallery, Margate
'Notice the Small Things' Jealous Gallery, London
'Paint' PS Mirabel, Manchester
‘Making a Mark’ Dulwich College, London
2017
‘Second Chances’ Gallery 64a Whitstable
2016
The Affordable Art Fair, Jamm Gallery, Battersea, London
2013
'Big Deal No5' Q Car Park, Cavendish Sq, London W1
'Girls Aren't Funny' A-side B-Side, Hackney, London
'Back to the Future' Gallery 150 with David Troughton, Royal Leamington Spa
2012
‘Young Masters’ Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Kings Rd, London
2011
‘Competition Winners Exhibition’ The Hospital Club, Covent Garden London
‘London Art Box’ The Orange County Centre of Contemporary Art (OCCCA) CA, USA
‘Something Borrowed’ Cultivate Gallery, Vyner St, London (Co-curated with Tinsel Edwards)
‘The Other Art Fair’ Somerset House, The Strand, London for London Fashion Weekend
‘Flag Stop’ South Bay Lexus, Torrance, Los Angeles USA
‘Urban Landscapes’ The Hay Hill Gallery, Cork St London
2010
‘Here Today’ The Outside World Gallery, Redchurch St, London E2 (Co-curated with Tinsel Edwards)
‘The Secret of England’s Greatness (Emerging British Talent)’ Redbull’s Hangar-7 Gallery, Salzburg, Austria
2009
‘Tate the Biscuit’ Shoreditch Town Hall, London
‘Being Human’ The Tank Room Gallery, Elephant and Castle, London
‘Salon Show’ The Piece hall, Halifax
‘Stella Dore Gallery launch’ Rivington Street, Old St, London
‘Stella Dore in Dublin’ Sebastian Guiness Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin
2008
‘Who's Jack Magazine Group Show’ La Viande Gallery, Old St, London
2007
‘Alternativity’ Stella Dore Christmas show, Studios 91-95 Brick Lane London
‘Punk Group Show’ Hamburg, Germany
‘Punk Group Show’ Ada Gallery, Hackney, London
‘Limbo Arts Stinkbomb group show’ Margate
Curatorial Projects:
2020
'Oh Bondage, Up Yours!' Resort Studios featuring Heather Tait, Felicity Allen, Sadie Hennessy, Lily Mixe, Jessica Voorsanger, Twinkle Troughton
2019
'Schwarzwald' Jospeh Wales Studios, Margate featuring Corinna Spencer, Helen Bermingham, Kate knight, Kate Harrison, Twinkle Troughton`z
‘Making a Mark’ Dulwich College, London with Jonathan Pinn
‘POW! Painters’ LIMBO Arts, Margate for POW! Thanet
2017
‘Second Chances’ Gallery 64a Whitstable with harry Pye
2011
‘Something Borrowed’ Cultivate Gallery, Vyner street, London co-curated with Tinsel Edwards
2010
‘Here Today’, The Outside World Gallery, Redchurch Street, London co-curated with Tinsel Edwards
Education
MA Fine Art, City & Guilds of London Art School 2023 - 2025
BA Hons Fine Art Intermedia, Kingston University, Greater London 1998 – 2001
Contemporary British Painting Prize shortlist 2023
PS Mirabel Painting Prize shortlist 2019
Aesthetica Art Prize 2013
Celeste Art Prize Professional Shortlist 2006
Selected Solo Shows:
2023
Birth of a New Britain, The Gallery at Ramsay and Williams, Margate 11-29th May
2022
Imprint, Front Room Gallery, Ramsgate
2021
'Wild Sanctum' Haeckles Home, Margate, Kent
'Remnant' Paper Gallery, Manchester
2018
'Landscapes for a Lonely Wolf' Gallery 64a, Whitstable, Kent
2017
'Citizens of Nowhere' Studio 1 Gallery, London
2016
'The Frogs Who Desired a King' Hantverk & Found, Margate, Kent UK
2013
‘Affluence and Avarice' by Twinkle and Tinsel, Galerie Michaela Stock, Vienna, Austria
2012
'A Mini Retrospective' by Twinkle and Tinsel, A-Side B-Side Gallery, Hackney
2010
Twinkle and Tinsel's ‘It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times’ Headspace Gallery Liverpool
2009
Tinsel and Twinkle's ‘It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times’ The Long Arm Gallery, Bristol
2008
‘Never Shall Be Slaves’ Solo show at The Pure Evil Gallery, Old St, London
2007
‘Cor Blighty!’ Solo show at The Dragon Bar, Old St, London
2006
‘An Urban Myth’ TomTom Gallery, Covent Garden, London
2005
‘It's Only Rock n Roll’ Solo show at Selfridges, Oxford St, London
‘It's Only Rock n Roll’ Solo show at Exposure Gallery, London
Selected Group Shows:
2023
Contemporary British Painting Prize exhibition, Thameside Studios, London
Contemporary British Painting Prize exhibition, Huddersfield Gallery, Huddersfield
2022
'Gossip and the Glamour' Folkestone
2021
'Silent Disco' Summer exhibition curated by Graham Crowley, Wickham Market, Suffolk
2020
'Oh Bondage, Up Yours!' Resort Studios, Margate
2019
'Schwarzwald' Joseph Wales Gallery, Margate
'Notice the Small Things' Jealous Gallery, London
'Paint' PS Mirabel, Manchester
‘Making a Mark’ Dulwich College, London
2017
‘Second Chances’ Gallery 64a Whitstable
2016
The Affordable Art Fair, Jamm Gallery, Battersea, London
2013
'Big Deal No5' Q Car Park, Cavendish Sq, London W1
'Girls Aren't Funny' A-side B-Side, Hackney, London
'Back to the Future' Gallery 150 with David Troughton, Royal Leamington Spa
2012
‘Young Masters’ Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Kings Rd, London
2011
‘Competition Winners Exhibition’ The Hospital Club, Covent Garden London
‘London Art Box’ The Orange County Centre of Contemporary Art (OCCCA) CA, USA
‘Something Borrowed’ Cultivate Gallery, Vyner St, London (Co-curated with Tinsel Edwards)
‘The Other Art Fair’ Somerset House, The Strand, London for London Fashion Weekend
‘Flag Stop’ South Bay Lexus, Torrance, Los Angeles USA
‘Urban Landscapes’ The Hay Hill Gallery, Cork St London
2010
‘Here Today’ The Outside World Gallery, Redchurch St, London E2 (Co-curated with Tinsel Edwards)
‘The Secret of England’s Greatness (Emerging British Talent)’ Redbull’s Hangar-7 Gallery, Salzburg, Austria
2009
‘Tate the Biscuit’ Shoreditch Town Hall, London
‘Being Human’ The Tank Room Gallery, Elephant and Castle, London
‘Salon Show’ The Piece hall, Halifax
‘Stella Dore Gallery launch’ Rivington Street, Old St, London
‘Stella Dore in Dublin’ Sebastian Guiness Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin
2008
‘Who's Jack Magazine Group Show’ La Viande Gallery, Old St, London
2007
‘Alternativity’ Stella Dore Christmas show, Studios 91-95 Brick Lane London
‘Punk Group Show’ Hamburg, Germany
‘Punk Group Show’ Ada Gallery, Hackney, London
‘Limbo Arts Stinkbomb group show’ Margate
Curatorial Projects:
2020
'Oh Bondage, Up Yours!' Resort Studios featuring Heather Tait, Felicity Allen, Sadie Hennessy, Lily Mixe, Jessica Voorsanger, Twinkle Troughton
2019
'Schwarzwald' Jospeh Wales Studios, Margate featuring Corinna Spencer, Helen Bermingham, Kate knight, Kate Harrison, Twinkle Troughton`z
‘Making a Mark’ Dulwich College, London with Jonathan Pinn
‘POW! Painters’ LIMBO Arts, Margate for POW! Thanet
2017
‘Second Chances’ Gallery 64a Whitstable with harry Pye
2011
‘Something Borrowed’ Cultivate Gallery, Vyner street, London co-curated with Tinsel Edwards
2010
‘Here Today’, The Outside World Gallery, Redchurch Street, London co-curated with Tinsel Edwards
Education
MA Fine Art, City & Guilds of London Art School 2023 - 2025
BA Hons Fine Art Intermedia, Kingston University, Greater London 1998 – 2001