Mark Surridge is an abstract artist based in Cornwall, he lives in a converted Chapel in Crelly and works in Helston where he has a studio at Cast which is an Art Centre and Studio Complex. His distinctive and individual work has been in numerous solo and mixed exhibitions, nationally and internationally as well as art fairs and open art competitions. Mark Surridge was born in 1963 and grew up in London. He has taught in various institutions nationally and has held teaching posts at Falmouth University from 1997 to 2017. The painting Storm Glow was shown in the Tate St. Ives exhibition 'Art Now Cornwall' in 2007, confirming his artistic reputation. Landscape and the elemental forces of nature have been major inspirations in his work, resulting in ambitious large scale paintings, construction paintings, sculpture, installation and print making. In 2018 he was selected for The Waiheke Art Residency in New Zealand where he spent three months making work which featured in a solo exhibition at The Waiheke Community Art Gallery.