Gwennan Thomas was born in Rouen, France in 1984 and grew up in both France and South Wales. She was nominated for Abstract Critical Newcomer Awards in 2012 and selected for Flowers Gallery’s Artist of the Day in 2013. She has shown regularly in the UK and has also participated in several curatorial projects, notably: Citrus Lush Bongo with Take Me Home Projects (2015) & MASK with Pluspace Projects in collaboration with Coventry University (2016).

Her playful and colourful paintings employ framing mechanisms and repetitive motifs derived from film scenes, collected objects and travelling. She is currently studying for her Masters in Painting at the Royal College of Art.