Biography
Vicky Paul is a Scottish artist based in Edinburgh whose intuitive practise explores energy, loss, transformation, metaphysics and the interconnected threads that shape the human experience.
Delving into the relationship between the seen and unseen, her work is deeply meditative, guided by process rather than control. Through colour, texture, layering and spontaneous mark making, she translates the energy of oneness, elemental matter and the frequencies of nature into vibrant tangible form. Her expressive style conveys vitality and optimism, serving as a gentle reminder that we carry within us everything we seek in the world around us. Through this process, her work acts as a visual alchemy, shaped by each viewer’s perceptions and lived experiences.
Vicky’s paintings are held in private collections across the UK, USA, Canada, Dubai and Japan. She has exhibited throughout the UK, and in October 2025 her work Elementum, created for The Borders Distillery, was exhibited and sold by Sotheby’s in the Distillers One of One auction, raising £20,000 for charity.
Prior to becoming a professional artist, Vicky ran a successful Arts PR business, and was an award-winning radio presenter, reporting backstage from the MTV VMA’s and interviewing musicians including Madonna, Kylie, and George Michael.
Vicky also creates Soul Energy Portraits, contemporary abstract paintings that capture personal energy rather than likeness. She runs intuitive painting workshops, has presented and produced her podcast How to be SuccesSoul, and is a published author. She is a member of Visual Arts Scotland and Society of Scottish Artists.
Exhibitions
2025
Solo Exhibition Open Studio, Cockburn Collective, Edinburgh
Distillers One of One Exhibition, Sotheby’s, London
Visual Arts Scotland, 30x30 Exhibition, Dalkeith Palace
Visual Arts Scotland, Borders Art Fair, Kelso
2023
Solo Show, Pride of Place, Bedford
What Do We Know, Group Virtual Exhibition, Online
Inspiration from Dreams & Visions Virtual Exhibition, The College of Psychic Studies, London
2022
Artist Open House, Bedford
Stella Maris, Dubai
MS Therapy Centre Pop Up Exhibition, Bedford
Summer Exhibition, Gallery at Green & Stone, London
Jubilee Exhibition, 3 St Peter’s Street, Bedford
International Women’s Day Group Exhibition, Herd, Bedford
2021
Group Exhibition, Hatton House Art & Design, Dunkeld
New Artist Fair, The Truman Brewery, London
Group Exhibition, Boomer Gallery, London
2020
Seen & Unseen, Solo Virtual Exhibition, Online
2019
Open Exhibition, Bermondsey Artists’ Group, Southwark Park Galleries, London
RE: Bermondsey Artists’ Group Exhibition, Southwark Park Galleries, London
Solo Exhibition, NAFAS 60th Anniversary, Islington, London
BAG Outpost Group Exhibition, Shortwave Gallery, London
Group Abstracts Exhibition, Elizabeth James Gallery, London
2018
The Visible Light & Colour Group Exhibition, Menier Gallery, London
OPEN+ Group Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Competitions and Achievements
2025 Longlisted, Voices from the Undefined, London Art Collective at Saatchi Gallery, London
2022 Shortlisted, The Inspiration from Dreams & Visions Art Competition, College of Psychic Studies, London