Gwen Roberts, a British artist  living and working in Australia, is one of the most respected painters among her peers, as evidenced by the numerous awards and accolades she has received, as well as the twenty solo and group exhibitions she has participated in; among the latter, those in Barcelona at the  Museo Europeo de Arte Moderno  after being a finalist in the last three editions of Modportrait.

Regarding technique, she practices an uncommon drawing method that involves using sandpaper for much of the process. The impeccable finish of her paintings attests to the perfection achieved in mastering a technique learned from Annie Murphy Robinson, under whose guidance Gwen acquired many of the skills of the craft.

The natural intelligence of our jury member speaks to her self-taught nature, her ability to reach such a high level through observation. Commitment is another of the values that define her. Gwen fights against the beauty standards imposed by society that suggest there is no beauty in aging. Here is an artist who puts old age in its rightful place, another wonderful and proud stage of life. Gwen champions ‘women of age’ with the intention to assert and reinforce the female voice in art. Her mission to represent mature women as beauty ideals unburdens the onlooker of any negativity regarding aging and promotes a positive outlook to growing older. She believes this unification with the viewer and the work creates a refuge for difficult emotions.