Amanda Heath is a contemporary British artist whose work is rooted in movement, energy and emotion. Her paintings are expressive, feminine and expansive, defined by vibrant colour, dynamic mark-making and layered depth.

Drawing on a background in dance, her work explores a shift away from structure and perfection, and towards freedom, instinct and feeling. Each piece is created to bring a sense of openness and energy into a space — not just visually, but in how it feels to live with.

Amanda’s work is stocked in leading UK interior stores, licensed by two UK agencies, and held in private collections worldwide. She was shortlisted as one of two artists to represent Peugeot at the Powered by Nature exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, London.

I am a contemporary British abstract artist creating work inspired by freedom, and shaped by movement, energy and emotion.

My background as a professional dancer continues to influence how I approach painting — instinctive, layered, and responsive rather than controlled.

A move away from structure and perfection, and towards a greater sense of freedom, has become central to both my life and my work.

Working with materials such as creamy paints, ink stains, collage fragments and metallics, I build each piece through layers of colour, marks and texture. The process is fluid, allowing the work to evolve naturally over time.

I paint with real spaces in mind — how a piece sits within a room, the way light moves across it, and how it can subtly shift the atmosphere of a space.

Each work is open to interpretation. What you see and feel is personal, and often changes over time.

My intention is to create pieces that bring a sense of openness, ease and freedom into a home — not just visually, but in how it feels to live with them.

Scroll down to read the story of how I got here, and why it took longer than it should have....

I'm Amanda Heath — painter, former professional dancer, and someone who has spent her whole life moving towards freedom.

I left home at eleven to live and train at dance school.

Ballet first — precise, disciplined, every movement controlled and accounted for. Beautiful in its own way, but tight. Restricted.

Then after a short stint at The Royal Ballet School I transitioned to jazz, and everything opened up. Expression, instinct, feeling... I found out what it felt like to move freely, and I never forgot it.

After dancing I built businesses.

Successful ones. But the pattern repeated itself — structure, obligation, the weight of other people's expectations. Underneath it all, something kept pulling.

I had always held a quiet desire to make art, but fear kept it at a distance.

For years I told myself it wasn't possible.

One day I decided it was time.

I downsized the house, sold the car, got rid of almost everything, bought an old banger off eBay and gave myself permission to paint. My boys thought I was having a mid-life crisis! Maybe I was, but I know that what I actually did was the scariest and boldest thing I've ever done.

But it was worth it!

Now I work barefoot in a light-filled studio in St Ives, looking out over the fields of Trink. No day feels complete unless I come home covered in paint.

This is what freedom looks like for me. And I want every painting I make to carry that same feeling into your home.