Celia Hegedus is a London-born artist whose work centres on the architecture and evolving character of the city itself. Drawn initially to the distinctive tones and textures of London stock brick — a material synonymous with the capital’s visual identity — her paintings explore the presence of buildings as witnesses to change.

These paintings capture both the permanence exemplified by ghost signs and the transience of graffiti, a form of visual archaeology that captures the lingering marks, and scars of London’s changing streets.

Many of the subjects she has painted have since altered or disappeared, and her work has gradually taken on a documentary role.

Earlier in her career, Hegedus was known for her botanical paintings, exhibiting at the Royal Horticultural Society and with Offer Waterman. Her work is held in many collections including The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, the Lindley Library and the Shirley Sherwood Collection. The close observation and sensitivity to texture developed through this work continues to inform her urban paintings today.

More recently, her London cityscapes and urban paintings have been exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.