Prasad in his studio

About

Prasad Beaven (b. 1994, London) is a British painter whose work explores landscape, perception, and imagination through two interconnected practices: observational watercolour and visionary marbling. Influenced by formative years spent in the Himalayan foothills of northern India, his paintings balance direct engagement with the natural world alongside transformative processes of abstraction, symbolism, and material experimentation.

Working between plein air observation and studio-based marbling, Beaven’s practice investigates how external landscapes can be distilled, reinterpreted, and expanded into contemplative inner worlds. Rooted in both traditional landscape philosophies and contemporary experimentation, his work seeks to move beyond representation, creating atmospheric spaces where landscape becomes a vehicle for memory, spiritual resonance, and visionary transformation.

Through this synthesis, Beaven invites viewers to encounter nature not simply as place, but as an evolving field of perception, mystery, and imagination.

Education

MA, Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts, 2021

BA Illustration, University of Brighton, 2017

Selected Exhibitions

Solo presentation, Saatchi Gallery, London

Awards

Ciclitira Prize (2021), presented by HRH King Charles III

Membership

Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour (RI)