Photo of emerging visual artist Miles Takes

Photo By Phil Hewitt.

Miles Takes is an Oxfordshire based visual artist whose work captures the dynamic interplay between colour, geometry, and the natural world. With a meticulous approach to abstraction, Miles creates vibrant, geometric compositions that explore themes of movement, memory, and the sensory environment. His art draws inspiration from the patterns and forms in nature, such as blooming flowers, flowing water, and seasonal cycles, translating them into bold, dynamic visuals.

Utilising hand-mixed acrylic paints and gloss lacquer on birch wood panels, Miles achieves striking depth and intensity in his pieces. His practice balances symmetry and asymmetry, crafting meditative spaces that reflect the beauty and harmony of the universe.

Miles’s work has been exhibited internationally, with highlights including a solo exhibition "Moments" at Me London Hotel, with Gone Rogue Gallery. A clothing collaboration with fashion brand Orlebar Brown, Private views with Bentley Cars  and participation in group shows such WIP with Helm Gallery in Brighton, His art is part of private collections across the UK, the US, and Europe. Miles has also won numerous awards and residency scholarships in his short career so far, being noted as one of the “emerging talents shaping the future of art”

To view available work please visit his Online Store, follow him on Instagram @milestakes or contact via email for further questions or in regards to commissions.


Education

2014 - Bachelor of Arts, Architecture.

Group Exhibitions

2022 - The New Artist 3rd Edition, Boomer Gallery.
2023 - Destruction Virtual Show, The Holy Art.
2023 - Abstraction Virtual, The Envision Art Show.
2023 - A Flash of Blue - Gerald Moore Gallery
2023 - Art Aperitivo - Art Latinou
2023 - A Generous Space 3 - Huddersfield Art Gallery
2023 - The Other Art Fair - London
2024 - Edition 2 - The Collective Inc Leeds
2024 - Work In Progress - Helm Gallery.
2024 - The Other Art Fair - London
2025 - Dollar Dollar Bills Y’all - Circus Network, Porto

Solo Exhibitions

2024 - Moments - ME London with Gone Rogue Gallery
2024 - Affinity - HR Owen Bentley, Hatfield

Collections

London, Brighton, Inverness - UK.
New Jersey, Florida - US.
Lithuania, Poland - Europe.

Collaborations

2020 - PRTV Public Access, Black Artist Database x Public Records NYC
2023 - Orlebar Brown

Awards

2022 - Artist of the Month, July - ArtJobs.com
2023 - Honourable Mention - Abstraction Virtual, The Envision Art Show
2023 - The Peut Guard Artist Award
2023 - Artist Surfaces Award - Artist Support Pledge
2024 - 99 Future Blue Chip Artists of 2024 - Artsted

Residencies

2023 - The Grange Projects, Norfolk
2025 - BoxoProjects, Joshua Tree, USA


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