ANNABELLE PELAEZ Follow me on Instagram- @_annabellepelaez or contact me via email @annapgbenya@gmail.com


       
Annabelle Pelaez, When Time Starts Mocking You,(2025). Ink on Calico.
       
Annabelle Pelaez, Calle Verde, (2025). Oil pastels on pastel paper. 



GRADUATE SHOW 2025

      Edinburgh College of Art Graduate Show (30 May -6th June 2025).

         

Annabelle Pelaez, Sandy Wastes, (2025).​ Ink and brush pens on paper  and calico.​

120x120cm.


             
Annabelle Pelaez, Circle Crops, (2025). Ink and pebeo prisme on paper and calico. 120x120cm



         

Annabelle Pelaez, Melting, (2025).​ Ink, pebeo prisme on paper, on calico.​

120x120cm.
               
Annabelle Pelaez, Shrinking, (2025). Ink and brush pens on calico. 120X120cm.



                                     
                                       

Annabelle Pelaez, Pools, (2025). ​Ink, acrylic and paper on calico. ​

160x190cm





In the Studio (Image by Daisy Elizabeth Arkwright).
At the Edinburgh College of Art Graduate Show 2025.
At the Edinburgh College of Art Graduate Show 2025.
‘Melting’ (Image by Ewan Bootman)
Details ‘Pools’ (Image by Ewan Bootman)

Eager to explore the potential of landscape art as a genre moving forward, I am particularly drawn to the overlooked and underappreciated elements of nature. Simultaneously, I strive to prompt conversations on pressing environmental issues which I believe are inherent to and inseparable from the concept of landscape today. Within this framework, I have enjoyed analysing the notion of perspective and its bearing on our appreciation of landscapes. Similarly, encountering the intersection between art and science marks a pivotal moment in my trajectory. As an artist who strives to highlight the minutiae in nature - those details not always visible or intentionally viewed - my discovery of the microscopic gaze empowered me to look at nature through a different lens, both literally and figuratively. Paradoxically, the technology that enables us to consider an alternative, macro-perspective of landscape (and, by extension, the environment) reveals the unprecedented scale and impact of human activity on the planet. This understanding has been instrumental in laying the foundations for my practice.
 
Maze

Ink and gouache on paper and calico, 2025.97x68 cm 

Ephemeral Lake​

Ink, gouache and pebeo prisme onpaper and calico, 2025.  97x68 cm

Interlaced

Ink, gesso, brush pens and oil pastelson paper and calico, 2025. 97x68 cm
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Ink, oil pastels and brush pens on paper and calico.
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Ink, oil pastels and brush pens on paper and calico.
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Ink, oil pastels and brush pens on paper and calico.
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Ink, oil pastels and brush pens on paper and calico.
Yesnaby
Soy/beeswax, acrylic and pastel dust on wood, 2024-2025




Exhibititon image.
Exhibition image.
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Beeswax, acrylic, oil pastels and soft pastel dust on wood. 20x30cm each, 2024.

Untitled, Soy Wax, acrylic, ink, soft pastel dust on wood. 120x60cm each, 2024.

Untitled, Soy Wax, acrylic, ink, soft pastel dust on wood. 120x60cm 
Untitled, Soy Wax, acrylic, ink, soft pastel dust on wood. 120x60cm

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Beeswax, acrylic, oil pastels and soft pastel dust on wood .
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Beeswax, acrylic, oil pastels and soft pastel dust on wood .
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Beeswax, acrylic, oil pastels and soft pastel dust on wood .
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Beeswax, acrylic, oil pastels and soft pastel dust on wood .
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Beeswax, acrylic, oil pastels and soft pastel dust on wood .
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Beeswax, acrylic, oil pastels and soft pastel dust on wood .
The Pathos of Ephemerality ​
Acrylic and PVA glue onbasswood, 2024.

1x 110x20cm​
4x 20x30cm 

Inspired by the ephemeral in nature - moments of transient beauty in nature captured in specific instants within the flux and flow of time and the sadness implied by their temporary quality. The lingering of raindrops on leaves and cobwebs; perforations on a leaf caused by insects or disease; rippling and reflections on water provoked by wind.
The Sewer in New York
Oil on masonite, 2024.

122x 90cm




My name is Annabelle Pelaez. I am an artist based in Edinburgh and am soon to graduate from Edinburgh College of Art.

The primary theme of my work revolves around landscape. Whether simply conveying the beauty of nature or raising awareness about significant environmental matters, my paintings aim to prompt conversation on landscape in both literal and figurative terms.



 Contact
 annapgbenya@gmail.com
 _annabellepelaez



Education

    2021 – 2025 Bachelor of Arts with Honours Painting at Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh

    SUNY (State University of New York) (Jan-April 2024)



Awards

RSA New Contemporaries 2026

SSA New Graduate Award 2025 (SSA Annual Exhibition 2026)

Shows

Flux and Stillness: Art in the Midst of Transition (online group exhibition)- Cista Arts
1st - 29th November

Graduate Show 2025 Edinburgh College of Art.
 30th May - 6th June

Brink Exhibition (group exhibition) - 4th year Sculpture court exhibition (Edinburgh College of Art)
27th February, 2025.


Model (group exhibition)- 4th year Sculpture court exhibition (Edinburgh College of Art)
7th November, 2024

The Donkey Show (group exhibition) - WhiteSpace Gallery
4th-5th October, 2024