Carry Ackroyd

(b. 1953)

Carry Akroyd is a Cambridgeshire-based artist best known for paintings and prints that explore arable landscapes and the wildlife that survives on the margins of agricultural land. Her work is rooted in close observation of the East Anglian countryside and is characterised by a strong sense of place, seasonal change, and ecological awareness. Alongside painting, Akroyd has an established print practice and has illustrated a number of books using linocut. Her second solo publication, Found in the Fields, brought together a significant body of work, including a lithograph series produced at the Curwen Studio in response to the poetry of John Clare. This series has toured widely over the past decade and represents a sustained engagement with literary landscape and rural history through print. Akroyd was elected to the Society of Wildlife Artists in 2000 and regularly exhibits with the society at the annual Natural Eye exhibition in London. She has also contributed to collaborative projects addressing threatened environments, working with organisations such as the Wildlife Trust and the Forestry Commission. Her work combines visual lyricism with a long-term commitment to environmental themes and conservation.