Born in the UK of Ghanaian heritage, Adelaide Damoah is a self-taught artist who takes her inspiration from the inner recesses of her being. Her passion for painting was born at an early age, but it only manifested itself when after completing a degree in Applied Biology, she began a career in the pharmaceutical industry. It was during this time she was diagnosed with the much misunderstood female condition; Endometriosis. Adelaide was forced to take prolonged leave from her career; the crippling pain of this illness became the basis of a mind-blowing series of heartfelt abstract paintings, depicting her pain in kaleidoscopic form. The negativity of this condition has become the catalyst for her artistic expression and has paved the way for a new and exciting career in the art world.

As an artist Adelaide Damoah is inspired and influenced by the life and art of the great Mexican artist Frida Khalo, whose physical and emotional pain was evident in her work. Her pieces, like Adelaide's, exuded vibrancy with each painting telling a thought provoking story. Adelaide is also inspired by her life's experiences as well as visions from her subconscious that lead her to construct pieces with the absence of conscious thought.

Adelaide is best known for her 2006 exhibition "Black Brits" whereby she attempted to evoke a racial debate with striking pieces of British Icons. Damoah's work is not simplistic; she has coined a phrase to describe her work which is "Automatic drawing".

Sometimes I will be sitting with my drawing pad and pen in a semi dream-like state and I start to draw without conscious thought, it's not intentional and what comes out is always something very personal.

She relates her unintentional style of painting to a technique used by Psychologists called "Automatic writing". The levels of Adelaide's artistic expression go way beyond the simple construction of a creative piece with a canvas and paintbrush, she uses a higher level of thinking to reach the pinnacle of visual artistry.

I have discovered a way to get in touch with this side of my mind intentionally through meditation, when I meditate I feel like I am in touch with universal intelligence, which is infinite. Images come to me whom I could never consciously think of.

Adelaide describes something very similar to experiences musicians have, composing songs, this is not just simple artistic expression, it is an almost unfathomable method of personal expression that only the artist can comprehend. By looking at some of Adelaide's earlier pieces it is evident that these images came from a deeper place, looking at some of her abstract pieces you almost feel like you are observing a snapshot of a hidden part of her mind that cannot be explained.

Sometimes ideas come to me in my sleep, in dreams, but they are not so easy to catch. Other times, a random idea comes into my head fleetingly and I have to get it down on paper before it escapes me. Every time I manage to tune in like this, I reel it in and turn it into something tangible, the excitement that builds within me is indescribable. The excitement continues to build whilst I paint until it almost reaches a crescendo- the frustrating thing is it never quite reaches its peak- that feeling is never fully satisfied because the work is never finished. It is never ever as good as what I saw in the mind of the universe. So I have to keep painting, maybe one day, it will be finished.

The creativity is never ending, the visions are infinite, Adelaide Damoah will continue to produce thought provoking and undeniable pieces of visual poetry.