Scarlett Raven, daughter of writer, Siobhan Cunningham, and saxophone player, Raphael Ravenscroft ( Pink Floyd, Abba, Marvin Gaye and Gerry Rafferty's Bakerstreet) and grandaughter to Trevor Ravenscroft writer of the best seller 'The Spear Of Destiny', was born in London in 1986. Scarlett began painting at the age of four and attend the prestigious Central Saint Martins.
At the beginning of her BA in Fine Art, Scarlett began to be recognized as an artistic talent, and was asked to participate in a variety of group shows. Just into the second year of her BA, at the age of twenty-one; Scarlett had her first solo show, Seascapes, on London’s Cork Street. Scarlett was, and is, one of the youngest artists to have a solo exhibition on this famed street; and her entry into the art world as a professional artist captured much media attention and recorded selling’s’ of over £30,000 in just under two weeks of exhibiting. Scarlett counts Orlando Bloom (famed actor), Jim Beach (manager of the iconic rock band, Queen), boy band Take That and Lord Jonathan Marland as collectors of her works. 2007 also marked her first important commission, a painting for the Live Nations entrance, located on Oxford Street, in London.
Scarlett’s passion of music, and desire to be able to reach a diverse group of people through her art has lead her to collaborate with a variety of musical talents. At the age of twenty, Scarlett was asked to design the album artwork for the band, Wiredasies. In January 2008, David Saw released his solo album Broken Down Figure (produced by Ben Taylor, son of James Taylor and Carly Simon), and asked Scarlett to create drawings for the cover of his album. Rozy Music's Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson asked her to work on the art work for there new band The Metaphors. Working with these artists has allowed Scarlett to stretch her artistic vision further, and begin to realize her future goal of creating works that will have the opportunity to be seen outside the confines of the gallery space, and be able to reach a wider audience.
Scarlett Raven's love affair with oil paint has landed her in CASS ART latest PAINT THIS TOWN print campaign soon to be launched across the UK . This print campaign showcases Scarlett ,her overalls and Winsor & Newtons artists’ oil 200ml oil colour (she is a big fan of this new large tubes ) Look out for them.
2009 has found her in America producing her 'USA Collection' and preparing for her next much-anticipated solo show in London.
At twenty-three, she is working and living between London and the United States.