Thrilled to announce that my work has been selected for the Art + Text exhibiton 2017 at 44AD Artspace in Bath (curated by Kelly O’Brien and Sveta Antonova). The opening event/private view is due to take place on 21st February from 6-8pm. There will also be talks and a tour of the show (planned for the 26th February at 3pm). More information coming soon…
Friday saw the opening of SA32‘s first arts exhibition at Stretford Public hall; a beautiful Victorian grade 2 listed building commissioned by John Rylands. Held in the Ballroom, the exhibition showcased the work of local artists as part of the venue’s rebirth as a cultural centre, creative work space and community hub. This free event was opened by DJ, producer and graphic artist “Mr Scruff” and ran until Sunday 13th November.
Other artists and makers involved in the event:
Lisa Heanley, Bridget Collin, Ian G Tattersall, Olivia Savage, Becky Moore, Rebecca de Lacy, Edward de Lacy, Michael Antony, Will da Costa, Hayley Hare, Jo Emmerson, Loop Systems, F Williams, Jeffery Knopf, Margit van der Zwan, Peter Mackereth, Paul Thomas, Oliver Stanion, Ben Pepper, Paul Allen, Nadia Peters, Monika Titane, Liz Janson, Julie Walsh, Paula Hardy Kangelos, Kerris McEvoy-Kelsall, Simon Buckley, David Donovan-Brown, RP Roberts, Andrew Hatton, Amanda Wheatley, Davina Whitnall, Andrew Dawson, Shirley Bainbridge and Catherine Hsuan.
Upcoming exhibition news! I will be displaying a few pieces at Stretford Public Hall along with a variety of other local artists and makers as part of SAC32‘s first exhibition. Opening on Friday 11th November 6-9pm (for the preview), Saturday 12th from 12-9pm and Sunday 13th 12-4pm. If you can make it, I look forward to seeing you there!
Following an exceedingly busy few weeks, I have finally managed to move into my new, larger studio space with fellow artist Nick Sykes at ArtWork Atelier (just in time for the VIP Collector’s tour as part of the Manchester Contemporary festival)! Opening this evening only (from 6-8pm), collectors will have the opportunity to view the studios and speak to a variety of artists about their work.
On the 27th August, Neo Gallery opened their doors from 2pm-4pm for the Print Prize preview. The first event to be housed in their new, larger space at the Market Place Shopping Centre in Bolton (only a short distance from their former home); it houses an impressive display of shortlisted artists from around the world with many interesting, examples of what it means to engage with print as a medium of creative expression.
Along with my piece, “Rendering”, you can view the work of Penny Alexander, Badr Ali, Katja Angeli, Sue Baker Kenton, Matthew Benington, Lynne Blackburn, Douglas Bosley, Sandra Bouguerch, Neil Bousfield, Kate Brett, Frea Buckler, Lisa Bulawsky, Mario Causic, Ian Chamberlain, Veronique Chance, Peggy Cozzi, Emily Crookshank, Radoslav Daskalov, Vic Dawson, Donna Dowd, Sarah Duncan, Olesya Dzhurayeva, Ruairi Fallon Mc Guigan, Chole Farrar, Nadia Francis, Tetsuya Fukushima, Emma Geddes, Darian Goldin Stahl, Dominica Harrison, Kimberley Heacock, Sam Hodge, Rachele Holt, Mary Hood, Daniel Hosego, Audrey Jamme, Petra Kallio, Ann-Kristen Källström, Algimantas Kaveckis, Tomasz M. Kukawski, Natasha Kumar, Mary Kuper, Hélène Latulippe, Chloe Lawrence, Catriona Leahy, Sara Lee, Lisa Chang Lee, Marine Lefebvre, Bella Leonard, Eleanor Lines, Scott Ludwig, Koralia Maciej, Mathias Martin, John McCaskill, Tori McLean, Chitra Merchant, Oran O’Reilly, D Otto, Roxy Topia and Paddy Gould, Sumi Perera, Susan Phillips, Nicole Polonsky, Hilary Powell, Nancy Power, J (Jay) Price, Robert Pugh, Anthony Ratcliffe, Rosie Rawson, Susan Ridge, Laura Rosser, Natasha Rowell, Egle Sakalyte, Blake Sanders, Amrita Saraogi, Gabriela Schutz, Margaret Sellars, Rowan Siddons, Mustafa Sidiki, Preeti Sood, Ismini Sotiraki Black, Susannah Stark, Kate Steenhauer, Jane Stobart, Stewart Taylor, Jade They, Amelia Tinton, Christine Toh, Carolin Weinert, Stella Whalley, Samuel Whitham and Cleo Wilkinson.
The exhibition continues until Sunday 30th October with viewing times from Thursday to Sunday, 11am – 5pm.
Absolutely thrilled to share that I will be showing work in Neo Print Prize 2016 along with 91 artists from across the world. The exhibition will display pieces using a huge range of print media and aims to “raise awareness of new trends and directions in contemporary printmaking”.
Works were selected by Nancy Campbell (Artist, writer and editor of “Printmaking Today”), Rachel Gladfelter (Director of Pace Prints New York), Gill Saunders (Senior Curator, V&A) and Jo Stockham (Artist, Professor and Head of Print at the Royal College of Art).
Neo Print Prize 2016 is open to the public from Thursday 25th August until Sunday 30th October (with viewing times from Thursday to Sunday, 11am – 5pm).
The preview takes place on Saturday 27th August from 2pm – 4pm.
A few pictures of the interactive print installation/performance piece I created for Altrincham Arts Festival 2016. The ball plates were designed in response to the typography, graffiti and type brut in the area.
I’m delighted to share that my work will be on show in Mill Valley, California from 11th June – 7th July at Seager Gray’s “Gallery Figures” exhibition: a display of figurative works from gallery artists.
Other artists included in the show:
Jeffrey Beauchamp, Kay Bradner, Joe Brubaker, Melinda L Cootsona, Cristina Córdova, Joshua Flint, Chris Gwaltney, Dennis Hare, Devorah Jacoby, Lisa Kokin, Nancy Legge, Waldemar Mitrowski, Nancy Nelson, Cathy Rose, Richard Shaw and Inez Storer.
A bit of information about the art festival I am participating in. It will take place in Altrincham from 25th June – 9th July. I am currently working hard on an installation piece for the exhibition… updates will be available on both Instagram and Tumblr.
Tonight is the night! The opening reception for “Art of the Book” is here. Open from 5:30pm – 7:30pm at Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, 108 Throckmorton Ave. Unfortunately I am unable to make it along to the event myself, but wish everyone the best of luck and hope they have a wonderful evening.
There are a few images from the show on Artsy if you’d like to take a look at what is in store!
Image appears courtesy of Seager Gray Gallery.
