Snakes and Ladders (detail). Photo (above) by Dominic Weston. Photo (left) by Geoff Dunlop
I’ve been working on several projects in schools along with prep for forthcoming exhibitions and new art projects. And pleased to have just recovered from my first bout of covid!
Materiality
I’m excited to be exhibiting with 3 other women artists whose work I admire. We met during our MAs at Bath Spa Uni. The exhibition has been a long time coming, with cancellations due to lockdown etc…
Materiality (27 April - 1 May) is the first show at Walcot Chapel, Bath since it closed for lockdown 2020. It features 4 women artists: Fiona Campbell, Kelly O’Brien, Kate McDonnell and Nicola Turner, and celebrates the importance of materials through contemporary sculpture and installation art. Large-scale objects and interventions will interact with the architecture of the Chapel. We are each driven by our materials and engaged with sustainability in our practices. The exhibition runs 27 April - 1 May, 12-6pm daily at Walcot Chapel, Walcot St, Bath BA1 5UG. Private View Tuesday, 26 April, 6-8pm
Special Events: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/materiality-tickets-295143270467
Salon, Thursday 28 April, 7-10pm. Join us in the candlelit Walcot Chapel to eat, drink and share thoughts on materiality, facilitated by Professor Alf Coles. Tickets: £10.
Sculpture Workshop with me, Sunday 1 May, 11am-1pm. Focusing on flora and fauna, you will be creating a sculpture using recycled and found materials. For ages 10+ to adult. Tickets: £12.
Artist Talks, Sunday 1 May, 2.30-3.30pm. An informal, in depth look at the works and our practices. Clare Whistler will be performing her work reflecting on the exhibition. Tickets: FREE!
Numbers are limited so book your place now! Hope to see you there:-)
SAW Greening Art Workshop:
I’m leading a FREE workshop specifically for Somerset Art Works members, 22nd April (Earth Day), 10am-12.30pm, Somerset Earth Science Centre, Moons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael, Radstock, Somerset BA3 5JU. Parking on site, free teas/coffees.
The workshop will investigate artists’ environmental responsibilities, looking at key concepts of Climate Change and the role of the arts: how we can make our practice more sustainable. There will be a presentation, discussion and practical workshop covering a range of 2d and 3d activities using homemade, recycled and found materials. You’ll be able to create something to take away, and have permanent access to an online resource pack full of relevant information around Greening the Arts. Funded by Somerset Skills & Learning.
It’s free of charge, but £15 deposit is required to secure your place. Full-refund after you attend the event. Book: https://somersetartworks.org.uk/2022/03/saw-greening-art-project/ Do join me if you’re a SAW member!
International Biennale ‘Transfiguration' NCTRI, Taiwan
It’s the last couple of weeks of my exhibition in Taiwan, 12 Nov-12 April ’22. I received 2 beautiful exhibition catalogues - see below and here. A short film about my work for the exhibition will be broadcast soon..
I’m still working on ‘Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand', inspired by the plight of pangolins, trafficked and slaughtered in thousands. The installation will be part of an exhibition Together We Rise at Chichester Cathedral with Royal Society of Sculptors members, 27June-6 September, curated by Jacquiline Creswell.
Here’s a film clip about the work:
Circle of Life
Circle of Life is a school project I’m involved in via SPAEDA. I’m working with primary schoolchildren making headdresses, masks and costumes using recycled and found materials, inspired by the Lion King production, African art and ecology. These will come together in a final story/dance performance later this week.
I’m taking part in the Artists for Ukraine exhibition and silent auction, at Black Swan Arts, Frome between 1 - 24 April. Do visit and bid!
New Beginnings, donated to Artists For Ukraine
Delighted to be featured on Art From the Heart winners in March: https://www.artfromheart.co.uk/post/artists-of-the-month-winners-march-2022
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I hope to see you at one or more of these events, and in the meantime, warm wishes to you!