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Discover the fascinating career of Wifredo Lam, one of the most iconic Cuban artists of the twentieth-century. Wifredo Lam’s distinctive style shook the assumptions of western Modernism. His distinctive paintings introduced the symbolism of his Cuban roots and defined a new way of painting for a post-colonial world.
In ‘The Book Beautiful: William Morris, Hilary Pepler and the private press story’, we explore the influence that William Morris and his prominent Kelmscott Press had on the development of St Dominic’s Press. Included in the exhibition is the most prominent book to be published by the Kelmscott Press, The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, designed by Morris and the leading PreRaphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones (completed in June 1896).
The Masters Award at The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) prize was won by Laura Rosser for her woodcut, Golden Girl, (130 x 150cm). The detail of the woodcutting was fine and remarkable and the image both traditional and avant-garde in composition. Her pricing was also extremely reasonable for a large image that took a great deal of work and time to produce.
At The Royal Society of Painter Printmakers 2015 National Original Print Exhibition the prize was split. Caroline Areskogjones won for her two colour collagraph The Lesson
Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2015 was won by Ade Adesina for his large and detailed linocut, The Questions.
It was decided to split the prize money between two young artists. The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2015 prize was won by Claire Anscomb for Veil, her avant-garde portrait of her friend combined with a self-portrait. The resulting drawing is remarkable in its attention to detail which on inspection is hard to believe it is not a reproduction.
It was decided to split the prize money between two young artists. The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2015 prize was won by Emma Hopkins for her portrait of the barman and artist at the Chelsea Arts Club. Emma searches out subjects that interest her and paints them in uncompromising detail. The results are startling and extremely strong. After spending time in Madagascar working on an orangutan reserve, in November 2016 Emma took part in the Face/Time exhibition at 90 Piccadilly, London where she exhibited a very strong portrait of Ann Bates OBE showing her mastectomy.
The Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2015 prize was won by Lizet Dingemans for her pair of small still lives
The Pastel Society 2015 annual exhibition was won by Jenny Smith for her Trees in Winter
The Pastel Society Annual Exhibition 2014 was won by Janine Baldwin for her monochrome landscape, After Rain
