RWA 171 Annual Open Exhibition

RWA 171 Annual Open Exhibition

So excited my painting Aegis has been shortlisted for Royal West of England Academy 171 Annual Open Exhibition.

This year there are over 600 works on display covering a vast array of media including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, film, sculpture and architecture by artists ranging from leading professionals to emerging talent, from across the UK and beyond.

We are delighted to announce that this year's invited Artist is  Rana Begum, RA.

Works for this open were selected by an esteemed panel of judges which included  Freeny Yianni, Dr Chris Stephens and Ann Christopher RA RWA Hon, together with RWA Academicians  Fiona Robinson PRWA, Jessa Fairbrother RWA,  Andrew Hardwick RWA, Stephen Hoskins RWA and Hamish Young RWA. 

Exhibition runs from 14 September 2024 - 5 January 2025


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Royal Watercolour Society Open 2024

Delighted painting Souvenir has been shortlisted for
Royal Watercolour Society Open 2024.

From over 3000 entries the final selection of about 150 works are on show in the Bankside Gallery London.

Don’t miss this amazing show of the best of contemporary water based media.

Exhibition runs from 8 - 24 March 2024


Somerset Open Studios 2023

Somerset Open Studios

Somerset Open Studios returns for 2023! It’s the biennial opportunity for SAW Artist Members to open their studio doors to allow a glimpse into often-private spaces and workshops, alongside pop up venues, where audiences can meet the artist, see work in progress and visit the creative source.

Find us at Venue 112 where you can see Watercolour paintings be me and the wonderful Altered Sea Charts, Drawings, Prints and Collages of Julia McKenzie.

16 Sept - 1 Oct


RWA 170 Annual Open Exhibition

RWA 170 Annual Open Exhibition

Thrilled my painting Voyagers has been shortlisted for Royal West of England Academy 170 Annual Open Exhibition and surprised and delighted to have been awarded The Watercolour 2nd Prize, sponsored by Consumer Intelligence

This dynamic, varied and uplifting exhibition includes a stunning array of painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation and mixed media artworks, and is a showcase of some of the most exciting artists from across the country and beyond.

All work is for sale, making the Annual Open a perfect opportunity to discover new artists or invest in well-known names. You can browse - and buy - the artworks from your home online.

A selection panel assessed every entry and this year over 600 works made it into the final exhibition. The panel this year included Charmaine Watkiss and Meryl Ainslie together with RWA Academicians Fiona Robinson PRWA, Dallas Collins VPRWA, Lucy Austin RWA, Angela Lizon RWA and Karl Singporewala RWA.

We are delighted to announce that this year's invited Artist is Charmaine Watkiss.

Exhibition runs from 9 Sep 2023 - 14 Jan 2024


Wells Art Contemporary 2023

Wells Art Contemporary 2023

Delighted my painting The Messenger has been shortlisted for this years Wells Art Contemporary.

The free exhibition includes an Installation Show, 29 site-specific works located throughout the Cathedral and its grounds, and a Gallery Show selected by artists Curtis Holder, Nina Murdoch and Kelvin Okafor, with 137 artworks across painting, sculpture, print, photography, drawing and more displayed in a white-wall gallery in the Cathedral’s Cloisters.

The final selection for the WAC 2023 exhibition includes over 160 works from artists based in Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Spain, Slovakia, Panama and the USA in addition to strong representation from the UK itself.

Now in its 12th year, the Wells Art Contemporary (WAC) exhibition runs in Wells, Somerset, from Saturday 5 August to Saturday 2 September 2023.


Uncharted

Uncharted

An exhibition of altered sea charts, paintings, prints and papercuts by Julia McKenzie that explore the extraordinary 1890’s transatlantic sea diaries of her Cornish great grandfather, John Henry Lowry.

The coasts, trade winds and currents have all helped create this exhibition, to chart the unchartered, noting glimpses and fragments of the past to help reflect upon now and tomorrow.

Accompanying paintings by Robert McKenzie responding to themes of ocean, time and memory.

29th July - 12th August 2023

Acearts, The Old Town Hall,
Market Place, Somerton TA11 7NB

SANCTUARY

Sanctuary

Delighted to have two paintings in this brilliant exhibition.

This showcase exhibition at Ilminster Arts Centre presents a selection of new and recent work by Somerset Art Works Members responding to the challenges of the national Lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. Many artists’ practice shifted or changed completely at this time as exhibitions were cancelled or postponed and artists explored new ways of making work in isolation. Through different projects set up by Somerset Art Works, and two mainly digital Open Studios events, SAW Members responded to ideas around safety, nurture, familiarity, wellbeing and community in their work.

1st- 26th November 2022

Previously at RUH Bath

28th July- 30th October 2022

Wells Art Contemporary

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Wells Art Contemporary 2021

So excited my painting Winter Garden has been shortlisted for this years Wells Art Contemporary.

From over 3,500 submissions, 91 artworks showcasing the very best in contemporary art have been selected by this year’s selectors - Amanda Loomes, Will Nash and Jonathan Yeo. In addition to the 91 artworks selected, a range of innovative and engaging installations designed specifically for WAC 2021 have been shortlisted by Simon Periton.

All selected works and installations will be shown in the iconic Wells Cathedral from Saturday 28 August to Sunday 26 September 2021.

The exhibition at Wells Cathedral will also coincide with the installation of a new Antony Gormley work that will be exhibited on the West Front of the Cathedral!

Online exhibition can be viewed here.


Springing Forward

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Springing Forward Exhibition by Create Magazine curated by Gita Joshi

Delighted to be part the Springing Forward exhibition for Create Magazine curated by Gita Joshi.

“The question remains for all of us—how do we move forward in a time like this? Each artist included in Springing Forward does not give us answers to this question, but instead beautifully offers us possibilities. These scenes of interior life, intimate spaces, contemplative figures, and proud portraits capture the hopeful potential in continuing our daily rituals and sustaining ourselves, as we move forward towards challenging changes and necessary growth. Each painting, collage, or mixed-media piece is a starting point, a place to begin, a possibility for perseverance on one’s own terms.”

Christina Nafziger, Editor and Arts Writer


Virtual Exhibition

Society of Botanical Artists - Plantae 2020

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Society of Botanical Artists - Plantae 2020 Exhibition

Delighted to have two paintings, Winter Garden and The Three Graces, selected for the Society of Botanical Artists exhibition, Plantae 2020, at the Mall Galleries.

The exhibition of work by elected members and artists selected from open submission covers everything from botanical illustration to printmaking.
400 pieces of exquisite art will be shown at the Mall Galleries, London in June.
All artwork is for sale and folios (unframed originals) and specialist books will also be available to buy.

Exhibition online 3 - 30 June 2020

Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2019

Mall Galleries, London 17 - 22 September 2019

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Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2019

Thrilled that ‘A Lapse of Time’ has been selected to appear in this years exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London, then on to Trowbridge Arts, Wiltshire and finally Guildford House Gallery.

Mall Galleries: 17-22 September 2019

Trowbridge Arts, Wiltshire: October - November 2019

Guildford House Gallery: November - January 2020

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Society of Botanical Artists - Plantae 2019 Exhibition

Absolutely thrilled that my painting Windswept has been selected to show in the Society of Botanical Artists exhibition, Plantae, at the Mall Galleries.

The exhibition of work by elected members and artists selected from open submission covers everything from botanical illustration to botanical art, jewellery to printmaking.
400 pieces of exquisite art will be shown at the Mall Galleries, London in June.
All artwork is for sale and folios (unframed originals) and specialist books will also be available to buy.

It’s on from the 5 to 9 June 2019, 10am – 5pm (closes 1pm on last day)