Brochure: Halesworth Gallery
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The Halesworth Gallery
2010
Steeple End
Halesworth
Suffolk
IP19 8LL
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HALESWORTH
GALLERY
Steeple End, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 8LL
OPPOSITE ST.MARY’S CHURCH
www.halesworthgallery.co.uk
Opening Hours
weekdays 11am-5pm
Sundays 2-5pm
admission free
Private Views for Friends of the Gallery from
6.30-8.30pm on the Friday before each show
THE GALLERY IS CLOSED FOR HANGING ON THE
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE EACH
EXHIBITION OPENS
Under map:
Committee:
Zoe Mair – Chairman; Alan Bennett; Paul Cope;
Chris Doddridge; Penny Hunt;
Jan Martin – Exhibitions Officer;
David Moreton – Treasurer;
Anne Paton; Rob Rutterford; Jennifer Thomas
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About the Gallery
Halesworth is an old Suffolk town whose market was
granted by King Henry 111 in 1223. The Gallery
occupies what used to be the town’s almshouses, lying
alongside St.Mary’s churchyard – a beautiful building
erected c.1686 with a legacy from benefactor Mr.
Cary.
The Halesworth Art Gallery Association was founded
in 1966 by Jack and Sheila Arbuthnot with four other
local people: Mary Colby, Daniel Del-Rivo, Jennifer
Dickson and Patrick Roberts.
The objective was, and still is, ‘to exhibit modern
painting and sculpture of the highest possible standard
on a non-profit-making basis and for the general
enjoyment of all; and, it is hoped, for the benefit of the
artists since works are for sale.’ Early exhibitors
included John Constable (a descendant), Elisabeth
Frink, Mary Fedden, Felix Topolski, Mary Potter, Josef
Herman and Margaret Mellis.
Selection of artists for exhibition takes place in
January of each year, following advertisements in the
national art press. The Gallery shows mainly the work
of those artists who have a connection with East
Anglia.
Submissions are welcome: please contact Jan Martin,
Exhibitions Officer: tel: 01986 872409.
Email: information@halesworthgallery.co.uk
The gallery is non-profit-making and is run by a
Committee made up of artists and local people
interested in the fine arts. The shows are supervised
entirely by voluntary staff.
Vital support is given by ‘Friends of the Gallery’ who
attend shows and pay a small annual subscription;
details from David Moreton, Treasurer:
tel: 01986 874760
Email: dandtmoreton@aol.com
Gallery Tel: 01986 873064 (May – Sept.)
Gallery Website:
www.halesworthgallery.co.uk
Artists’ names for inclusion with images:
May 1 and 2 SCHOOLS EXHIBITION
Wonderful work from our local children, not to be
missed. Open both days 11.0am – 5.0pm
May 8 - 26
Jamie Andrews
He explores the merging of small toys, silver charms
and other objects with the brilliance of the paint, a mix
of the childlike and sophisticated.
Won the ‘Alturnative’ Turner Prize, Liverpool 2007.
Short-listed for the National Painting Prize ’08, ’09.
Anna-Lise Horsley
“I’m intrigued by the clash of opposites”: light &
shadow, liquid & smoke, seedpods & seaweed all
occur in her paintings – exuberant yet delicate and
flowing. Trained at Goldsmith’s College, she was also
in receipt of a British Council Scholarship Award.
Marianne Koby Johnson
Softness of light and landscape and a muted palette
give her work - collage and painting - a ‘weathered’
aspect. A language graduate, she turned to art later;
and has exhibited widely in East Anglia and at the Mall
Galleries in London.
May 29 – June 16
Anglia Potters is a 30-year-old organisation , an
eclectic mix of enthusiastic amateurs and
professionals from around E. Anglia, showing simple
earthenware to sophisticated stoneware and raku.
Nicolina Bliss
Trained at Norwich Art School; she produces
imaginative collagraphs, experimenting with marks,
texture and colour in her evocative portrayal of the
spirit of nature.
David Moore
Linocuts and collagraphs reflect the artist’s interest in
the natural environment and climate changes. He has
a background in letterpress and lithography; with no
formal art training he brings a freshness to his work.
June 19 – July 7
Rita Browne
She is a member of both the Ipswich and the Suffolk
Art Societies, and a pupil of Michael Norman. She
uses watercolour, charcoal and pen & ink in studies of
ruined buildings and delicate tree and plant forms.
Meg Browne
Studied textile and graphic design at Edinburgh
College of Art, and afterwards worked as an illustrator
using collage as well as drawing. For this exhibition
Meg shows fabric collages.
Tony Casement
He has won wide acclaim for his luminous abstract
paintings – often on a large scale. Exhibitions include
top galleries in London, Kettles Yard in Cambridge.
“The paintings…are like flags that hold the secrets of
an unknown country” – writer Julia Blackburn.
July 10 – 28
The Sedgwick Retrospective
We are pleased to host this exhibition of the work of
Jorgen Sedgwick (1927 – 2008) who was a longstanding friend of the gallery and regular exhibitor.
His beautiful and distinctive landscapes are highly
regarded both in Britain and in his native Denmark.
Also showing will be paintings by Jorgen’s wife
Christine – well-known for her lovely portrayals of
children and water – and prints & drawings by their
daughter Anna Sedgwick.
Many of the works will be for sale.
July 31 – August 18
Priscilla Boniface
She aims “to portray Suffolk’s distinct features of plainness, directness and clarity” through mixed media. Her
exciting site-specific work uses textiles and markmaking of both energy and subtlety. Priscilla trained at
Colchester and Hornsey College of Art.
Mike Holtom
The paintings express, in abstract terms and glowing
colours, layers of history – change and decay - built
into the environment by man and nature. Mike trained
in Fine Art at Coventry University.
Gerald Nason
A regular – and popular – Gallery exhibitor over many
years, Gerald is showing ‘Off the Wall Picture Cards’
for 2010. There will be (he assures us) 1000 mixed
media post-card size works.
August 21 – September 8
Clive Davies
“My hope with my work is that it will bring character,
warmth and colour into your home”. He has certainly
done that, as his distinctive pottery is much sought
after; visitors are always welcome at his Bungay
studio/showroom.
Debbie Ayles
Her paintings and prints of old E. Anglian barns
develop from a continuing fascination with structure,
form and shape. The work, based in reality, appears
as intricate patterns of colour and line. Selected for the
2010 ‘Elements’ exhibition in Norwich, and in ’09
exhibited in the Mall & Menier Galleries in London.
Tina Hagley
Her commanding work is informed by medieval
paintings on wood, by natural forms and by anatomical
& literary references, using glues, wax, sand, ash – as
well as paint. Tina graduated from Goldsmith’s College
and has been Head of Art in London & Suffolk schools.
Paul Smith
Having worked “in complete isolation” after an Ipswich
Art School training, Paul is now beginning to show his
paintings based largely on the Norfolk landscape, and
has also begun to work in charcoal.
11 - 29 September
OPEN EXHIBITION
Handing-in Day Wednesday
8th September
details on the gallery website, or phone for entry form
1986 872409