Mary Byrne
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Artspace exhibiting at the Curve Theatre, Leicester
From the end of July until the beginning of September Artspace will have an exhibition titled ‘Looking Back’ in the foyer of the Curve Theatre in Leicester. Watch this space for more information or join our mailing list and we’ll send the details to you.
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Cornish delight
Just come back from sunny Corwall. Went to 2 great exhibitions. One was at Kestle Barton gallery near Helson. An exhibition of Roger Ackling’s Sun Histories which was exciting and all done using a magnifying glass and the sun to scorch wood. A lovely garden and a cafe with an honesty box if you are…
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Chatsworth” Beyond Limits” sculpture exhibition.
Always good, with some interesting work in the gardens. Finishes end of October. I have 2 for one tickets if anyone wants them.
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Patsy gains recognition in the Derwent Art Prize
Artspace member Patsy Whiting has recently had a lot to celebrate. She was recently awarded not one but two prizes in the national Derwent Art Prize. Patsy won both the Third Prize and the UK Coloured Pencil Society Award for Excellence with her coloured pencil drawing with the curious title of ‘Garden garage marriage’. Well…
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Nita Rao at Melbourne Festival
I exhibited in a wonderful garden by the pool in Melbourne for their 10th Art Festival weekend. It was the perfect setting and weather to be able to show my installation ‘Forest Path’.
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John Ruskin exhibition
John Ruskin I visited this temporary exhibition whilst staying in Edinburgh for the Fringe. I have been aware of Ruskin as an artist for a long time (not to mention his work as an art critic), but had never experienced a concentration of his paintings like this. He is a superb craftsman, handling watercolour with…
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an Icelandic painter: Kjarval
I’ve just been to Reykjavik, Iceland. Amongst other things were some large and dramatic lava field landscapes by a Romantic Icelandic artist called Kjarval.
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Somewhat Abstract, Nottingham Contemporary
I recently visited the “Somewhat Abstract” at the Nottingham Contemporary. There was the usual mix of interesting and strange pieces. I particularly Liked Bridget Rileys work, an oil and pencil sketch by Barbara Hepworth and a table inlaid with a pair of contorted hands, representing colonial oppression.