Rosemary Burn Phone On A Postcard Marker pens and watercolour on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Part of my intention is to make unusual the usual; the everyday visual experiences which we all encounter and mostly dismiss as unimportant, not worth a second glance. The works are crafted from moments; those snippets of time from which I can find a story in the background, such as a dripping bath tap and the light carried in the ripples, a fly on the wall, the fleeting expression on a face, a nameless place. For me, these happenings underpin our existence; big events, highs and lows, come and go but the insignificant and fleeting remain and repeat, like a constant hum in the background. The nature of each brushstroke, and the texture of the paint also play an important part in the translation of the seen, into a blurring between the representational and the semi abstract, the patterns which often escape our notice. I work every day searching for an alchemy between paint, subject and moment. When I studied at Chelsea School of Art, I was making sculpture, but the intention behind the work was similar. Works from those times include a bicycle abandoned on its side with its back wheel perpetually turning, so the scene of an accident was kept alive for an infinite length of time, a remote-controlled leg of lamb, a huge flying saucepan which had come to rest skewered by the sword of a swordfish held upright by a fisherman (both plaster casts). Although my life is a busy one with many commitments - I am also a classical pianist, (and I teach the piano and violin), not being creative in some way every day has never been possible for me. I love every minute! Education Chelsea School of Art MA Trinity College of Music LTCL piano (performer) Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London 2023 Anniversary 10x10 ArtCan, Hansard Studio, London 2023 Chroma 2 Artcan, America Square Conference Centre, London 2023 The Power of Pencil, Artcan 10th anniversary exhibition 2023 Figurative Art spring exhibition, Open Gallery Halifax 2023 Artists on the Rise, exhibitions and online auctions, curated by Chinwe Russell Art Gallery 2022 Royal Society of Marine Artists, Mall Galleries London 2022 Wells Art Contemporary, Wells Cathedral 2022, Paris International Art Fair 2022, Artexpo, New Yotk 2022, Contemporary Art Masters Virtual Art Fair 2022, Van Gogh Gallery, Madrid 2021, Figurative Art Now, The Federation of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London 2021, Gallery representation, Tom Zaw Fine Art, Hoddesdon, Herts 2021, Publication in Spotlight magazine, Circle Foundation for the Arts 2021, Gallery representation, Alessandro Berni Gallery, New York 2021, Canvas - Mixing Identities, London International Art Fair, THE LINE, contemporary art space, London 2020, Royal Institute of Oil Painters exhibition, Mall Galleries, London 2019, Royal Institute of Oil Painters exhibition, Mall Galleries, London 2019, Florence Biennale, Fortezza da Basso, Florence 2019, Art Screen TV Digital Exhibition, Gallerie du Marche Prestige, Montreux, Switzerland 2018, Royal Society of Oil Painters exhibition, Mall Galleries, London 2018, Gallery representation, New Blood Art 1990, Group exhibition, Art Now, London 1990, 27 Artists before the roof falls in, Art East, London 1984, International Garden Festival, International Garden Festival, Liverpool 1990, Christie's Inaugural, Christie's, London Gallery Representation New Blood Art Singulart Saatchi Art Tom Zaw Gallery, Hoddesdon Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I wanted to create an artwork which had a subject similar in scale to the postcard - I thought a phone on a postcard seemed colourful and quirky, and I liked the idea of the mixed forms of communication - the all-encompassing phone of today humbled by reducing it to a drawing on a postcard. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
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Kate Dunn Come, Come, Come Into My World, 2023 Acrylic, pigment, coloured pencil and pencil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Verity Babbs About Kate Dunn makes paintings and environments about devotional practice and the artist's ownership of visual identity. This is felt in their grappling with the existential notion of vocational work, evidenced through repeated references to sacred spaces and Dunn's refusal of painterly categorisation. Personal experiences of dissociation and nihilism led to an inquiry around visual identity and repetitive artistic approach. This, in turn, birthed their most recent series, the collage works, in which the surface appears a fragmented montage of paintings, images and textures, but is in fact, all made of the same surface by the artist's hand. Selected solo shows include mid-morning in the scriptorium at TJ Boulting, London, Il Tabernacolo welcome to pharmakono at A+A Gallery, Venice, and SKIN OF LIGHT at SET Bermondsey, London. Education MA - City & Guilds of London Art School Painting & Drawing Diploma - The Florence Academy of Art Foundation Diploma - Central Saint Martins Select Exhibitions/Awards SOLO SHOWS mid-morning in the scriptorium, 2023, TJ Boulting, London, UK IL TABERNACOLO welcome to pharmakono, 2021, A + A Gallery, Venice, Italy THE TABERNACLE welcome to pharmakon, 2021, TJ Boulting, London, UK SKIN OF LIGHT, 2020, SET Bermondsey, London, UK GROUP SHOWS A House A Home A Landscape, (upcoming), EBBA & AORA collaboration, 34 Belsize Lane, London, UK in between them there are doors, (upcoming), WILDER, London, UK Well Worn, 2023, SET Ealing, London, UK Synchronous Erros, 2022, FOLD Canning Town, London, UK FUGUE, 2021, Kate Dunn x Robert Cooper, The Tub Hackney, London, UK when shit hits the fan, 2020, GUTS Gallery, online Contemporary British Painting Prize, 2018, Huddersfield Art Gallery, & Menier Gallery, UK The Great Women Artists x Palazzo Monti I, 2018, Palazzo Monti, Bresica, Italy Summer Exhibition, 2017, Royal Academy of Arts, London UK Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork My additions to AOAP are a continuation of my recent series, the collage works. This series follows a process of multiplicity, meaning unlimited stylistic approaches are embraced within each piece. The emphasis is on expansion rather than limitation, the outcome of a recent revelation in which I attempted to bring many of my artistic identities to the fore. These works emphasise the concept of image, pattern, perspective and paint, all coexisting as texture on the surface. There is no clear focus, allowing the notion of figure and ground to remain in continuous flux. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Eleanor Lines Blue Sunset Screenprint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Eleanor is an English-Dutch artist born and raised in London. She graduated with a Masters in Fine Art Printmaking from the Royal College of Art in 2011. She now lives and works between Athens (Greece) and London. Geometry, pattern and structure found within architecture and foliage are all prevailing themes within her work which she explores through a variety of mediums such as screen printing, digital drawing, gouache paint, cyanotype and collage. In addition to her smaller scale practice, she undertakes large scale public commissions and has previously been commissioned by the Crown Estate and the Bow Arts Trust in London. After completing a residency in Greece in 2016, her practice was greatly inspired by the city of Athens and its modernist and Art Deco architecture. By isolating shapes found in, for instance, Art Deco metalwork, and reimaging these forms, she explores and deconstructs the fabric of the city. The strong Athenian light gives a sun kissed appearance to the place. The vivid sunset skies and surrounding Aegean Sea have all contributed to her vibrant colour palette, where colours and gradient blends interact with one another and create a sense of movement within the work. Education Royal College of Art, Fine Art Printmaking 2009 - 2011 University of Brighton, Fine Art Printmaking 2005 - 2008 Select Exhibitions/Awards March 2022 - IFCA Arts, Metanoia, Athens, Greece December 2021 - Kypselian Salon, Snehta, Athens, Greece November 2021 - Palm, Kypseli Print Studio, Athens, Greece November 2020 - Athens Laundry Bougada, Athens, Greece 2017 - Commissioned Public Art 'Q4' (Crown Estate/AHMM architects), Sherwood Street, London Gallery Representation The postcards submitted to 'Art on a Postcard' entitled 'Sunset' respond to a long heatwave during the Greek summer and deconstruct a previous print work which plays with the form of a wave. The dramatic skies at sunset displayed a spectrum of colours which varied evening to evening. Outbreaks of fire gave the skies a very unusual hue. The unique screen-printed postcards attempt to capture these colour fields in a simplified and abstract language. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
David Micheaud Blue Buoy Oil on board Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About David Micheaud's practice is concerned with the act of looking. Seemingly mundane objects and landscapes are carefully observed over time. Overlooked details become central in paintings that capture the atmospheric tones of light and delicate shifts in colour of the environments that frame them. They appear to be born of a resistance to the typical pace of looking; a desire to slow down and delve deeper. Education BA Hons in Fine Art from University of the Arts Bournemouth Select Exhibitions/Awards Upcoming in Spring 2024 solo show at Xxijra-Hii / September 2023 'First Edition' at Collective Ending group show various galleries by invitation / Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 selected by Clare Woods / June 2023 'Total Straw' group show curated by Nick Paton / Contemporary British Painting Prize 2023 long listed artist / December 2022 'Magic Sponge' group show Hercules Road curated by Holly Birtles and Philip Reeves / November 2022 'Power Down ' group show with Holly Birtles and Molly Grad / October 2022 Southwark Park Open / Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022 / December 2021 solo show at Xxijra-Hii Gallery Representation Xxijra-Hii Gallery, Enclave 4, 50 Resolution Way, SE8 4AL @xxijrahii_ Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork David has often used the horizon line real or imagined as a device for calm contemplation. A timeless point without interference from human touch. On this occasion though they are disrupted by the arrival of little nodes of plastic, different coloured buoys disrupting the quiet a human presence bobbing in the sea. The postcard formats history of identifying a place to be sent home in a 'Wish you were here' moment is referenced in these pleasant seascapes but there is no clue as to where this could be, anywhere? somewhere? no where? Hope to see you there. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Ken Nwadiogbu Red Dots Charcoal and acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Ken Nwadiogbu (b. 1994, Lagos, Nigeria) is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist, based in Lagos, Nigeria. A trained civil engineer, he soon pivoted to fine art, first embracing hyperrealism and charcoal drawing before expanding his creative horizon to more conceptual works and a wider array of techniques, including acrylic painting, sculpture and installation. His works are inspired by iconic American contemporary art figures such as J.-M. Basquiat, Kehinde Wiley, Toyin Ojih Odutola and Kerry James Marshall. On Ken's large canvases, stories superimpose themselves in multiple layers. Mixing together hyperrealism with contemporary elements, he creates ingenious, politically charged visual illusions that deploy a singular outlook, daring the audience to question their own, for "value lies in the perspective". Defending an art that can be at once smart and fun, he explores grave matters in intense colours and playful cut-outs, addressing altogether black representation and identity, displacement, and socio-political control. Popularly known as KenArt, Ken is credited for introducing the "Contemporealism" movement and was named by Guardian Life as one of the most "Outstanding Personalities" in Nigeria. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious The Future Awards Africa in recognition of his contributions to the Nigerian arts community. A core focus for him is to inspire and encourage young creatives. He does this through public speaking and mentorship, as well as through his creative companies. He nurtures an art collective called 'Title Deed' and co-found Artists Connect NG, the largest artist gathering in Nigeria, created to foster creativity, collaboration and community. His works have been exhibited in a number of galleries including Omenka Gallery ('Insanity' group show, Lagos, 2016), Retro Africa ('In the making', Abuja, 2018), Bricklane Gallery ('Contemporealism', London, 2019), Bomb Factory Art Foundation ('Journey Mercies', London, 2021) and Thinkspace ('Ubuntu', LA, 2021). His works were showcased at ART X Lagos on several occasions, at 154 London, and Prizm Art Fair, in Miami. He has worked on multiple projects with respected international brands like Martell Cognac, McMillan Publishers, Flight Logistics, and many others. Ken enjoys expanding his perspective -and ours, rarely ever leaving anything to chance, but rather proceeding from a place of joy, and intentional care. He is constantly revitalizing his practice by challenging modes of Black representation. His oeuvres do not just encompass various forms of painting but most recently transcends into photography, sculpture, installation, NFT and video Education MA Painting, Royal College of Art Select Exhibitions/Awards Awards: 2019: The Future Awards Africa Prize for Art Exhibitions: 2022, SCOPE Art Fair Miami, 2020, Prizm International Art Fair Miami, 2020, 1-54 African Art Fair New York, Portrait of a Top boy and Summer exhibition Royal Academy Gallery Representation Retro Africa Gallery and Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery. Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork In my artistic endeavours, I explore my personal experiences while also providing a social commentary on the shared experiences of others. For this AOAP project, I have delved into my own encounters in London, using them as a lens to shed light on the collective experiences of African immigrants in the city. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Moritz Nicolai Partycrasher II, 2023 Screenprint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Moritz is a London-based, Munich-born print designer and artist. He's merging a graphical style with his vibrant and lively colour scheme, together with contrasting black area as it shines an ominous but contradictory light on the imagery. Education BA Graphics/MA Fine Art (Printmaking) at the Middlesex University. Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023, The Holy Art Gallery 2023, Printmakers Council, Middlesex University Student Prize Award 2022 Gallery Representation Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The artworks 'Partycrasher I-IV' represent the daily life of city pigeons: surrounded by a colourful environment with prejudices of some people. Nonetheless, these feathered fellows are certainly 'crash' in our imagination, displaying their intelligence, cleanliness and sociality. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Selena Corsellis Night In Venice Oil on gesso on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Selena Corsellis is a Leeds based artist from Oxford. 'My work is inspired by the transient nature of reality. I aim to capture fleeting moments in space and time. My practise centres itself around shadows and light within a domestic space. I document moments that would otherwise be lost, therefore altering perception through traditional painting and other media.' Education Studying a BA in Fine Art at Leeds Arts University. Select Exhibitions/Awards Recently exhibited at Sunny Bank Mills in Leeds, as well as the Royal Academy Summer Show 2023. Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Selena's oil paintings aim to capture fleeting moments in space and time, centring themselves around shadows and lights within domestic spaces, whilst altering perception through traditional painting. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Claire Houlihan Chandos Place Watercolour on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Claire is a figurative impressionist painter in oils, acrylic and watercolour who lives in Lancing, West Sussex. Painting often mundane objects and scenes, contrast of light and shadow and themes of emptiness and stillness. Influences include Hopper, Hockney, Cezanne and contemporary American Impressionists. Education The Arts Institute at Bournemouth Brighton College of Technology Select Exhibitions/Awards The Summer Exhibition 2023 Brighton Artist's Open Houses 2022,23 The Sussex Contemporary 2022 Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Chandos place is in Covent Gardens, I saw this pretty trio of pastel faced buildings one time, the building says Chandos street but it's actually in Chandos Pl. The piano player was playing on Hove promenade on a mobile box piano. The fluffy cat is a regular visitor to my garden and the yellow door is in one of Hove's regency Squares. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Cathy Tabbakh Emerald Monstera, 2023 Acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Verity Babbs About Cathy Tabbakh is a French painter working in the UK, with a passion for the mesmerising power of colour. She has exhibited in various galleries in Europe, the UK, USA and Australia and soon in Seoul, Korea. She holds degrees in Fashion Textile, Design and Fine Art (2011) and Art History and Archaeology (2017) both in Lyon. Cathy's work can be found in private collections worldwide and since 2021 as part of the Soho House Collection, with 2 paintings commissioned a displayed in Soho House Paris (2021), a commissioned floral ceramic sculpture displayed in Brighton Beach House (2022) and several works soon to be in High Road London in Chiswick, coming September 2023. Cathy's work collides imaginary forms with existing landscapes through the use of both architectural and botanical elements. Her compositions incorporate a hint of surrealism, as to alter presumed proportion, and a saturated colour palette to punctuate the contrast between shadow and light. Tabbakh's still-lifes show her desire to surround herself with green spaces combined with her love for architecture and interior design. She recently introduced ceramics into her practise, reflecting the colourful and bold style of her still-lifes. Select Exhibitions/Awards SOLO SHOWS Rhodes Gallery - solo show "La Vie en Couleurs" - 13 - 30th of September - 2023 - London, UK Court Tree Collective - solo online exhibition "Hello!" on Artsy - 2022 - Brooklyn, NYC Rhodes Gallery - solo presentation - 2022 - London, UK Oever Gallery - duo show "Warm Regards" - 2022 - Ostend, Belgium Galerie Dessers - solo presentation - 2022 - Hasselt, Belgium Delphian Gallery - duo show "Fatal Shadow and Narcissus" -2021 - London, UK SELECTED GROUP SHOWS Everyday Mooonday - Record of Possession - coming October 2023 - Seoul, Korea Delphian Gallery - Papier - 23rd of September 2023 - Charente, France Marie Jose Gallery - Floradise - 2023 - South Kensington, London, UK Court Tree Collective - Summer Lounge - 2022 - Brooklyn, NYC 19 Karen Contemporary - 2022 - Gold Coast, Australia Blue Shop Cottage - part of Works on Paper 4 online exhibition - 2022 - London, UK Tinimini Room - online group exhibition - 2022 - Dordrecht, The Netherlands You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Benjamin Portanier Zeal 1 Oil Paint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Frankie Shea About I am a London born Painter working on originals in oil. I have deep respect for paintings that speak to me in some sense traditionally and another sense mystically. Yes, I believe a great portrait is a mystery. It stands all tests of time and calls out to the soul. There should be more portraits on our walls. Loved ones, tough moments and the life behind our being are held with dignity through them. I hand paint faces that feature the unexaggerated natural posture that needs no over expressive veil. We wear masks everyday but no matter how thick the mask we wear, we are more so the cracks that appear, than the mask itself. A mystery I work on is how a portrait captures the mask whilst getting behind it simultaneously. More of the time the cracks appear over the eyes. I'd like to see what I can do to bring light to the portrait in our time. Brief moments of stillness hanging on our walls give us hope that all is well and there is more to come. - Benjamin Portanier Education BA/HONS Fine Art Painting - University of Brighton Select Exhibitions/Awards LSM Art Award finalist and exhibition 2021 Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Zeal 1 & Zeal 2. Both paintings act as preliminary portraits of young people who are dear to me in my life. There is more to come from these small portraits working well to move toward another. Just as all our postcards have added up to create, as a whole a huge difference, there is zeal from few at first that then opens the path to make a difference to many. This zeal can be mistaken for self-reliance, but unwavering zeal acknowledges the help we need from others. May we celebrate gifts of zeal in life. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Manon Steyaert Beneath the Colour II Acrylic, canvas, silicone and pigment on paper Signed on Verso 11 x 16.3 x 2.6cm (4¼ x 6¼ x 1 in.) This lot has been curated by Millie Foster About Manon Steyaert is a French/British Artist, practicing full time and based from studio in South Bermondsey, London. Manon's practice is situated between the two worlds of painting and sculpture, able to create both wall-based works and free-standing abstract sculptures. With a strong background in fashion as well as art, the artist pays homage to both traditional and non-traditional mediums throughout her practice. Focusing mainly on the aesthetic quality of silicone, Manon also utilises canvas, scrim, wood and metal, consequently drawing on the visual language of both architecture and painting. Education 2018-2019 MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art 2015-2018 Undergraduate Degree Fine Art, CSM 2014-15 Foundation, CSM Select Exhibitions/Awards SOLO SHOWS 2023 Cache - Cache, Blue Shop Gallery, London, UK Passing Colour, Annika Nuttall Gallery, Aarhus, Denmark GROUP SHOWS 2023 Beyond Figuration, then and now, Gillian Jason Gallery, London, UK 2022 Westbund Art Fair, Cub_ism artspace, Shanghai, China Enter Art Fair, Annika Nuttall Gallery, Copenhagen 2021 Soft spot, Eve Leibe Gallery Hétérotopie, Bubble n' Squeak, Brussels Gallery Representation Gallery Artist: Blue Shop Gallery - London, UK Annika Nuttall Gallery - Aarhus, Denmark Artistellar - London, UK Gallery Nosco - Brussels, Belgium Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The works "Beneath the colour 1 + 2" are works exploring the layering of colour in painting and sculpture. Using a layer of painted canvas and a layer of hand poured semi-transparent silicone to drape around the canvas, creating a work which is neither a painting nor a sculpture, but a work that lies slightly in-between. The lightly coloured silicone adds a delicate layer of colour, almost a haze on top of the painting. These works play with light and when folds overlap, they create a stronger layer of colour, allowing the eye to switch in and out of focus within the depth of the work. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Phoebe Evans Ambivalence Oil paint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Millie Foster About Phoebe Evans (b.2000) is a London based artist, her practise utilises magic realism to draw on the process of the sublime and the liminal of everyday. Harmonizing colour and exploring perspective, the environments become a fantasy of reality. Saturated monochromes are used to reimagine vivid dreamscapes. These invite an audience to view the fragments of space and time through a tinted lens. Phoebe's practise is a vessel for translating the subconscious space, taking an uncertain and intangible place into an array of surrealist rooms. Portals are created through doors and windows. They are familiar yet distant, allowing you to place and lose yourself within the work. Tone and light enrich the atmosphere. Education Ma Painting, Royal College of Art Ba Painting, Camberwell College of Arts You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Chloe Le Tissier Winding Lanes Acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Chloe Le Tissier (b.1984) is a painter from Guernsey in the Channel Islands, living and working in London. Education Chloe has a BA from the Slade School of Fine Art and Postgraduate Certificate from the Royal Drawing School. In 2021-23 Chloe participated in the Turps Offsite Studio programme. Select Exhibitions/Awards Chloe exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 and the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize online exhibition 2023. A prize-winner in the Sunday Times Watercolour competition and Columbia Threadneedle Prize, Chloe has undertaken residencies at Dumfries House, Scotland and the Royal Drawing School teaching residency in India. Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork My work is inspired by life around me, my experiences and memories. With a sense of the bittersweet passing of time, I am drawn to the moment day turns to night under a bright moon. The light changes dramatically and tells us that another day has passed. Working across acrylics, oils, watercolour and gouache, observational drawing forms a large part of my practice and I use carefully composed photographs as further resource material. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Estelle Vera Ocean View VII Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Estelle Vera lives by the sea in Deal. Born in the countryside of Switzerland, she probably fell in love with nature with her first cry. She has always enjoyed the freedom of strolling through the woods, climbing trees, lying in the grass and dreaming into the clouds. It has certainly made a strong impact on her journey. After five years of study at the Lucerne School of Art and Design, she was drawn without hesitation to Italy, where she continued studying painting at the Art Academy of Bologna. In the last decade, she discovered very surprisingly her love for still life painting and a parallel journey took its way. At the beginning she enjoyed the playful approach to the overwhelming abundance of colours, perspectives and patterns. The move to the coast of South England brought new inspirations and the conversation deepened. The subtle colours, the sensitive light and the beauty and fragility of the objects found on her walks along the beaches became once more a dive into silence. As an honouring of simplicity and in a slow process paintings emerge filled with great wonder. Education School of Art and Design Lucerne / MA Art Academy of Bologna/Italy / Painting / Further Education in Sculpting and Digital Art Select Exhibitions/Awards The Art of Silence / Beaux Arts Bath / Somerset 2023 RA Summer Exhibition 2023 / Royal Academy of Arts / London Quiet Living / Rye Art Gallery / Rye, East Sussex 2023 Bath Society of Artists / Victoria Art Gallery / Bath, Somerset 2023 Winter Group Show 2022/23 / Linden Hall Studio / Deal Winter Group Show 2021/22 / Linden Hall Studio / Deal, Kent Wells Art Contemporary 2021 / Wells Cathedral / Wells, Somerset Winter Group Show 2020 / Linden Hall Studio / Deal, Kent Small Sizes - Kleine Formate / Galerie Carla Renggli / Zug, Switzerland Miniatures and Masterstrokes - The Christmas Show 2020! / Rye Art Gallery Winter Group Show 2019 / Linden Hall Studio / Deal, Kent Royal Institute of Oil Painters ROI / Annual Exhibition 2019 / Mall Galleries London Royal Society of Marine Artists RSMA / Annual Exhibition 2019 / Mall Galleries London Royal Society of British Artists RBA / Annual Exhibition 2019 / Mall Galleries London Small Sizes - Kleine Formate 2015 / Galerie Carla Renggli / Zug, Switzerland Gallery Representation Rye Art Gallery / East Sussex Beaux Arts Bath / Somerset Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork My very current work is mainly focused on the mesmerizing beauty of the beach pebbles. The inspiring encounter of equal simplicity and complexity in each and every beach pebble fills me with awe, - or as Henry David Thoreau put it: "Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads." (H.D. Thoreau "On the Wisdom and Simplicity of Life") You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Manon Steyaert Beneath the Colour I Acrylic, canvas, silicone and pigment on paper Signed on Verso 11 x 16.3 x 3.2cm (4¼ x 6¼ x 1¼ in.) This lot has been curated by Millie Foster About Manon Steyaert is a French/British Artist, practicing full time and based from studio in South Bermondsey, London. Manon's practice is situated between the two worlds of painting and sculpture, able to create both wall-based works and free-standing abstract sculptures. With a strong background in fashion as well as art, the artist pays homage to both traditional and non-traditional mediums throughout her practice. Focusing mainly on the aesthetic quality of silicone, Manon also utilises canvas, scrim, wood and metal, consequently drawing on the visual language of both architecture and painting. Education 2018-2019 MA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art 2015-2018 Undergraduate Degree Fine Art, CSM 2014-15 Foundation, CSM Select Exhibitions/Awards SOLO SHOWS 2023 Cache - Cache, Blue Shop Gallery, London, UK Passing Colour, Annika Nuttall Gallery, Aarhus, Denmark GROUP SHOWS 2023 Beyond Figuration, then and now, Gillian Jason Gallery, London, UK 2022 Westbund Art Fair, Cub_ism artspace, Shanghai, China Enter Art Fair, Annika Nuttall Gallery, Copenhagen 2021 Soft spot, Eve Leibe Gallery Hétérotopie, Bubble n' Squeak, Brussels Gallery Representation Gallery Artist: Blue Shop Gallery - London, UK Annika Nuttall Gallery - Aarhus, Denmark Artistellar - London, UK Gallery Nosco - Brussels, Belgium Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The works "Beneath the colour 1 + 2" are works exploring the layering of colour in painting and sculpture. Using a layer of painted canvas and a layer of hand poured semi-transparent silicone to drape around the canvas, creating a work which is neither a painting nor a sculpture, but a work that lies slightly in-between. The lightly coloured silicone adds a delicate layer of colour, almost a haze on top of the painting. These works play with light and when folds overlap, they create a stronger layer of colour, allowing the eye to switch in and out of focus within the depth of the work. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Claire Houlihan The Yellow Door Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Claire is a figurative impressionist painter in oils, acrylic and watercolour who lives in Lancing, West Sussex. Painting often mundane objects and scenes, contrast of light and shadow and themes of emptiness and stillness. Influences include Hopper, Hockney, Cezanne and contemporary American Impressionists. Education The Arts Institute at Bournemouth Brighton College of Technology Select Exhibitions/Awards The Summer Exhibition 2023 Brighton Artist's Open Houses 2022,23 The Sussex Contemporary 2022 Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Chandos place is in Covent Gardens, I saw this pretty trio of pastel faced buildings one time, the building says Chandos street but it's actually in Chandos Pl. The piano player was playing on Hove promenade on a mobile box piano. The fluffy cat is a regular visitor to my garden and the yellow door is in one of Hove's regency Squares. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Jane Bustin Mother Avocado dye and toilet tissue paper on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Jane Bustin, born 1964, London, studied at Portsmouth University and lives and works in London, her practice spans three decades of single works in painting and ceramic as well as installation, text, film and performance. The paintings are made as sequential, monochrome abstract works, executed in a variety of mediums and surfaces. They explore the metaphysical potential for painting to 'make visual' philosophical concepts found primarily in modernist literature, feminism, theology as well as music and dance. The work is usually project based and can incorporate paintings, ceramic objects, text and live performance. The works influences come from 14th century frescos, 17th century painting, Belle epoque iconography, modernist literature, Nineteenth century poetry, women artists, 70's feminist movement, Japanese ceramics, fabrics, books, hardware stores, neon signs, cosmetics, sweet wrappers... Education Portsmouth University 1983 - 1986 Select Exhibitions/Awards 2019 Mark Rothko Memorial Trust Award/Residency, Daugavpils, Latvia 2006 Arts Council England 1996 London Arts Board 1993 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Solo / Two Person Shows 2023 Pirelli, Let me count the ways: Copperfield London Jane Bustin/Anne Lindberg at September Gallery, Kinderhook, New York The Colour of Words, The Rothko Museum, Daugavpils, Latvia 2022 Après Mallarmé, Le petit pan de jaune, le sentiment des choses, Paris 2021 This woman's work, Fox Jensen McCory, Auckland 2021 Le petit pan de jaune, le sentiment des choses, Paris 2012 The Colour of Words pt2, Jane Lombard Gallery, Tribeca, NY 2020 The Colour of Words, Jane Lombard Gallery, Chelsea, NY 2019 Blindspot, Copperfield Gallery, London 2019 V, le sentiment des choses, Paris 2019 The Feeling of Things, Fox Jensen, Sydney 2017 Modern Domestics, Jane Lombard Gallery, Chelsea, NY 2017 Fühler, Leslie Gallery, Berlin 2016 Rehearsal, Copperfield Gallery, London 2014 The Astonishing, Austin Forum, London 2012 Anatole Notes at Testbed1, London 2009 Unseen - A Collaboration with Tracy Chevalier and John Hull, The British Library, London 2008 Paintings 1998-2008, Artprojx Space, London 2005 Time Share, with Alexis Harding, Eagle Gallery, London 2004 Violet and the War, Eagle Gallery, London 2000 Atemwende, Eagle Gallery, London 1998 Nameless Grace, Eagle Gallery, London Performances 2022 The Nijinsky project - Faun, Zabludowicz Collection in collaboration with Maria Lassnig 2021 Nameless Grace, Daata Film Programme, New World Symphony, SoundScape Park, Miami Beach In darkness let me dwell, in collaboration with John Woolrich, Folkestone Fringe Festival 2018 The Nijinsky project - Faun, Art Night London at Marriott, London County Hall, South Bank 2014 The Astonishing with 'Where are You?' by Lina Lapelyte at Austin Forum, London 2000 Hoxton New Music Days/ Almeida Opera commission with Deirdre Gribben & Matthew Barley, Hoxton Hall Selected Group Shows 2023 No One's Rose, Fox Jensen McCrory, New Zealand TERRITORY OF ONESELF, Zembla Gallery, Hawick, Scotland One Foot in the Sky, curated by Jen Ellis, Contemporary Sculpture at Fulmer WORKABLE, Huidenclub, Rotterdam Ballroom Project, Antwerp 2022 Looking through the window wearing only socks - curated by Francesco Giaveri, L21 Gallery, Mallorca, Spain Fundamenteel, Cultuurcentrum de Werft, Geel, Belgium 2021 Not Painting, Copperfield, London Raven, Fox Jensen Sydney & Fox Jensen McCrory, Auckland Aora III, Aora Space, Online 2020 Luminosity, Fox Jensen McCrory, Auckland Hazard, Piccadilly Arcade/Frieze Art Fair, Copperfield, London 2019 Olaph the Oxman curated by Tiago de Abreu Pinto, Copperfield, London Eros, curated by Andrew Jensen, Fox Jensen, Sydney Art Basel Hong Kong, Fox Jensen 2018 Sit-In, September, Hudson, New York The Day of the Triffids Ep 5, news of the world gallery, London Combining Materials, Rosenfeld Porcini, London 2016 Left to Right, Copperfield Gallery, London Imperfect Reverse, Camberwell Space Projects, London 2015 Resistance and Persistence, Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh London Open, Whitechapel Gallery ABJAD, at Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh 2014 Towards Tomorrow, Parasol Unit, London More Material, curated by Duro Oluwu, Salon 94, Bowery, NYC John Moores Painting Prize, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool "a little patch of yellow wall ..." (curated by Jane Bustin) Lion and Lamb Gallery 2013 Mud, Rokeby Gallery, London Jerwood Drawing Prize, selected by Michael Craig-Martin, Jerwood Gallery London Mostyn Open Prize, selected by Ryan Gander, Mostyn Gallery Llandudno 2012 John Moores Painting Prize, Walker Art Gallery Liverpool Jerwood Drawing Prize, Jerwood Gallery London, Hastings and mac, Birmingham RA Summer Show, selected by Tess Jaray Back and Forth, Budapest, Hungary 2011 Will Alsop's A Few Friends - Testbed 1, London 2008 Figuring Light: Colour and the Intangible - Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham 2006-7 Darkness Visible, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull & Southampton City Art Gallery 2005 iD, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull Gallery Representation Copperfield, London You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Taya De La Cruz Hope is a waking dream Ink and pencil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Verity Babbs About Taya De La Cruz uses detailed, minuscule handwriting as a way of methodically distilling chaos into order. She invites the viewer to move closer to the work and uncover the layers of narrative. The concept of the written word is expanded and redefined by its intention, which is not necessarily legibility, but representation as a form of its own. Taya's work is thematically centred around the human brain, and how we respond to life's challenging events. She is particularly inspired by the psychology of overcoming hardship, and mindset required for elite performance. She focuses on finding light in the dark; difficult circumstances are made approachable and even beautiful. Her art encourages introspection and re-evaluation. Taya's artistic approach serves as an antidote to the modern expectations of pace, achievement and results. Each labour-intensive piece visually articulates the considerable amount of time taken to create it, and reinforces the message of slowing down and being present. The ultimate relationship with time. She created a new technique of painting, using medical-grade syringes and needles, which allow her to work with paint on a microscopic level. Taya is a half-Spanish, half-Indian Londoner who was raised in sleepy southern Spain and educated in Gibraltar. She trained as an actress, and expanded her discipline into visual art. Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I wanted to lean heavily on the theme of "hope" for these pieces. Hope and courage take many forms, and the wonderful work the organisation does inspires both. I hope the postcards serve as reminders that you already have the power of both. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
David Micheaud White Buoy Oil on board Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About David Micheaud's practice is concerned with the act of looking. Seemingly mundane objects and landscapes are carefully observed over time. Overlooked details become central in paintings that capture the atmospheric tones of light and delicate shifts in colour of the environments that frame them. They appear to be born of a resistance to the typical pace of looking; a desire to slow down and delve deeper. Education BA Hons in Fine Art from University of the Arts Bournemouth Select Exhibitions/Awards Upcoming in Spring 2024 solo show at Xxijra-Hii / September 2023 'First Edition' at Collective Ending group show various galleries by invitation / Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 selected by Clare Woods / June 2023 'Total Straw' group show curated by Nick Paton / Contemporary British Painting Prize 2023 long listed artist / December 2022 'Magic Sponge' group show Hercules Road curated by Holly Birtles and Philip Reeves / November 2022 'Power Down ' group show with Holly Birtles and Molly Grad / October 2022 Southwark Park Open / Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022 / December 2021 solo show at Xxijra-Hii Gallery Representation Xxijra-Hii Gallery, Enclave 4, 50 Resolution Way, SE8 4AL @xxijrahii_ Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork David has often used the horizon line real or imagined as a device for calm contemplation. A timeless point without interference from human touch. On this occasion though they are disrupted by the arrival of little nodes of plastic, different coloured buoys disrupting the quiet a human presence bobbing in the sea. The postcard formats history of identifying a place to be sent home in a 'Wish you were here' moment is referenced in these pleasant seascapes but there is no clue as to where this could be, anywhere? somewhere? no where? Hope to see you there. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Taya De La Cruz Hope is the last thing ever lost Ink and pencil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Verity Babbs About Taya De La Cruz uses detailed, minuscule handwriting as a way of methodically distilling chaos into order. She invites the viewer to move closer to the work and uncover the layers of narrative. The concept of the written word is expanded and redefined by its intention, which is not necessarily legibility, but representation as a form of its own. Taya's work is thematically centred around the human brain, and how we respond to life's challenging events. She is particularly inspired by the psychology of overcoming hardship, and mindset required for elite performance. She focuses on finding light in the dark; difficult circumstances are made approachable and even beautiful. Her art encourages introspection and re-evaluation. Taya's artistic approach serves as an antidote to the modern expectations of pace, achievement and results. Each labour-intensive piece visually articulates the considerable amount of time taken to create it, and reinforces the message of slowing down and being present. The ultimate relationship with time. She created a new technique of painting, using medical-grade syringes and needles, which allow her to work with paint on a microscopic level. Taya is a half-Spanish, half-Indian Londoner who was raised in sleepy southern Spain and educated in Gibraltar. She trained as an actress, and expanded her discipline into visual art. Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I wanted to lean heavily on the theme of "hope" for these pieces. Hope and courage take many forms, and the wonderful work the organisation does inspires both. I hope the postcards serve as reminders that you already have the power of both. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Benjamin Portanier Zeal 2 Oil paint and acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Frankie Shea About I am a London born Painter working on originals in oil. I have deep respect for paintings that speak to me in some sense traditionally and another sense mystically. Yes, I believe a great portrait is a mystery. It stands all tests of time and calls out to the soul. There should be more portraits on our walls. Loved ones, tough moments and the life behind our being are held with dignity through them. I hand paint faces that feature the unexaggerated natural posture that needs no over expressive veil. We wear masks everyday but no matter how thick the mask we wear, we are more so the cracks that appear, than the mask itself. A mystery I work on is how a portrait captures the mask whilst getting behind it simultaneously. More of the time the cracks appear over the eyes. I'd like to see what I can do to bring light to the portrait in our time. Brief moments of stillness hanging on our walls give us hope that all is well and there is more to come. - Benjamin Portanier Education BA/HONS Fine Art Painting - University of Brighton Select Exhibitions/Awards LSM Art Award finalist and exhibition 2021 Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Zeal 1 & Zeal 2. Both paintings act as preliminary portraits of young people who are dear to me in my life. There is more to come from these small portraits working well to move toward another. Just as all our postcards have added up to create, as a whole a huge difference, there is zeal from few at first that then opens the path to make a difference to many. This zeal can be mistaken for self-reliance, but unwavering zeal acknowledges the help we need from others. May we celebrate gifts of zeal in life. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Jason Line Objects Against the Light Oil on Canvas on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Katherine Kittoe About Jason Line is a British artist and lives in London. Although his subject matter is varied, Jason's main area of interest has been the still life, either concentrating on the subject closely or expanding out to take in the surrounding interior. The arrangements vary in their complexity of composition whether it's a single lemon perched quietly on a plinth, or if it's a mass of objects sprawled out on the studio floor. Education Camberwell School of Art Gloucestershire College of Art Select Exhibitions/Awards SELECT EXHBITIONS SOLO SHOWS 2023 Setting the Scene. 155A Gallery, London 2021 Still Lifes from the Studio. MARCH Fine Art, San Francisco, USA GROUP SHOWS BP Portrait Award, NPG, London The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries The Painter Stainers Prize, Mall Galleries The New English Art Club, Mall Galleries. (Elected member since 2021) Gallery Representation 155A Gallery, London Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Jason Line works directly from observation and the still life has long been the main area of his interest. The object and arrangement are always carefully examined with a particular focus on the relationship and tension between forms so that every component is integral to each other and to the whole. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
David Micheaud Red Buoy Oil on board Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About David Micheaud's practice is concerned with the act of looking. Seemingly mundane objects and landscapes are carefully observed over time. Overlooked details become central in paintings that capture the atmospheric tones of light and delicate shifts in colour of the environments that frame them. They appear to be born of a resistance to the typical pace of looking; a desire to slow down and delve deeper. Education BA Hons in Fine Art from University of the Arts Bournemouth Select Exhibitions/Awards Upcoming in Spring 2024 solo show at Xxijra-Hii / September 2023 'First Edition' at Collective Ending group show various galleries by invitation / Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 selected by Clare Woods / June 2023 'Total Straw' group show curated by Nick Paton / Contemporary British Painting Prize 2023 long listed artist / December 2022 'Magic Sponge' group show Hercules Road curated by Holly Birtles and Philip Reeves / November 2022 'Power Down ' group show with Holly Birtles and Molly Grad / October 2022 Southwark Park Open / Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022 / December 2021 solo show at Xxijra-Hii Gallery Representation Xxijra-Hii Gallery, Enclave 4, 50 Resolution Way, SE8 4AL @xxijrahii_ Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork David has often used the horizon line real or imagined as a device for calm contemplation. A timeless point without interference from human touch. On this occasion though they are disrupted by the arrival of little nodes of plastic, different coloured buoys disrupting the quiet a human presence bobbing in the sea. The postcard formats history of identifying a place to be sent home in a 'Wish you were here' moment is referenced in these pleasant seascapes but there is no clue as to where this could be, anywhere? somewhere? no where? Hope to see you there. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Marcelle Hanselaar Night Wanderer Etching and colour pencil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, lives and works in London. She left art education and is a mainly self-taught artist both an oil painter and printmaker. Work in Public collections: British Museum Prints & Drawings, London; Victoria & Albert Museum Prints & Drawings, London; V&A National Art Library, London; Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; Clifford Chance Art Collection, London; University of Aberystwyth Print Collection, Wales; Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Collection, UK; Soho Works, London, The Ned, London; The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, London; The Metropolitan Museum, New York, USA; Museum de Reede, Antwerp, Be; Meermanno Museum of the Book, the Hague, NL; Guandong Fine Art Museum, PR China; University of Arizona, Tucson, USA; Swarthmore College, US www.marcellehanselaar.com Education 1962-64 Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague, NL 2001 B-TEC Printmaking, Chelsea & Kensington College, London Select Exhibitions/Awards Awards: Jury award Novosibirsk Print Triennial Clifford Chance Purchase Award at the International Print Biennial 2014 Statutory Awards of MTG - Krakow International Print Triennial 2012, PL; Guangdong Museum Purchase Prize, Qijiang, CN Shortlisted for the Ruth Borchard Self Portrait prize and acquired by the Ruth Borchard Self Portrait collection Birgit Skjold Prize for Pillowbook of Endless Nights, acquired by V&A National Art Library Guangdong Museum Purchase Prize, Qijiang, CN Aberystwyth, University of Wales Purchase Prize, Originals '06, London Presse Papier Award, Biennale Internationale d'estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Gallery Representation Julian Page, London; Arundel Contemporary, Arundel; De Queeste Art, Belgium. Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork "The Night-Wanderer expresses the longing to return to the place where I grew up, the bitter, salty wind smell of the sea, an imaginary return to the North-Sea of my childhood. This print is set in between the Lighthouse and the Kurhuis in Scheveningen, a make-believe place where I would wander in the night, looking for something, anything away from the restrictions of reality. The Kurhuis and the lighthouse are in fact not that close together, but both buildings are a signifier of place for me, the lighthouse whose light sweeps were visible through the curtains of our childhood bedroom and the Kurhuis, the 'palace' at the boulevard, a place of great magic, opulence, lights and music, a famous landmark." You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Eleanor Lines Pink Sunset Screenprint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Eleanor is an English-Dutch artist born and raised in London. She graduated with a Masters in Fine Art Printmaking from the Royal College of Art in 2011. She now lives and works between Athens (Greece) and London. Geometry, pattern and structure found within architecture and foliage are all prevailing themes within her work which she explores through a variety of mediums such as screen printing, digital drawing, gouache paint, cyanotype and collage. In addition to her smaller scale practice, she undertakes large scale public commissions and has previously been commissioned by the Crown Estate and the Bow Arts Trust in London. After completing a residency in Greece in 2016, her practice was greatly inspired by the city of Athens and its modernist and Art Deco architecture. By isolating shapes found in, for instance, Art Deco metalwork, and reimaging these forms, she explores and deconstructs the fabric of the city. The strong Athenian light gives a sun kissed appearance to the place. The vivid sunset skies and surrounding Aegean Sea have all contributed to her vibrant colour palette, where colours and gradient blends interact with one another and create a sense of movement within the work. Education Royal College of Art, Fine Art Printmaking 2009 - 2011 University of Brighton, Fine Art Printmaking 2005 - 2008 Select Exhibitions/Awards March 2022 - IFCA Arts, Metanoia, Athens, Greece December 2021 - Kypselian Salon, Snehta, Athens, Greece November 2021 - Palm, Kypseli Print Studio, Athens, Greece November 2020 - Athens Laundry Bougada, Athens, Greece 2017 - Commissioned Public Art 'Q4' (Crown Estate/AHMM architects), Sherwood Street, London Gallery Representation The postcards submitted to 'Art on a Postcard' entitled 'Sunset' respond to a long heatwave during the Greek summer and deconstruct a previous print work which plays with the form of a wave. The dramatic skies at sunset displayed a spectrum of colours which varied evening to evening. Outbreaks of fire gave the skies a very unusual hue. The unique screen-printed postcards attempt to capture these colour fields in a simplified and abstract language. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Jonathan Parker Woods (Four) Watercolour, ink and gouache on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Jonathan Parker is a painter known for his portraits and figurative compositions that often combine landscape, figure and interior. His work highlights the fragility of the environments depicted. Key points in time are recorded with closely observed / loosely executed techniques for capturing light and absorbing memory. Subtle emotional triggers are found within each piece and the use of layering leaves the viewer with more to be discovered over time. The significance of the sources of inspiration is left open, posing questions to be addressed, about how we see and how we feel. The answers are apprehended both as processes and things. Education 1982-1987 King's College School, Wimbledon and Camberwell School of Art, England 1988-1991 Apprenticeships in Zaragoza, Spain and Havana, Cuba 1992 Graduated from Northumbria University, England (Newcastle Polytechnic) BA Hons Fine Art Select Exhibitions/Awards 1991 Dibujos, Taller Rene Portocarrero, Havana, Cuba (solo) 1992 Winner of the Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK, Richard Ford Award 2000 Mercury Gallery, London, UK (solo) 2010-2011 Wind & Fire, Earth & Space, Water, River and Rowing Museum, Henley on Thames, UK (solo) 2017 Jonathan Parker Familiarity and Mystery, Centre for Visual Arts and Culture, Durham University, Durham, UK (solo) 2020 The Isolation Series, Brocket Gallery, Online, UK (solo) Gallery Representation Brocket Gallery Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Two postcards submitted: "RosesNowOrNever" features the roses picked from the studio garden each year. They probably won't last more than a couple of days, depending on the climate, so painting them becomes an essential act in a way. Recording something fleeting and fragile is such an important gift of painting, making it possible to return to that moment. Such a return can have even greater symbolism if the thing or place being re-visited is familiar from childhood with questions of innocence, wisdom, freshness and value potentially raised. "Woods(Four)" is based on a view in Northumberland, near the grand country house of Wallington - a place of unrestricted adventure and timeless imagination - where an exploration of how we experience time continues. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Reed Wilson Closer, Sharper Acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About I was born in New York, and moved to London when I was twelve. Although I studied fine art in the 1980's I didn't start painting in earnest until 2019, since then I have been in the Royal Acadamy Summer Exhibition twice, and in the Observer's The Grid. In the permanent collection of Soho House, commissioned for a Penguin book jacket, out in October, I'm in this year's John Moores Painting prize. Education Foundation at Camberwell, 1979-80 Fine Art Printmaking Degree at Brighton, 2004-05 MA in Communication Design at Central St Martin's. Select Exhibitions/Awards 2020 & 2023 RA Summer Exhibition, 2023 in John Moores Painting Prize. Various group exhibitions including Blue Shop Cottage Works on Paper, joint exhibition with ceramicist Ros Coady. Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I paint domestic objects and objects around me, I light them and paint them larger than life so they appear monumental. When I saw the size of the postcards, I realised that I had to paint something quite small. I chose a pencil sharpener and eraser which were in my studio. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do
Marco Bizzarri Still Standing, Studio I Watercolour and acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Marco Bizzarri (b. 1988, Santiago) is a Chilean artist based in West Sussex, England. Marco deals with memory, commemoration and archive through painting, installation and video. In his work, research processes and materiality are subordinated to context. On the one hand, linked to the experiential encounter, and on the other, to the geographical positioning (rural-industrial territories), so that fieldwork, involvement with the landscape and human testimony are fundamental. Education He graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with a BA in Fine Arts (2014) Turps art school painting programme (2021) Select Exhibitions/Awards Recent solo exhibitions include Unearthed at Unit 1 Gallery Workshop in London and Incuria at Galería Animal in Chile. He has participated in a number of group exhibitions including Recursion at The Split Gallery (London, 2023) Fauna Presents Auction at Arundel Castle (Arundel, 2023) But dearer still is truth at Plato Gallery (Portugal 2023) Gilbert Bayes Award Exhibition, Royal Society of Sculptors at Cromwell Place (London, 2022), Friends with benefits, Safehouse 2 (London 2022) RSS GBA Exhibition at CASC Gallery, University of Chester (Chester, 2022), Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries (London, 2021), "XIV Premio MAVI arte joven" at MAVI Museum (Chile, 2020), Habitantes at Centro Cultural Matta (Argentina,2019), Cohabitar at Cede Galería (Perú, 2016), Outsider at the Gare of Strasbourg (France, 2014), and The Young Collectors Exhibition at the Leila Heller Gallery (USA, 2013). Gallery Representation Galeria Patricia Ready (Chile) Statement About AOAP Submitted Artwork His paintings respond to the exercise of collecting and translating images by delving into the material possibilities of pictorial language. The result combines abstraction and figuration: the images show the multiple resources with which they have been constructed. By rescuing objects, events, people or places - which run the risk of being forgotten - the artist composes situations that link different spaces, times and actors in a single image. An exercise that responds to the need to give visibility to those fleeting things coming from an autobiographical context that shows events of the artist's daily life. His painting reveals as much as it conceals. The gesture of covering the form, through dripping, reveals itself as a means of silencing his images and at the same time charging them with a singular graphic and chromatic expression where light and darkness coexist on the same plane You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Laura Hope Eye Spy III, 2023 Mixed media on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Verity Babbs About My work is centred around unspoken emotions and quiet inner lives. Created from my own staged photographs of models, it is often a response to memories, relationships and personal crisis. Through composition, cropping and reversing the image, I strive to convey an uneasy narrative that shines a light on subtle feelings that often hide in the shadows. With hints to another era, my figures live in a world that is both nostalgic and present. I sit on the fence between painting and drawing - feeling that 'painting' better describes my process but knowing that 'drawing' is my method of creation. My training as an illustrator as well as my time working as a memorial artist (hand etching onto granite) have cemented the importance of line and mark making in my practice. A combination of thick, harsh scribbles and precise, light touches alongside a unique translation of colour are the voices used to tell my stories. Education BA (hons) Illustration - Cardiff School of Art and Design - First Class Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 - Awards Winner - NG Art Creative Residency (Wells Contemporary) Shortlisted - Jackson's Painting Prize Longlisted - Women in Art Prize Honourable Mention - Arthouse Z 'Emerging Artist Prize' 2023 - Exhibitions Royal Society Portrait Painters Exhibition - Mall Galleries, London Rising Artists, Jackson's Painting Prize - Bankside Gallery, London Wells Art Contemporary - Wells Cathedral, Wells Summer Exhibition - Green & Stone Gallery, London 2022 - Awards Winner - de Laszlo Foundation Award for Excellence Longlisted - Jackson's Painting Prize 2022 - Exhibitions Royal Society Portrait Painters Exhibition - Mall Galleries, London Summer Exhibition - Green & Stone Gallery, London Tendencies in Painting - London Paint Club (online) Annual Open - Southwark Park Galleries, London Small Works Winter Show - Spring Cheltenham 2017 Winner - Best Memorial in Show - NAMM Craftex Awards 2015 Winner - Illustration Award - Cardiff School of Art and Design CSAD - Summer Show - Cardiff Behind the Door - Dyffryn House (National Trust) 2014 First Impressions - View Art Gallery, Bristol OUTSET Exhibition - Gate Gallery, Cardiff Autumn/Winter Exhibition - Cardiff MADE Artist in Residence - Beyond the Border Story Telling Festival Le Violon D'Ingres - The Gate Gallery Cardiff 2011 Winner & Highly Commended - Rotary Club Young Artist of the Year Award Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Feeling watched and watching... Looking through a crack in a door or spying through a keyhole was something I wanted to explore with these tiny works. The scale is much smaller than I usually work, so I decided to work to a crop rather than reducing the image. Crops fascinate me, especially in portraiture... Without all the features, can you still translate their expression? How are you being watched? Is it a menacing stare or a loving gaze? You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Moritz Nicolai Partycrasher I, 2023 Screenprint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Moritz is a London-based, Munich-born print designer and artist. He's merging a graphical style with his vibrant and lively colour scheme, together with contrasting black area as it shines an ominous but contradictory light on the imagery. Education BA Graphics/MA Fine Art (Printmaking) at the Middlesex University. Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023, The Holy Art Gallery 2023, Printmakers Council, Middlesex University Student Prize Award 2022 Gallery Representation Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The artworks 'Partycrasher I-IV' represent the daily life of city pigeons: surrounded by a colourful environment with prejudices of some people. Nonetheless, these feathered fellows are certainly 'crash' in our imagination, displaying their intelligence, cleanliness and sociality. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Laura Hope Eye Spy I, 2023 Mixed media on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Verity Babbs About My work is centred around unspoken emotions and quiet inner lives. Created from my own staged photographs of models, it is often a response to memories, relationships and personal crisis. Through composition, cropping and reversing the image, I strive to convey an uneasy narrative that shines a light on subtle feelings that often hide in the shadows. With hints to another era, my figures live in a world that is both nostalgic and present. I sit on the fence between painting and drawing - feeling that 'painting' better describes my process but knowing that 'drawing' is my method of creation. My training as an illustrator as well as my time working as a memorial artist (hand etching onto granite) have cemented the importance of line and mark making in my practice. A combination of thick, harsh scribbles and precise, light touches alongside a unique translation of colour are the voices used to tell my stories. Education BA (hons) Illustration - Cardiff School of Art and Design - First Class Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 - Awards Winner - NG Art Creative Residency (Wells Contemporary) Shortlisted - Jackson's Painting Prize Longlisted - Women in Art Prize Honourable Mention - Arthouse Z 'Emerging Artist Prize' 2023 - Exhibitions Royal Society Portrait Painters Exhibition - Mall Galleries, London Rising Artists, Jackson's Painting Prize - Bankside Gallery, London Wells Art Contemporary - Wells Cathedral, Wells Summer Exhibition - Green & Stone Gallery, London 2022 - Awards Winner - de Laszlo Foundation Award for Excellence Longlisted - Jackson's Painting Prize 2022 - Exhibitions Royal Society Portrait Painters Exhibition - Mall Galleries, London Summer Exhibition - Green & Stone Gallery, London Tendencies in Painting - London Paint Club (online) Annual Open - Southwark Park Galleries, London Small Works Winter Show - Spring Cheltenham 2017 Winner - Best Memorial in Show - NAMM Craftex Awards 2015 Winner - Illustration Award - Cardiff School of Art and Design CSAD - Summer Show - Cardiff Behind the Door - Dyffryn House (National Trust) 2014 First Impressions - View Art Gallery, Bristol OUTSET Exhibition - Gate Gallery, Cardiff Autumn/Winter Exhibition - Cardiff MADE Artist in Residence - Beyond the Border Story Telling Festival Le Violon D'Ingres - The Gate Gallery Cardiff 2011 Winner & Highly Commended - Rotary Club Young Artist of the Year Award Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Feeling watched and watching... Looking through a crack in a door or spying through a keyhole was something I wanted to explore with these tiny works. The scale is much smaller than I usually work, so I decided to work to a crop rather than reducing the image. Crops fascinate me, especially in portraiture... Without all the features, can you still translate their expression? How are you being watched? Is it a menacing stare or a loving gaze? You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Taya De La Cruz Hope is being able to see that there is light, despite all the darkness Ink and pencil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Verity Babbs About Taya De La Cruz uses detailed, minuscule handwriting as a way of methodically distilling chaos into order. She invites the viewer to move closer to the work and uncover the layers of narrative. The concept of the written word is expanded and redefined by its intention, which is not necessarily legibility, but representation as a form of its own. Taya's work is thematically centred around the human brain, and how we respond to life's challenging events. She is particularly inspired by the psychology of overcoming hardship, and mindset required for elite performance. She focuses on finding light in the dark; difficult circumstances are made approachable and even beautiful. Her art encourages introspection and re-evaluation. Taya's artistic approach serves as an antidote to the modern expectations of pace, achievement and results. Each labour-intensive piece visually articulates the considerable amount of time taken to create it, and reinforces the message of slowing down and being present. The ultimate relationship with time. She created a new technique of painting, using medical-grade syringes and needles, which allow her to work with paint on a microscopic level. Taya is a half-Spanish, half-Indian Londoner who was raised in sleepy southern Spain and educated in Gibraltar. She trained as an actress, and expanded her discipline into visual art. Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I wanted to lean heavily on the theme of "hope" for these pieces. Hope and courage take many forms, and the wonderful work the organisation does inspires both. I hope the postcards serve as reminders that you already have the power of both. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Colin Murphy Into The Light Oil on gesso card Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About I am a painter based in Belfast and I make a range of small and medium scale work in oil on canvas or wood panel. I make two types of work at present; Paintings of people and paintings of public and private spaces devoid of people. I am attracted to how people leave their mark on these spaces, either by accident or by design. I am working towards my first a solo show in 2024. Education University of Ulster Belfast School of Art, BA (Hon) Visual Communication Bristol Polytechnic, Foundation Studies Art and Design. Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023, 20 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023, 22, 21, 20 Royal Hibernian Academy annual 2022, 21, 20, 19 Royal Ulster Academy annual show 2022 Royal Western Academy annual exhibition 2021 Best Artist Prize RUA Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I love to paint an interior. The source for the interior was a photo I took this summer at a get together with friends. I love a leather chair. The source picture I found on an online auction site. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do
Fleur Moodie (untitled 2), 2023 Oil paint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About As an artist, I take inspiration from my immediate environment, inspired by how different light can make even everyday stuff intriguing. I mainly work in oil, both from life and from photo references. I am based in London. Education PhD in microbial biochemistry, 1987. Previously a research scientist, in recent years I have been following my passion for art and taking it more seriously. I have studied with various tutors, currently I am doing a course at Putney School of Art. I have done workshops at London Fine Art and Art Academy London. Select Exhibitions/Awards Chelsea Art Society Summer Show, 2022/2023. RA Summer Exhibition 2023 Picture London Summer Show, 2023. Gallery Representation I sell my work privately Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I have submitted 3 cards which are representative of my style of painting. The marbles are a connection with my father, I found them when I was sorting through his stuff and felt an immediate pull from the past You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Nahem Shoa Gbenya Ilumoka Acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Nahem Shoa is a contemporary artist born in Notting Hill where he still lives and works. Nahem has an international reputation as a painter of contemporary multicultural life. Until 2007 Nahem painted from life giant heads of people from black and ethnic backgrounds. 19 of Nahem's portraits are in major museum collections. Nahem then turned to other subjects that drew on 'unreal' sources, photograph, TV and film as well as memory, creating hugely multi-layered paintings bursting with incident, including floods and nuclear explosions. Education Manchester College of Art Post-grad Royal Drawing School Select Exhibitions/Awards Winner of Royal Society of Portrait painters, Face of Britain at Southampton City Art Gallery, Into The Light at Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, Black Presence, The Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport, Seen and Not Seen at Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, We are Here at The Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry, Into The Wild Abyss, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Youth Culture, The Box, Plymouth, Royal Academy, Summer Show, London BP portrait awards, National Portrait Gallery. Lord Leighton Prize, London, Elizabeth Greenshields Award, What's New, Manchester City Art Gallery, Modern Art, Hatton Gallery Newcastle, V&A, London, Facing Yourself, Bury City Art Gallery, 100 years of Collecting, The Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle. Gallery Representation Gallery East Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork All the sitters in these paintings are friends, who have sat for all my major museums exhibitions and collections in England. My aim in to readdress the negative images of black people in museums, with my powerful portraits of Black British Londoners. I am already known as the Lucian Freud of Multiculturalism. The four postcards are my decorative, with a bit of imagination thrown in. The portrait of Queen Tiye, is from a 3000-year-old Egyptian portrait of grandmother of Tutankhamun, it is the first realistic portrait in western art and it of a black woman. I just gave her a modern haircut. Please google my name or check me out on Wikipedia. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Chloe Le Tissier Near The Greenhouses Acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Chloe Le Tissier (b.1984) is a painter from Guernsey in the Channel Islands, living and working in London. Education Chloe has a BA from the Slade School of Fine Art and Postgraduate Certificate from the Royal Drawing School. In 2021-23 Chloe participated in the Turps Offsite Studio programme. Select Exhibitions/Awards Chloe exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 and the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize online exhibition 2023. A prize-winner in the Sunday Times Watercolour competition and Columbia Threadneedle Prize, Chloe has undertaken residencies at Dumfries House, Scotland and the Royal Drawing School teaching residency in India. Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork My work is inspired by life around me, my experiences and memories. With a sense of the bittersweet passing of time, I am drawn to the moment day turns to night under a bright moon. The light changes dramatically and tells us that another day has passed. Working across acrylics, oils, watercolour and gouache, observational drawing forms a large part of my practice and I use carefully composed photographs as further resource material. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Harriet Porter Little Blessing Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Harriet Porter is a London-based artist specialising in still-life oil painting, making quiet monochromatic works of solitary reflective objects. "I paint from observation, concerned with finding patterns of tone within the whole scene, focusing on the glints of light set off by shapes of shadow. I use layers of translucent glaze to build up the feeling of luminosity. The space I create is a world where nothing bad ever happens: a sparse dreamy place filled with a still, tranquil glow". Harriet's preoccupation is informed by her previous career as an art director and stylist. Working in film and photography, she found the camera increasingly frustrating. As a capturing device it became insufficient to describe the wonder with which she perceived the shimmer that constantly caught her eye. She found that painting achieved more accurate results, bypassing unwelcome photographic detail. Education 1979 - 1982 Central St Martins Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022 Beaux Arts, Bath - Solo Exhibition 2022 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2021 Beaux Arts, Bath 'Still' exhibition. 2020 Beaux Arts, Bath - Solo show. 2019 Cameron Contemporary, Brighton. 2019 The Stratford Gallery, Stratford-on-Avon. 2019 Affordable Art Fair Battersea. 2019 Affordable Art Fair New York 2018 Cameron Contemporary, Brighton. 2018 The Stratford Gallery, Stratford-on Avon You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Claire Mary Newton Zest for light (1), 2023 Oil paint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Claire Mary Newton has a passion for oil paint and still life, for portraying beauty, light, capturing a moment of stillness that penetrates into the heart and soul of the beholder, a sense of divine presence. Education Wimbledon Art School Falmouth Art School Select Exhibitions/Awards The Royal Academy summer exhibition 2023 Green and Stone Gallery summer exhibition 2020 Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Both these little pieces are in oil. Still life painting captures a moment in time and yet somehow, as one gazes upon the painting, one also pauses and reflects, taking a breath, beholding, like a window or glimpse into another stillness that recreates, refreshes, revives. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Marco Bizzarri Still Standing, Studio II Watercolour and acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Marco Bizzarri (b. 1988, Santiago) is a Chilean artist based in West Sussex, England. Marco deals with memory, commemoration and archive through painting, installation and video. In his work, research processes and materiality are subordinated to context. On the one hand, linked to the experiential encounter, and on the other, to the geographical positioning (rural-industrial territories), so that fieldwork, involvement with the landscape and human testimony are fundamental. Education He graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile with a BA in Fine Arts (2014) Turps art school painting programme (2021) Select Exhibitions/Awards Recent solo exhibitions include Unearthed at Unit 1 Gallery Workshop in London and Incuria at Galería Animal in Chile. He has participated in a number of group exhibitions including Recursion at The Split Gallery (London, 2023) Fauna Presents Auction at Arundel Castle (Arundel, 2023) But dearer still is truth at Plato Gallery (Portugal 2023) Gilbert Bayes Award Exhibition, Royal Society of Sculptors at Cromwell Place (London, 2022), Friends with benefits, Safehouse 2 (London 2022) RSS GBA Exhibition at CASC Gallery, University of Chester (Chester, 2022), Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries (London, 2021), "XIV Premio MAVI arte joven" at MAVI Museum (Chile, 2020), Habitantes at Centro Cultural Matta (Argentina,2019), Cohabitar at Cede Galería (Perú, 2016), Outsider at the Gare of Strasbourg (France, 2014), and The Young Collectors Exhibition at the Leila Heller Gallery (USA, 2013). Gallery Representation Galeria Patricia Ready (Chile) Statement About AOAP Submitted Artwork His paintings respond to the exercise of collecting and translating images by delving into the material possibilities of pictorial language. The result combines abstraction and figuration: the images show the multiple resources with which they have been constructed. By rescuing objects, events, people or places - which run the risk of being forgotten - the artist composes situations that link different spaces, times and actors in a single image. An exercise that responds to the need to give visibility to those fleeting things coming from an autobiographical context that shows events of the artist's daily life. His painting reveals as much as it conceals. The gesture of covering the form, through dripping, reveals itself as a means of silencing his images and at the same time charging them with a singular graphic and chromatic expression where light and darkness coexist on the same plane You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Melissa Scott-Miller Canal Path in Maida Vale Oil paint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Born in London in 1959, I've always just painted the world around me, so mainly views of London, places I've experienced growing up here and being a student and a mother, a dog owner and now a Granny. My work is very detailed, I use thick paint and small brushes and make lots of little marks, I like to paint outside in parks and street corners trying to hide but also enjoying the life around me, trying hard to capture light and natures effect on the city. Education The Slade 1977-81 Select Exhibitions/Awards Three English artists Acquavella gallery 1982, Albemarle gallery 1987, Grosvenor gallery 1995, Mark Jason gallery 2007, twenty twenty gallery 2021, Chris Beetles gallery 2023 24 times in RA summer show, 5 times BP portrait award exhibition NPG Won Elizabeth Greenshield foundation scholarship 1985, prize for figurative painting at the Slade, first prize Lynn Painter strainers prize 2008 Gallery Representation Chris Beetles gallery Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The three postcards I have painted are in oil paint, they all London scenes, favourite places that mean something to me and in each one is either a cat or a dog and in one the back of my little grandson, he talks to the cats where he lives! You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Marcelle Hanselaar Black Path II, 2023 Etching and colour pencil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, lives and works in London. She left art education and is a mainly self-taught artist both an oil painter and printmaker. Work in Public collections: British Museum Prints & Drawings, London; Victoria & Albert Museum Prints & Drawings, London; V&A National Art Library, London; Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; Clifford Chance Art Collection, London; University of Aberystwyth Print Collection, Wales; Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Collection, UK; Soho Works, London, The Ned, London; The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, London; The Metropolitan Museum, New York, USA; Museum de Reede, Antwerp, Be; Meermanno Museum of the Book, the Hague, NL; Guandong Fine Art Museum, PR China; University of Arizona, Tucson, USA; Swarthmore College, US www.marcellehanselaar.com Education 1962-64 Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague, NL 2001 B-TEC Printmaking, Chelsea & Kensington College, London Select Exhibitions/Awards Awards: Jury award Novosibirsk Print Triennial Clifford Chance Purchase Award at the International Print Biennial 2014 Statutory Awards of MTG - Krakow International Print Triennial 2012, PL; Guangdong Museum Purchase Prize, Qijiang, CN Shortlisted for the Ruth Borchard Self Portrait prize and acquired by the Ruth Borchard Self Portrait collection Birgit Skjold Prize for Pillowbook of Endless Nights, acquired by V&A National Art Library Guangdong Museum Purchase Prize, Qijiang, CN Aberystwyth, University of Wales Purchase Prize, Originals '06, London Presse Papier Award, Biennale Internationale d'estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Gallery Representation Julian Page, London; Arundel Contemporary, Arundel; De Queeste Art, Belgium. Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork "The Night-Wanderer expresses the longing to return to the place where I grew up, the bitter, salty wind smell of the sea, an imaginary return to the North-Sea of my childhood. This print is set in between the Lighthouse and the Kurhuis in Scheveningen, a make-believe place where I would wander in the night, looking for something, anything away from the restrictions of reality. The Kurhuis and the lighthouse are in fact not that close together, but both buildings are a signifier of place for me, the lighthouse whose light sweeps were visible through the curtains of our childhood bedroom and the Kurhuis, the 'palace' at the boulevard, a place of great magic, opulence, lights and music, a famous landmark." You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Rana Begum WP 613 Spraypaint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Born in Bangladesh in 1977, Rana Begum lives and works in London. Rana's artwork distils spatial and visual experience into ordered form. Through her refined language of Minimalist abstraction, Rana blurs the boundaries between sculpture, painting and architecture. Her visual language draws from the urban landscape as well as geometric patterns from traditional Islamic art and architecture. Light is fundamental to her process. Rana's works absorb and reflect varied densities of light to produce an experience for the viewer that is both temporal and sensorial. Education In 1999, Rana graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design and, in 2002, gained an MFA in Painting from Slade School of Fine Art. Select Exhibitions/Awards Rana has received the Jack Goldhill Award for Sculpture (2012) and Abraaj Group Art Prize (2017). Rana was elected an RA in 2019. Gallery Representation Kate MacGarry Gallery London Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork These postcards grew from an ongoing series of spray paintings Rana Begum has been developing over several years. Initially inspired by the paper used to test spray cans in the studio, the paintings contribute to Begum's continued exploration into transparency, colour interaction and repetition. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Michelle Maddox Two Cups White Oil on gessoed paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Michelle Maddox was born in Cambridge, England in 1968 of Swiss/British parentage. She has a Master of Art in Fine Art (Distinction) from UCA England, a BA in the History of Art from Birkbeck, University of London, a Higher Diploma in Graphic Design from the University of Lincoln, A Certificate of Advanced studies in Artistic development from the University of the Arts in Zurich Switzerland where she is currently living with her family. Her work has been mainly preoccupied with the ordinary object within the Still Life genre, specifically the disregarded or the mundane where she aims to enhance its potential through her favoured medium of oil paint. Recently she has started the postgraduate online drawing development year at the Royal drawing school London She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and recent exhibitions include the Royal Academy Summer exhibition in London in 2020 and 2023 and Hampstead Art Society Annual exhibition 2022 and 2023. Her work is in private collections in Switzerland, England, France, Luxembourg, Holland, Sweden, Australia, The British Virgin Islands and Canada. Education MA Fine Art UCA, Postgraduate drawing year Royal drawing school, BA History of Art Birkbeck University of London. Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer exhibition 2020, 2023, Hampstead art society 2021, 2022 Gallery Representation Python Gallery Kirchgasse, 8001 Zurich Switzerland Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The painting as an object is more important than the initial subject, although the ordinary object has always fascinated Michelle - she is not necessarily looking for the most beautiful subject, but rather a subject which allows for the use of nuanced colour and light to create a harmonious image. After reading such authors as George Perec about their observations of the everyday as opposed to the sensational which we are bombarded with in the media, she began a deep visual study of the ordinary. Her recent still lifes are about looking at the everyday object beyond its daily role and seeing it as shapes and colours. Her paintings are often seen as quiet and calm, which is not necessarily done consciously, but she tends to choose harmonious palettes and compositions. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Phoebe Evans Enigma Oil paint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Millie Foster About Phoebe Evans (b.2000) is a London based artist, her practise utilises magic realism to draw on the process of the sublime and the liminal of everyday. Harmonizing colour and exploring perspective, the environments become a fantasy of reality. Saturated monochromes are used to reimagine vivid dreamscapes. These invite an audience to view the fragments of space and time through a tinted lens. Phoebe's practise is a vessel for translating the subconscious space, taking an uncertain and intangible place into an array of surrealist rooms. Portals are created through doors and windows. They are familiar yet distant, allowing you to place and lose yourself within the work. Tone and light enrich the atmosphere. Education Ma Painting, Royal College of Art Ba Painting, Camberwell College of Arts You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Sophie Vallance Cantor Tiger Collage, 2023 Oil and collage on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Ell Pennick About Throughout her practice, Sophie Vallance Cantor creates worlds that express the inner workings of her mind by blurring the line between reality and imagination. Her paintings offer a unique perspective as they invite viewers to see the world through her eyes: where bright neon signs light up dark alleyways and domestic cats transform into wild beasts in 24 hour bars and cafés. Each painting reads like a still from a film; characters look at the viewer with a sense of cool detachment as they ride motorcycles down an infinite highway or smoke cigarettes and blow smoke while nursing a cocktail. Amidst the narrative of her paintings there often lies a sense of stillness, with each small moment immortalised and savoured through thick, luscious strokes of oil paint that exude a palpable sense of joy and pleasure in the creation process. Sophie's figures are depicted with strong, bold shapes and her use of vivid colours invites the viewer to relish in the pleasures of her practice. There is a certain sense of playfulness and mischievous delight that permeates all of Sophie's work. In a broader context, Sophie's art serves as a counterbalance to her experiences as a neurodivergent individual, with her self-portraits constantly evolving and conversing with each other on the canvas. Although viewers are welcomed into her world, they are still kept at arm's length, like outsiders looking in on a private moment. Education Painting, Camberwell College of Arts Select Exhibitions/Awards Solo Exhibitions 2025 Upcoming Guts Gallery, London 2023 Burnout NBB Gallery, Berlin 2023 Ride or Die, Galerie Fran Reus, Palma 2022 Tiger Stripes and Smoke, Guts Gallery, London 2021 Bad at Life (Good at Painting), Guts Gallery, London 2020 Peeka-Fuckin-Boo Guts Gallery, London 2020 Even Tigers Need a Rest, Aleph Contemporary, London Art Fairs 2023 Everyday Mooonday, KIAF Seoul 2023 Yusto Giner, KIAF Seoul 2023 Galeria Fran Reus, KIAF Seoul 2023 Yusto Giner, ZONAMACO Art Fair, Mexico City Group Exhibitions 2023 NEW NOW, Guts Gallery, London, UK 2023 UNI[2]ON, Union Gallery, London, UK 2023 Meeting Point, Galerie Slika, Lyon, France 2022 Even a Cat Can Look at the Queen, Mrs, New York, US 2022 Grassroots, JVDW, Düsseldorf 2022 Jerry Gagosian's Suggested Followers: How the Algorithm is Always Right, Sotheby's New York 2022 Bag, Pedestal, Rabbit, Potato, Staffordshire Street, London 2021 Strike Me a Pose, Galerie Fran Reus, Mallorca, Spain 2021 Achy Breaky Heart, NBB Gallery, Berlin 2021 Unsellable, Just a Studio, London 2021 Reality Check, Guts Gallery, London 2021 All Together Now, Big Yin Gallery, St Leonards on Sea 2021 Tiger in a Tropical Storm, Louise Alexander Gallery, Italy 2021 (Re) Birth of Venus, Pulpo Gallery, Munich 2021 A New Art World, Guts Gallery, London 2021 Introducing, Guts Gallery at Sadie Coles 2021 Now, Now, Breach, Miami, USA 2021 Holding Hands, Union Gallery, London 2021 Safe as Milk, Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh 2021 Back to Back, Bowes Parris, London 2020 NBB Paperworks Vol 1, Berlin, Germany 2020 Original Paper, Wilder Gallery, London 2020 Curated for Christmas, Bowes Parris Gallery x All Mouth Gallery, London 2020 Pending, San Mei Gallery, London 2020 Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries London 2020 LIMBO, Everyday Gallery, Antwerp 2020 The Just, Aleph Contemporary, London 2020 Begin Again, Guts Gallery, London 2020 Antifreeze, Bowes Parris Gallery, London 2020 When Shit Hits The Fan, GUTS Gallery, London 2019 Opening Exhibition, GUTS Gallery, London 2019 Let Me Try to Explain, L21 Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain 2019 Manifest The Future, Castiglioni, São Paulo, Brazil 2019 Salad Days, YNGSPC Online Exhibition 2018 Predatory Behaviour, T293, Rome, Italy 2018 Her Presence is Fuel, Mo Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2018 Slightly Seared on The Reality Grill, Unit 5 Gallery, London 2017 Young Contemporary Talent Exhibition, Ingram Collection, London 2017 PC4PC, 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, London 2015 One Potato, Two, Arch Collective, London 2015 24 Hour Project, GX Gallery, London 2015 UNIT, CGP/ Cafe Gallery, London 2012 CCW Foundation Show, CCW Progression Centre, London 2012 RBA and NADFAS Annual Show, Mall Galleries, London Duo Exhibitions 2021 Achy Breaky Heart, NBB Gallery, Berlin 2021 Sophie Vallance x Banal, Galerie Tracanelli, Grenoble 2019 Sophie Vallance X David Esquivel, Galerie Tracanelli, Grenoble, France 2018 They Said I Was Special, Union Gallery, London 2018 H E R U S, Berlin, Germany 2017 Mine, Others and Yours, We are BUD, Athens, Greece Residencies and Awards 2019 L21 Gallery Residency, Spain 2017 Young Contemporary Talent Prize, Ingram Collection (Finalist) Gallery Representation Guts Gallery Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork As someone who typically works on square paper and canvas, I wanted to approach the postcard with that in mind. By using collage from an original painting, I made on paper and cutting and placing it to fit the postcard shape it ends up feeling true to my own practice but also true to the spirit of Art on a Postcard. The tiger motif is also a recognisable element from my wider practice, and was enjoyable yet challenging to create small whilst maintaining the feeling of a larger painting. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Marcelle Hanselaar Black Path I, 2023 Etching, collage and pencil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, lives and works in London. She left art education and is a mainly self-taught artist both an oil painter and printmaker. Work in Public collections: British Museum Prints & Drawings, London; Victoria & Albert Museum Prints & Drawings, London; V&A National Art Library, London; Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; Clifford Chance Art Collection, London; University of Aberystwyth Print Collection, Wales; Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Collection, UK; Soho Works, London, The Ned, London; The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, London; The Metropolitan Museum, New York, USA; Museum de Reede, Antwerp, Be; Meermanno Museum of the Book, the Hague, NL; Guandong Fine Art Museum, PR China; University of Arizona, Tucson, USA; Swarthmore College, US www.marcellehanselaar.com Education 1962-64 Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague, NL 2001 B-TEC Printmaking, Chelsea & Kensington College, London Select Exhibitions/Awards Awards: Jury award Novosibirsk Print Triennial Clifford Chance Purchase Award at the International Print Biennial 2014 Statutory Awards of MTG - Krakow International Print Triennial 2012, PL; Guangdong Museum Purchase Prize, Qijiang, CN Shortlisted for the Ruth Borchard Self Portrait prize and acquired by the Ruth Borchard Self Portrait collection Birgit Skjold Prize for Pillowbook of Endless Nights, acquired by V&A National Art Library Guangdong Museum Purchase Prize, Qijiang, CN Aberystwyth, University of Wales Purchase Prize, Originals '06, London Presse Papier Award, Biennale Internationale d'estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Gallery Representation Julian Page, London; Arundel Contemporary, Arundel; De Queeste Art, Belgium. Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork "The Night-Wanderer expresses the longing to return to the place where I grew up, the bitter, salty wind smell of the sea, an imaginary return to the North-Sea of my childhood. This print is set in between the Lighthouse and the Kurhuis in Scheveningen, a make-believe place where I would wander in the night, looking for something, anything away from the restrictions of reality. The Kurhuis and the lighthouse are in fact not that close together, but both buildings are a signifier of place for me, the lighthouse whose light sweeps were visible through the curtains of our childhood bedroom and the Kurhuis, the 'palace' at the boulevard, a place of great magic, opulence, lights and music, a famous landmark." You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Sophie Coe Coverack (Cornwall) Charcoal on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About I find inspiration almost anywhere but particularly in nature. Whether it's the power of the sea, wind through a grove of bamboo, sunlight through a canopy, the detail and structure of a leaf. There's so much beauty around us, both the big views and the details, I'm in awe of it. I try to capture the mood, the wonder, the feeling of being there, the elements perhaps less visible with a passing glance. I have always loved design and creating things, and sometimes work collaboratively to solve a design brief for artwork specific to a project. Mostly though I work alone inspired by the beauty in nature, often with my own creative enquires: How to express the rain? Or the wind as it blows sand along a sea drenched beach... as it makes botanical shadows dance on a wall. How to express the movement of a wave or the still timeless eternity of a mountain... there's inspiration everywhere. Sophie Coe was born in the UK in 1971. She studied fine art and architecture and worked in the UK, Asia and Australia, before settling in London in 2009. Fine art was always a passion which over the years grew to take over as a full-time occupation. Sophie studied fine art at the Slade in London but is largely self-taught. She works with charcoal, paint and various printmaking techniques to create images mostly inspired by nature. The freedom in her mark making gives immediacy and energy to her work, which itself exudes the simple calmness and beauty of the environment that inspired it. Having a background in architecture gives her an in-depth understanding of buildings, interiors, client/designer relationships and collaborative design. Commissioned pieces have ranged in scale from 60cm to 6.5m wide. Her work sells worldwide for both private collections and commercial interiors. She lives and works in Twickenham. Education 2007 The Slade, Summer Foundation in Fine Art 1995 Oxford Brookes University, Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture 1992 Oxford Brookes University, Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) Select Exhibitions 2023 The Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy. London ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries. London Royal Society of Marine Artists annual exhibition. Mall Galleries London Summer Exhibition, The Gallery at Green and Stone, London Untitled. Gallery on the Green, London The Old Courthouse Gallery, Ambleside. Lake District. 2019 Memories, shadows, reflections... Gallery on the Green, London 2018 Tricks of the Light, Riverside Gallery, London 2017 A Personal Portrait, Riverside Gallery, London 2015 Reflections, The Chapel, London 2015 Untitled, Staffords Gallery, London 2012 Memory, The Chapel, London 2009 Made (2009), Morley Gallery, London 2006-07 Andrew Crawford Gallery, Sydney. Australia 2005-07 Waywood Gallery, Byron Bay. Australia 2007 XO Gallery, Kingscliff. Australia Gallery Representation Old Courthouse Gallery, Ambleside Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork These are pieces about the sea, about light and memories. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Rana Begum WP 612 Spraypaint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Born in Bangladesh in 1977, Rana Begum lives and works in London. Rana's artwork distils spatial and visual experience into ordered form. Through her refined language of Minimalist abstraction, Rana blurs the boundaries between sculpture, painting and architecture. Her visual language draws from the urban landscape as well as geometric patterns from traditional Islamic art and architecture. Light is fundamental to her process. Rana's works absorb and reflect varied densities of light to produce an experience for the viewer that is both temporal and sensorial. Education In 1999, Rana graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design and, in 2002, gained an MFA in Painting from Slade School of Fine Art. Select Exhibitions/Awards Rana has received the Jack Goldhill Award for Sculpture (2012) and Abraaj Group Art Prize (2017). Rana was elected an RA in 2019. Gallery Representation Kate MacGarry Gallery London Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork These postcards grew from an ongoing series of spray paintings Rana Begum has been developing over several years. Initially inspired by the paper used to test spray cans in the studio, the paintings contribute to Begum's continued exploration into transparency, colour interaction and repetition. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Michelle Maddox Billy Button in a Cup 2 Oil on gessoed paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Michelle Maddox was born in Cambridge, England in 1968 of Swiss/British parentage. She has a Master of Art in Fine Art (Distinction) from UCA England, a BA in the History of Art from Birkbeck, University of London, a Higher Diploma in Graphic Design from the University of Lincoln, A Certificate of Advanced studies in Artistic development from the University of the Arts in Zurich Switzerland where she is currently living with her family. Her work has been mainly preoccupied with the ordinary object within the Still Life genre, specifically the disregarded or the mundane where she aims to enhance its potential through her favoured medium of oil paint. Recently she has started the postgraduate online drawing development year at the Royal drawing school London She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and recent exhibitions include the Royal Academy Summer exhibition in London in 2020 and 2023 and Hampstead Art Society Annual exhibition 2022 and 2023. Her work is in private collections in Switzerland, England, France, Luxembourg, Holland, Sweden, Australia, The British Virgin Islands and Canada. Education MA Fine Art UCA, Postgraduate drawing year Royal drawing school, BA History of Art Birkbeck University of London. Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer exhibition 2020, 2023, Hampstead art society 2021, 2022 Gallery Representation Python Gallery Kirchgasse, 8001 Zurich Switzerland Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The painting as an object is more important than the initial subject, although the ordinary object has always fascinated Michelle - she is not necessarily looking for the most beautiful subject, but rather a subject which allows for the use of nuanced colour and light to create a harmonious image. After reading such authors as George Perec about their observations of the everyday as opposed to the sensational which we are bombarded with in the media, she began a deep visual study of the ordinary. Her recent still lifes are about looking at the everyday object beyond its daily role and seeing it as shapes and colours. Her paintings are often seen as quiet and calm, which is not necessarily done consciously, but she tends to choose harmonious palettes and compositions. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Michelle Maddox Two Cups Turquiose Oil on gessoed paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Michelle Maddox was born in Cambridge, England in 1968 of Swiss/British parentage. She has a Master of Art in Fine Art (Distinction) from UCA England, a BA in the History of Art from Birkbeck, University of London, a Higher Diploma in Graphic Design from the University of Lincoln, A Certificate of Advanced studies in Artistic development from the University of the Arts in Zurich Switzerland where she is currently living with her family. Her work has been mainly preoccupied with the ordinary object within the Still Life genre, specifically the disregarded or the mundane where she aims to enhance its potential through her favoured medium of oil paint. Recently she has started the postgraduate online drawing development year at the Royal drawing school London She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and recent exhibitions include the Royal Academy Summer exhibition in London in 2020 and 2023 and Hampstead Art Society Annual exhibition 2022 and 2023. Her work is in private collections in Switzerland, England, France, Luxembourg, Holland, Sweden, Australia, The British Virgin Islands and Canada. Education MA Fine Art UCA, Postgraduate drawing year Royal drawing school, BA History of Art Birkbeck University of London. Select Exhibitions/Awards Royal Academy Summer exhibition 2020, 2023, Hampstead art society 2021, 2022 Gallery Representation Python Gallery Kirchgasse, 8001 Zurich Switzerland Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The painting as an object is more important than the initial subject, although the ordinary object has always fascinated Michelle - she is not necessarily looking for the most beautiful subject, but rather a subject which allows for the use of nuanced colour and light to create a harmonious image. After reading such authors as George Perec about their observations of the everyday as opposed to the sensational which we are bombarded with in the media, she began a deep visual study of the ordinary. Her recent still lifes are about looking at the everyday object beyond its daily role and seeing it as shapes and colours. Her paintings are often seen as quiet and calm, which is not necessarily done consciously, but she tends to choose harmonious palettes and compositions. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Jennifer McRae RSA Infanta Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Jennifer McRae studied at Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen from 1987 to 93. Since 1988 her work has appeared in group and solo exhibitions in Britain and America, and she has won numerous awards including the BP Travelling Scholarship in 1999. Best known for her distinctive portraits, she has had work commissioned from the National Portrait Gallery, London and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Jennifer is also an enthusiastic printmaker and continues to work with both studio models and commissioned portrait sitters. She currently lives in London. Education 1st Class Honours in Fine Art, Grays School of Art, Robert Gordon's University BA (first class hons) Fine Art Select Exhibitions/Awards SOLO EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE: Fine Art Society Beaux Arts, Bath Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames Gomez Gallery, Baltimore USA Scottish Gallery Edinburgh Thackeray Gallery London GROUP EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE: Barber Institute Birmingham, Terms of Engagement. Hunting Art Prizes, RCA London Singer & Friedlander, Mall Galleries, London Worshipful Society of Painter stainers, Painters' Hall London Royal Society of portrait painters, Mall Galleries Royal Academy Summer Exhibition New English Arts Club, Mall Galleries Threadneedle Prize, Mall Galleries Mirror, mirror self-portraits by women artists NPG Being Present, 8 painters, Jerwood Space Things standing still, Browse & Darby, London Small is Beautiful, Flowers Central, London Fine Art Society, Edinburgh Fine Art Society, London COLLECTIONS National portrait gallery London, National portrait gallery of Scotland Edinburgh, Royal Collection Windsor, Reading Museum AWARDS Royal Society of Portrait Painters, 1st prize, Gold Medal / Painter Stainers Award 1st prize, Gold Medal/ Royal Soc of Watercolour: Singer and Friedlander Sunday Times Awards 1st Prizewinner Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I wanted to reflect on both the fragility and the strength in human life (especially in these current times) by conveying the delicate studio light and working with a very young relative of mine as model. Infanta is the title because the young have significant presence, even when wearing a cardboard home-made crown. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Marie Lenclos Light Oil on card Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Marie Lenclos is a Paris born painter living and working in South-London since 1995. Marie is developing a recognised body of work based on the observation of urban landscapes and buildings close to her home and studio in Loughborough Junction. Lenclos was a documentary video maker for around 12 years. This made her very conscious of the way she looked at the city around her. She got used to 'framing' things all the time, even without a camera. Walking around she would suddenly see something and think: 'this would make a good shot'. Since becoming a painter, she sees something and thinks: 'there is a painting in this'. Her paintings capture a 'moment of seeing', when lines, light, colours and shapes all fall into a particular order that suddenly makes sense to her. Reality is simplified, and perspectives become her own. Her main focus is colour, which she aims to make vibrant and emotional through gradients and the use of light. Education 2001 MA RCA (Communication Art and Design) 1998 BA (1st Class Honours) Camberwell College of Art (Graphic Design) 1993 MA Sorbonne, Paris (French Literature) Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy Town House Open, Spitalfields Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries Everyday Sunshine Shop, solo show 2022 Brian Sinfield Gallery, Oxfordshire Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries Kudu Gallery, Peckham 2021 Art For Youth, Mall Galleries Artist Support Pledge, Hastings Contemporary Brick Lane Gallery, London 2020 Visual Art Open, Mall Galleries Upstart Gallery, London Linley's Design Store, London Sunny Art Centre, London Studio 73, Solo Show, London 2019 Ashurst Emerging Artist Prize exhibition, London Gallery Representation Gina Cross, Tom Cox, Brian Sinfield Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork A typical Lenclos urban landscape inspired by the forms and light Marie delights in during her walks around her South London neighbourhood. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Harriet Porter Small Mirage Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Harriet Porter is a London-based artist specialising in still-life oil painting, making quiet monochromatic works of solitary reflective objects. "I paint from observation, concerned with finding patterns of tone within the whole scene, focusing on the glints of light set off by shapes of shadow. I use layers of translucent glaze to build up the feeling of luminosity. The space I create is a world where nothing bad ever happens: a sparse dreamy place filled with a still, tranquil glow". Harriet's preoccupation is informed by her previous career as an art director and stylist. Working in film and photography, she found the camera increasingly frustrating. As a capturing device it became insufficient to describe the wonder with which she perceived the shimmer that constantly caught her eye. She found that painting achieved more accurate results, bypassing unwelcome photographic detail. Education 1979 - 1982 Central St Martins Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022 Beaux Arts, Bath - Solo Exhibition 2022 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2021 Beaux Arts, Bath 'Still' exhibition. 2020 Beaux Arts, Bath - Solo show. 2019 Cameron Contemporary, Brighton. 2019 The Stratford Gallery, Stratford-on-Avon. 2019 Affordable Art Fair Battersea. 2019 Affordable Art Fair New York 2018 Cameron Contemporary, Brighton. 2018 The Stratford Gallery, Stratford-on Avon You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Claire Houlihan Piano Player Oil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Claire is a figurative impressionist painter in oils, acrylic and watercolour who lives in Lancing, West Sussex. Painting often mundane objects and scenes, contrast of light and shadow and themes of emptiness and stillness. Influences include Hopper, Hockney, Cezanne and contemporary American Impressionists. Education The Arts Institute at Bournemouth Brighton College of Technology Select Exhibitions/Awards The Summer Exhibition 2023 Brighton Artist's Open Houses 2022,23 The Sussex Contemporary 2022 Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Chandos place is in Covent Gardens, I saw this pretty trio of pastel faced buildings one time, the building says Chandos street but it's actually in Chandos Pl. The piano player was playing on Hove promenade on a mobile box piano. The fluffy cat is a regular visitor to my garden and the yellow door is in one of Hove's regency Squares. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Fleur Moodie (untitled 3), 2023 Oil paint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About As an artist, I take inspiration from my immediate environment, inspired by how different light can make even everyday stuff intriguing. I mainly work in oil, both from life and from photo references. I am based in London. Education PhD in microbial biochemistry, 1987. Previously a research scientist, in recent years I have been following my passion for art and taking it more seriously. I have studied with various tutors, currently I am doing a course at Putney School of Art. I have done workshops at London Fine Art and Art Academy London. Select Exhibitions/Awards Chelsea Art Society Summer Show, 2022/2023. RA Summer Exhibition 2023 Picture London Summer Show, 2023. Gallery Representation I sell my work privately Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork I have submitted 3 cards which are representative of my style of painting. The marbles are a connection with my father, I found them when I was sorting through his stuff and felt an immediate pull from the past You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Cathy Tabbakh Cobalt Monstera, 2023 Acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Verity Babbs About Cathy Tabbakh is a French painter working in the UK, with a passion for the mesmerising power of colour. She has exhibited in various galleries in Europe, the UK, USA and Australia and soon in Seoul, Korea. She holds degrees in Fashion Textile, Design and Fine Art (2011) and Art History and Archaeology (2017) both in Lyon. Cathy's work can be found in private collections worldwide and since 2021 as part of the Soho House Collection, with 2 paintings commissioned a displayed in Soho House Paris (2021), a commissioned floral ceramic sculpture displayed in Brighton Beach House (2022) and several works soon to be in High Road London in Chiswick, coming September 2023. Cathy's work collides imaginary forms with existing landscapes through the use of both architectural and botanical elements. Her compositions incorporate a hint of surrealism, as to alter presumed proportion, and a saturated colour palette to punctuate the contrast between shadow and light. Tabbakh's still-lifes show her desire to surround herself with green spaces combined with her love for architecture and interior design. She recently introduced ceramics into her practise, reflecting the colourful and bold style of her still-lifes. Select Exhibitions/Awards SOLO SHOWS Rhodes Gallery - solo show "La Vie en Couleurs" - 13 - 30th of September - 2023 - London, UK Court Tree Collective - solo online exhibition "Hello!" on Artsy - 2022 - Brooklyn, NYC Rhodes Gallery - solo presentation - 2022 - London, UK Oever Gallery - duo show "Warm Regards" - 2022 - Ostend, Belgium Galerie Dessers - solo presentation - 2022 - Hasselt, Belgium Delphian Gallery - duo show "Fatal Shadow and Narcissus" -2021 - London, UK SELECTED GROUP SHOWS Everyday Mooonday - Record of Possession - coming October 2023 - Seoul, Korea Delphian Gallery - Papier - 23rd of September 2023 - Charente, France Marie Jose Gallery - Floradise - 2023 - South Kensington, London, UK Court Tree Collective - Summer Lounge - 2022 - Brooklyn, NYC 19 Karen Contemporary - 2022 - Gold Coast, Australia Blue Shop Cottage - part of Works on Paper 4 online exhibition - 2022 - London, UK Tinimini Room - online group exhibition - 2022 - Dordrecht, The Netherlands You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Laura Hope Eye Spy II, 2023 Mixed media on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by Verity Babbs About My work is centred around unspoken emotions and quiet inner lives. Created from my own staged photographs of models, it is often a response to memories, relationships and personal crisis. Through composition, cropping and reversing the image, I strive to convey an uneasy narrative that shines a light on subtle feelings that often hide in the shadows. With hints to another era, my figures live in a world that is both nostalgic and present. I sit on the fence between painting and drawing - feeling that 'painting' better describes my process but knowing that 'drawing' is my method of creation. My training as an illustrator as well as my time working as a memorial artist (hand etching onto granite) have cemented the importance of line and mark making in my practice. A combination of thick, harsh scribbles and precise, light touches alongside a unique translation of colour are the voices used to tell my stories. Education BA (hons) Illustration - Cardiff School of Art and Design - First Class Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 - Awards Winner - NG Art Creative Residency (Wells Contemporary) Shortlisted - Jackson's Painting Prize Longlisted - Women in Art Prize Honourable Mention - Arthouse Z 'Emerging Artist Prize' 2023 - Exhibitions Royal Society Portrait Painters Exhibition - Mall Galleries, London Rising Artists, Jackson's Painting Prize - Bankside Gallery, London Wells Art Contemporary - Wells Cathedral, Wells Summer Exhibition - Green & Stone Gallery, London 2022 - Awards Winner - de Laszlo Foundation Award for Excellence Longlisted - Jackson's Painting Prize 2022 - Exhibitions Royal Society Portrait Painters Exhibition - Mall Galleries, London Summer Exhibition - Green & Stone Gallery, London Tendencies in Painting - London Paint Club (online) Annual Open - Southwark Park Galleries, London Small Works Winter Show - Spring Cheltenham 2017 Winner - Best Memorial in Show - NAMM Craftex Awards 2015 Winner - Illustration Award - Cardiff School of Art and Design CSAD - Summer Show - Cardiff Behind the Door - Dyffryn House (National Trust) 2014 First Impressions - View Art Gallery, Bristol OUTSET Exhibition - Gate Gallery, Cardiff Autumn/Winter Exhibition - Cardiff MADE Artist in Residence - Beyond the Border Story Telling Festival Le Violon D'Ingres - The Gate Gallery Cardiff 2011 Winner & Highly Commended - Rotary Club Young Artist of the Year Award Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork Feeling watched and watching... Looking through a crack in a door or spying through a keyhole was something I wanted to explore with these tiny works. The scale is much smaller than I usually work, so I decided to work to a crop rather than reducing the image. Crops fascinate me, especially in portraiture... Without all the features, can you still translate their expression? How are you being watched? Is it a menacing stare or a loving gaze? You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Ryan Leigh In light of recent events Graphite pencil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Ryan Leigh is a Derbyshire based artist. He studied Fine Art Painting at Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London. Ryan's drawing practice explores the intersections of romanticism, high strangeness and the esoteric. He constructs images using a combination of personal and found imagery coupled with prompts from literature. Ryan's drawings are highly detailed and considered compositions. He uses a range of media across his drawing practice including graphite, pyrography, liquid charcoal and watercolour. Ryan's has work in various collections in the UK and Internationally, including University of the Arts London Emerging Artists Collection and Pollen Street Social Collection, London. His work was included in The Summer Exhibition 2023 at The Royal Academy of Arts, London. Education 2006-09 Bachelor of Art, Fine Art: Painting, University of the Arts London (Wimbledon College of Art) Select Exhibitions/Awards Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2023 Out of Line, Köttinspektionen, Uppsala, Sweden 2017 Portrait of a Life Half Known, Simon Oldfield Gallery, London, 2013 Seduction, Simon Oldfield Gallery, London, 2012 Courtship of the Peoples, Simon Oldfield Gallery, London, 2012 Base Metal, Simon Oldfield Gallery, London, 2010 Saatchi 4 New Sensations, A Foundation, London, 2009 Collections University of the Arts London Emerging Artists Collection, UK Pollen Street Social Collection, London, UK Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork 'Conduit' depicts a distant family member with an ectoplasmic substance gushing from his mouth. His haunting eyes stare back as the ethereal liquid emanates forth. The work plays on the mystery of unknown relatives; scraps of knowledge and stories passed down the generations constructing intriguing narratives where fiction and truth collide. 'In light of recent events' shows a UFO hovering ominously above the Temple of Vesta in Rome. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Ryan Leigh Conduit Graphite pencil on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Ryan Leigh is a Derbyshire based artist. He studied Fine Art Painting at Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London. Ryan's drawing practice explores the intersections of romanticism, high strangeness and the esoteric. He constructs images using a combination of personal and found imagery coupled with prompts from literature. Ryan's drawings are highly detailed and considered compositions. He uses a range of media across his drawing practice including graphite, pyrography, liquid charcoal and watercolour. Ryan's has work in various collections in the UK and Internationally, including University of the Arts London Emerging Artists Collection and Pollen Street Social Collection, London. His work was included in The Summer Exhibition 2023 at The Royal Academy of Arts, London. Education 2006-09 Bachelor of Art, Fine Art: Painting, University of the Arts London (Wimbledon College of Art) Select Exhibitions/Awards Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2023 Out of Line, Köttinspektionen, Uppsala, Sweden 2017 Portrait of a Life Half Known, Simon Oldfield Gallery, London, 2013 Seduction, Simon Oldfield Gallery, London, 2012 Courtship of the Peoples, Simon Oldfield Gallery, London, 2012 Base Metal, Simon Oldfield Gallery, London, 2010 Saatchi 4 New Sensations, A Foundation, London, 2009 Collections University of the Arts London Emerging Artists Collection, UK Pollen Street Social Collection, London, UK Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork 'Conduit' depicts a distant family member with an ectoplasmic substance gushing from his mouth. His haunting eyes stare back as the ethereal liquid emanates forth. The work plays on the mystery of unknown relatives; scraps of knowledge and stories passed down the generations constructing intriguing narratives where fiction and truth collide. 'In light of recent events' shows a UFO hovering ominously above the Temple of Vesta in Rome. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Eleanor Lines Red Sunset I Screenprint on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Eleanor is an English-Dutch artist born and raised in London. She graduated with a Masters in Fine Art Printmaking from the Royal College of Art in 2011. She now lives and works between Athens (Greece) and London. Geometry, pattern and structure found within architecture and foliage are all prevailing themes within her work which she explores through a variety of mediums such as screen printing, digital drawing, gouache paint, cyanotype and collage. In addition to her smaller scale practice, she undertakes large scale public commissions and has previously been commissioned by the Crown Estate and the Bow Arts Trust in London. After completing a residency in Greece in 2016, her practice was greatly inspired by the city of Athens and its modernist and Art Deco architecture. By isolating shapes found in, for instance, Art Deco metalwork, and reimaging these forms, she explores and deconstructs the fabric of the city. The strong Athenian light gives a sun kissed appearance to the place. The vivid sunset skies and surrounding Aegean Sea have all contributed to her vibrant colour palette, where colours and gradient blends interact with one another and create a sense of movement within the work. Education Royal College of Art, Fine Art Printmaking 2009 - 2011 University of Brighton, Fine Art Printmaking 2005 - 2008 Select Exhibitions/Awards March 2022 - IFCA Arts, Metanoia, Athens, Greece December 2021 - Kypselian Salon, Snehta, Athens, Greece November 2021 - Palm, Kypseli Print Studio, Athens, Greece November 2020 - Athens Laundry Bougada, Athens, Greece 2017 - Commissioned Public Art 'Q4' (Crown Estate/AHMM architects), Sherwood Street, London Gallery Representation The postcards submitted to 'Art on a Postcard' entitled 'Sunset' respond to a long heatwave during the Greek summer and deconstruct a previous print work which plays with the form of a wave. The dramatic skies at sunset displayed a spectrum of colours which varied evening to evening. Outbreaks of fire gave the skies a very unusual hue. The unique screen-printed postcards attempt to capture these colour fields in a simplified and abstract language. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
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