BOND Exhibition at Mercer Chance

Mercer Chance Studio Gallery, established by Rachel Mercer and Michael Chance, is hosting an exhibition of new work by Aaliyah Hussain and John Powell-Jones. This exhibition is part of a residency swap between these artists and Michael: http://rdsalumni.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/michael-chance-solo-exhibition-in.html

Mercer Chance
253 Hoxton Street
Shoreditch
London
N1 5LG

Exhibition Opening: Thursday 24 September, 6 - 9 pm
Continues on 25 and 26 of September, 12 - 5 pm

Michael Chance Solo Exhibition in Salford

Michael Chance is exhibiting new paintings and drawings documenting the inner life and surroundings of Islington Mill.

'Over the course of a three week residency, Michael has aimed to enter the Mill’s daily life and capture
its varied moods, its madness and serenity, its inward and outward faces, documenting its spaces and
events through observational drawing and painting. He has also made a series of paintings which
explore its larger context within an area that is in transition, held awkwardly between post-industrial
emptiness and bland redevelopment.'

Islington Mill
James St
Salford
M3 5HW

23 -26 September

Katie Brookes and Elizabeth McCarten at Mercer Chance

Katie Brookes and Elizabeth McCarten are exhibiting new paintings at Mercer Chance.

Mercer Chance Studio Gallery, 253 Hoxton Street, N1 5LG
Thursday 6 - Sunday 16 August 2015
11 am - 6 pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Monday to Thursday by appointment only, please call Rachel on 07715816779

Public Opening: Thursday 6 August, 7 - 10 pm

'Mercer Chance is proud to present SUMMER DREAM, a joyous meeting of two talented young contemporary painters. Madness, beauty, mystery and humour colour this strange new world of intuitive image making.

In this new series of paintings Katie Brookes has used imagination to bypass her observational work and focus on colour and composition, working along the themes of stereotypical British culture, seaside and leisure in the summertime. Focused on the material qualities of paint and the pure enjoyment of colour, these new works explore exaggerated British-ness now. These bold and ironic escapist fantasies first appeared while Katie was on a rainy residency in Scotland, but they have become a promising avenue for a richly inventive studio practice going forward. In September she will attend the Turps Banana painting school, where she hopes to make her paintings “bigger and more… mad”.

Elizabeth McCarten's recent work explores the idea of a dream evoked by real places being re-presented. When we dream we recycle images and experiences that we have had that day, week or a thought that has been on our mind. Our mind breaks these experiences down and reconstructs them into a series of new images, thoughts and sensations. Working directly from observation, she gathers information before deconstructing and breaking down the image to lyrical lines and marks. Her dream-like colour washes serve as emotional responses to the landscape which is used as a means to recreate a world where imagination and reality can merge together in the freedom of paint. Scenes are reduced to shapes and colours that evoke darkness and light, that invite the viewer to see differently into a landscape of possibilities.'

Alex Cree also in Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize

Alex Cree

Alex Cree is exhibiting in the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize 2015, along with Rebecca Harper.
 
The exhibition of 100 shortlisted works is on display at Piano Nobile Kings Place,90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
9 July - 9 October 2015.

The prize was previously won by RDS tutor Thomas Newbolt.

Nine Alumni in 'Drawn from the Fleming Collection', London

Olivia Kemp, 'After the Wind Howled'

In a collaboration with the Royal Drawing School, nine alumni have been invited to select a piece from the Fleming Collection of Scottish art, and to exhibit their work alongside it. The alumni are Michelle Cioccoloni, Fraser Scarfe, Olivia Kemp, Tim Betjeman, Paul Fenner, Joe Goody, Alison Boult, Laura Footes and Tyga Helme.

9 July – 26 August 2015
Gallery One, Fleming Collection, 13 Berkeley St, Mayfair, London W1J 8DU
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An artists' talk by Laura Footes, Olivia Kemp, Michelle Cioccoloni and Tim Betjeman will share insight into the reasons why they selected a painting from the Fleming Collection to sit alongside their own works, as well as the creative process and inspiration behind their practice.

9 July, 12.30 pm
Free, no need to book
Refreshments provided
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Kirsty Buchanan in Florence Trust Summer Exhibition

Kirsty Buchanan, Hyale, Rhanis, Nephele, Psecas, Artemis and Phiale  

2015 pastel on paper collage

Kirsty Buchanan is exhibiting in the Florence Trust Summer Exhibition.
Opening: Friday 3 July 6 - 9  pm
Open Saturday 4 - Sunday 12 July
1 - 6 pm daily, or by appointment.
Florence Trust, St Savior's, Aberdeen Park, London, N5 2AR

More about the Florence Trust residency year.

'The Florence Trust is proud to announce our upcoming Summer Exhibition at Saint Saviour’s church, our grade-1 listed premises in Highbury. The exhibition is the culmination of our twelve resident artists’ busy year at the Trust. They will be showing ambitious new work developed during the residency. The exhibition will be accompanied by a complimentary full-colour catalogue providing an introduction to each of their practices. We are particularly pleased to welcome you in 2015, a landmark year that marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Florence Trust artist studios at Saint Saviour’s. We are admired for the breadth of the artists' practices selected for our residency programme and this year has been no exception. The exhibition will encompass works in mediums as diverse as drawing and digital programming and our artists hail from all corners of the globe. Together they have created a supportive community, a cohesive group and what looks to be a hugely successful exhibition. Please join us in celebrating our twenty-fifth successful year.  '

 

Download a selection of images of artists' works here

Rebecca Harper in Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize 2015

Rebecca Harper

Rebecca Harper has had her drawing accepted into the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize 2015.
The exhibition of 100 shortlisted works will be on display at Piano Nobile Kings Place,90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
9 July - 9 October 2015.

The prize was previously won by RDS tutor Thomas Newbolt.

Alison Boult and Meg Buick in Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2015

Alison Boult

Meg Buick, Alison Boult and RDS tutor Susan Wilson have each had work accepted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2015. The exhibition runs from 8 June – 16 August.

Michelle Cioccoloni Solo Exhibition at Mercer Chance

Michelle Cioccoloni is exhibiting drawings made in the Prado while on the Richard Ford Award Residency. 'Drawing in the Prado', 4 – 14 June, Mercer Chance 253 Hoxton Street, London, N1 5LG. Gallery open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11am – 6pm. Monday to Thursday by appointment only. Please call Rachel on 07715 816 779.

Opening night: Thursday 4 June, 7 – 10 pm.

Late opening: Friday 5 June, 11 am – 9 pm.
Special Event: Sunday 14 June: Drinks at 6pm, informal tour of the exhibition with the artist from 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm. ‘A Royal Collection: The Prado seen through the eyes of an artist. A rare chance to view the artist’s sketchbooks and hear about the distinct approach she developed during her three-month residency in The Prado Museum in Madrid, including the role of drawing in relation to the study of the Spanish Masters.’ Free but booking essential – email info@mercerchance.co.uk or call 07715 816 779

Kathryn Maple in Group Exhibition by The Violet Hour

Kathryn Maple is in an upcoming group exhibition presented by The Violet Hour.

Strand Gallery

32 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6BP

26 - 31 May 2015
Private View Wednesday 27 May 6 - 8 pm

'The Violet Hour has taken inspiration from London’s Adelphi quarter for their forthcoming exhibition of five emerging contemporary artists. The title ‘Islands of the Blest’ is an excerpt from Lord Byron’s ‘The Isles of Greece’ and plays with the idea of permanence and transition.

Observations of the odd and out of place in Kathryn Maple’s layered works seem to grow from the paper. Again, the surfaces change in rhythm, with areas of clear translucency and worked, near-woven pockets. Having completed the postgraduate programme at the Royal Drawing School in September 2013, Kathryn embarked on an associated work placement and residency in India. In 2014 she was the winner of the Sunday Times watercolour prize. '

Claire Price Solo Exhibition

Claire Price is having an exhibition of portraits in Shoreditch at Mercer Chance.

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'Drawings and paintings of people, each made in a single sitting; intimate and playful images from a London life.'

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You are warmly invited to the Private View Friday 8 May 5.30-9pm
Exhibition continues until 6pm Sunday 17 May

Mercer Chance, 253 Hoxton St, London N1 5LG

Gallery Opening Hours:
11am-6pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Monday to Thursday by appointment only, please call Rachel on 07715816779  info@mercerchance.co.uk

Meg Buick at The London Original Print Fair

Meg Buick will be exhibiting some etchings and lithographs at The London Original Print Fair at The Royal Academy this weekend. Meg's work will be on stand 29 with the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers.

Thursday 23 - Sunday 26 April
Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
Tickets £12 including catalogue. Concessions £8 including catalogue. Free for Friends of the RA.

Meg Buick Awarded RBA Rome Scholarship

Meg Buick has been awarded the RBA Rome Scholarship 2015. She will be spending a month in at the British School Rome, awarded on the basis of 'a high standard of draughtsmanship'.

George Colley Solo Exhibition at Mercer Chance

George Colley is exhibiting drawings of London at Mercer Chance Studio Gallery. 'State of Flux'.

“Architecture is the simplest means of articulating time and space, of modulating reality, of engendering dreams” - Ivan Chtcheglov

Private View: Friday 20 March 7 - 10 pm
Exhibition Continues until Sunday 29 March
11 am - 6 pm Saturdays and Sundays
Monday to Friday by appointment only

Mercer Chance Studio Gallery
253 Hoxton Street
N1 5LG

Nikki Gardham and Alex Chilvers Exhibition at Mercer Chance

Nikki Gardham and Alex Chilvers are having an exhibition of recent work at Mercer Chance gallery in Hoxton.
Private View Thursday 5 March 7 pm
Informal Opening Party Friday 6 March 7pm

Exhibition continues until Sunday 15 March. 
Open Saturdays and Sundays 11 am - 6 pm. Open weekdays by appointment.

Mercer Chance, 253 Hoxton Street, N1 5LG

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Jake Garfield and Heath Lowndes 'True Life Stories' at Mercer Chance

Mercer Chance Gallery is proud to present True Life Stories, an exhibition bringing together recent work by alumnus Jake Garfield and Heath Lowndes. The show will document the ongoing dialogue between the two artists, exposing the common threads in their printmaking practices. With curatorial support from Charlotte Baker.

Mercer Chance, 253 Hoxton Street, N1 5LG

Private View: Thursday 19 February 7 - 10pm
Opening Party (all welcome): Friday 20 February 7 - 10pm
Exhibition continues: Saturday and Sunday 21 - 22 February 11am - 6pm
Monday to Friday by appointment only, please contact info@mercerchance.co.uk 07715 816 779

North London Collegiate School Residency

North London Collegiate School are seeking applications for a series of two week artists residencies during the academic year, to develop a project to completion, and for exhibition in the School's galleries. Successful candidates will share their approaches with students informally and in some classes.The post is remunerated at £600 for a fortnight.

Alumnus Rachel Mercer was an artist in residence in 2014. 

Deadline for applications is 6 February 2015. 

Applicants are required to submit a covering letter to the Headmistress, and complete an application form. The artist will need to apply for their DBS.

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Meg Buick Wins Gwen May Award and Shortlisted for RBA Rome Scholarship

Meg Buick is having a successful start to the year. She has been shortlisted for the Royal Society of British Artists' Rome Scholarship Award. Her work will be exhibted along with 20 other semi-finalists at the Gallery at LR Lloyds Register building, 71 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 4BS. 
4 February - 6 March.

Meg has also been awarded the Gwen May Recent Graduate Award from the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. http://www.re-printmaking.com/studentelections.aspx

Kirsty Buchanan in Florence Trust Winter Open

Kirsty Buchanan, St John the Baptist (2014)

Kirsty Buchanan is one of the 12 resident artists at the Florence Trust 2014-15. They are having their Winter Open to mark the mid-way point through their year-long residency. Mulled wine and drinks will be available through the opening night.

Florence Trust, St Saviour's, Aberdeen Park, Highbury, London, N5 2AR. 
Opening: Friday 30 January, 6 - 9pm. 
Exhibition continues over the weekend: Saturday 31 January and Sunday 1 February, 12 - 6pm.




More about the Florence Trust:

Deadline for applications: Early summer, tba

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The Florence Trust offers 12 month studio residencies commencing in August each year for up to a 12 artists. Each artists gets 24-hour access to a studio within St Saviour’s, a neo-gothic church in Highbury, London. There are two annual exhibitions in January and July, with a full-colour catalogue and a text by an independent arts writer. Throughout the year they provide mentoring, including with visiting artists, writers and curators. There are peer-critiques, workshops, and exhibition projects. In the past, artists have joined the Trust at a pivotal stage in their careers and used the opportunity as a springboard to establish themselves in the London art scene and beyond.

Open to all artists internationally, including collaborations, and students who will graduate in 2015.

Studio rent is either £225 or £260 per calendar month. This is all-inclusive and covers all aspects of the programme. Artists will need to budget separately for their living costs. Many artists need to work part-time during their residency and this is not a problem as long as they continually use their studio.

Application fee of £10.

RCA Work-in-Progress: Open House

First-year students at the RCA are showing work in their studios in Battersea (not Kensington). 17 & 18 January 2015, 10am – 5pm. Website.

Including RDS alumni Anthony Banks, Jake Garfield, and Melissa Kime.