Alumni news and exhibitions, October 2018

Christopher Green (DY 2008) has four drawings in a group show titled ‘Drawn to the Line’ at Piers Feetham Gallery in Fulham, 10- 27 October. Click here to view the online catalogue. One of the works is shown below:

Hannah Murgatroyd is included in Anomie's newly published Review Of Contemporary Painting for her show Landscape as a Peopled World at Exeter Phoenix in 2017. The paintings of 40 contemporary artists from Britain are discussed through national and international solo exhibitions of their work. Featured artists include Kaye Donachie, Rose Wylie and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.

Hannah Murgatroyd and Grant Foster (both DY 2006)  have been awarded the Von Goetz Art Frieze Week Residency and will be making work in the Brixton site until 12th October. The award offers artists a dynamic forum in which to make and exhibit their work during Frieze Week. The residency will culminate in a showcase of studio works and works produced on site, with a drinks reception on Wed 17 October 5-8pm. 

Rachel Mercer (DY 2013) would like to invite alumni to her forthcoming group show at Mercer Chance Gallery, titled 'Babes in the Orchard'. Rachel will be exhibiting alongside alumna Lindsey McLean (DY 2014) and current Drawing Year student Alyssa Hart. PV: 4 October 6-10pm. The show will be open until 14th Oct.

Jack Fawdry Tatham (DY 2017) is exhibiting new etchings in his forthcoming show 'The Shrewdness of Apes' at Camberwell College of Art Gallery, 45 Peckham Rd, London SE5 8UL. PV: 4 October 5-8pm. The show will be open 24 Sept-25 Oct, Mon-Fri 10-6pm. Please rsvp if you wish to attend the PV. 

A group show featuring work by Perienne Christian (DY 2007)  curated by Ryan Gander and Jonathan P Watts, opens at Cork Street Galleries on 4 October 5-10pm. Details here.

Gabrielle Lockwood Estrin (DY 2014) will be leading a drawing workshop at Parasol Unit in London Sat 20 October, 10-1pm. Details here.

Mercer Chance, the gallery set up by Rachel Mercer and Michael Chance (both DY 2013), will be hosting its final exhibition before the gallery closes its doors at the end of the month. During the course of the last four years, the gallery has supported RDS alumni, offering them a space in which to exhibit and reflect on their work without commercial pressures. Over 60 exhibitions have taken place at the gallery, which became a valuable hub for discussion about contemporary drawing and painting. It will be sorely missed, not least by Rachel and Michael themselves! They would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to everyone that has exhibited, visited and supported the project. They are moving on to spend more time on their own painting practices and have both found studios in London. Alumni are invited to the Private View of Michael Chance's exhibition next week:

Michael Chance's exhibition 'Nudge Nudge Wink Wink' opens at Mercer Chance on Thursday 18 October 7-10pm (continues until 28th Oct, Fri-Sun 11-6pm or by appointment).

Douglas Farthing (DY 2015) was recently interviewed for a programme which is now available on BBC iplayer. It features examples of his war drawings and an interview. Click here to watch. The same drawings will be exhibited at the Cornhall in Diss, Norfolk at end of this month. On Saturday 3 November Doug will be leading a free drawing workshop, followed by a talk and Q&A. Details here. 

Tim Patrick is exhibiting recent drawings and paintings in a group show in Brighton. Click here to view the catalogue. PV: 16 October 6-8,30pm (open 16-21 October, 10am-6.30pm).  Address: 40 Gloucester Rd, Brighton, BN1 4AQ. Details here.

Ben Westley Clarke (DY 2017) is this year's recipient of the Richard Ford Award, the travel scholarship to Spain. He will be spending two months in Madrid, drawing in the Prado. You can follow his progress here.

Alumni news and exhibitions, September 2018

Francesca Mollett (DY 2015) would like to invite alumni to INDEX, an exhibition of work by 12 RDS alumni at Stoke Newington Library Gallery. PV 4 September 6-10pm. Exhibition runs 5-10 September, 10am-6pm. Artists: Becky Brewis, Aisha Farr, Holly Froy, Iona Roberts, Anna Rumsby, Qiong Wu, Anna Tveritinova, Euphrosyne Andrews, Shanti Gorton, Elvira Rose Oddy, Samantha Marshall-Lockyer, Francesca Mollett.

Melissa Kime (DY 2012) would like to invite alumni to her solo show 'Can I just have one more moon dance?' at Jonathan Ross Gallery (6-27 September). PVs: 6 September 6.30–8.30pm / 9 September 12–3pm / Thu 27 September 6.30–8.30pm (visitors with long hair are requested to incorporate a plait of their choice). Click here to read the press release. 

Olivia Kemp (DY 2014) will be exhibiting new work in the exhibition 'Early Modern Matters' at James Freeman Gallery (6-29 September). PV 6 September 6,30-8,30pm.

Tim Patrick (DY 2015) has moved into a studio in Camberwell and would like to invite alumni to his Open Studio (6-9th September), with an opening night on Thursday 6 September 6-9pm.  See invitation here. Tim will also be running regular life drawing classes on Mondays and portrait drawing on Tuesdays (starting mid-September). Details here or email tim@timpatrick.co.uk.

Grace Morgan Pardo (DY 2013) would like to invite alumni to her forthcoming show Queen of Knots at Shipton Street Gallery (Haig House, London E2 7RZ). PV 6 September 7-9 pm. The show will be open 2-20th September and will be open to the public on Sundays during the Columbia Road Flower Market from 11 am - 2 pm.  Should anyone wish to arrange an appointment at any other time please see contact details here.

Daniel Preece (RDS Faculty) is exhibiting at Tregony Gallery in Cornwall (11-29 September) and is also part of a show in St Ives at The Penwith Gallery (8-29 September).

In July 2018 Oliver McConnie (DY 2014) exhibited at Sarabande, the Foundation set up by Lee Alexander McQueen (1969-2010). Click here to see images of his new work, including recent etchings and monotypes.

Mary Roberts-Holmes (DY 2012) has been busy setting up a gallery/workshop space in Bristol. After securing a location on Stafford Street near East Street, Mary and her team have been time dismantling and recreating the space which will be called CarabooProjects (named after an infamous local character, ‘Princess Caraboo'). The space will also be used for talks and events, as well as offering studio space to 11 artists. Mary would like to invite Bristol-based alumni to the first exhibition to be help in the space: PV Thursday 20 September, which will see workshops, talks and community events running in conjunction with the main show, with an emphasis on community involvement. Alumni can support Mary through Kickstarter (4 days left!).

Current alumni exhibitions:
Various alumni and RDS Senior Faculty members in Prince and Patron at Buckingham Palace (until 30th September), His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales’ 70th Birthday exhibition; Rebecca Harper, Jenny Smith and Oliver Mullhill at The Concept Store (until 1st September); Daniel Preece at John Martin Gallery (until 7th September); Kathryn Maple in John Moores Painting Prize in Liverpool (until 18th November); Ben Nathan atARTBAT FEST 9 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Alumni news and exhibitions, April 2018

Charlie Masson (DY 2011) has founded a creative hub in the countryside of southern Tuscany called La Vallonea, which is due to open over the Easter weekend. Charlie says: "Through its educational programs, residencies and exhibitions, La Vallonea aims to cultivate an environment conducive to creativity to a local and international community of artists by providing resources and facilities in an inspiring location. Artist residencies, which include accommodation and studio space are granted annually to professional artists working in a variety of disciplines including: photography, printmaking, painting, drawing, sculpture, and ceramics." La Vallonea is located in Capalbio (150 kilometres south of Florence). For more information see their website here.

Chloe Le Tissier and Sabrina Shah (both DY 2011) will be exhibiting new paintings in their forthcoming exhibition Feeding Time at Mercer Chance Gallery. Exhibition dates: 5-15 April. PV 5 April 6-9pm. Details here. 

Ongoing alumni exhibitions: 
Charlie Reed and Jessie Makinson at Alice Black Gallery until 14th April; Dan MacCarthy at the Zetter Hotel; Douglas Farthing at Castle Museum (until 20th May).

Alumni news and exhibitions, March 2018

Illustrator James Albon (DY 2015) has an exhibition coming up in Paris (7 March - 6 April). It celebrates the launch of the French translation of his book "Her Bark & Her Bite", called "C'est Mort, Darling". The exhibition will consist of original artwork from the book, as well as a selection of other illustrations and prints. Address: Galerie Michel Lagarde, 13 Rue Bouchardon, Paris 75010. PV: 6 March, 6.30pm.

Alumni Geraint Evans, Michael Chance, Oliver Mulvihill, Mark Hanson, Rachel Mercer, Tom Scotcher and Ben Westley-Clarke are exhibiting in 'Through the Looking Glass' at Mercer Chance in Hoxton. The exhibition features self-portraits by 13 contemporary British artists. PV: 1 March 7-10pm. Details here.

Large woodcuts by Dan MacCarthy (DY 2011) are currently on display in the Atrium of the Zetter Hotel in London, alongside work by RCA ceramicist Helen Carr. Address: St John's Square, 86-88 Clerkenwell Rd, EC1M 5RJ. The show is on for 6 weeks, open 7 days a week. Details here.

Two paintings by Douglas Farthing (DY 2016) have been selected for an exhibition in Norwich: Inheritance at Castle Museum & Art Gallery (3 March - 20 May). Details here.

Ben Nathan (DY 2009)'s latest interactive sound installation opened in Berlin last week. Details here.

Ongoing alumni exhibitions: 
Tyga Helme and Constanza Dessain at Piccadilly Arcade until 28th Feb; Ondřej Roubík at New Gallery Prague until 9th March; Lindsay Sekulowicz at Kew Gardens until 11th March; Anna Ilsley, Paul Patrick Fenner, Jessie Makinson and Hannah Murgatroyd at Gallery 98 until 17th March; Beth Collar at Cell Project Space until 25th March; Charlie Reed and Jessie Makinson at Alice Black Gallery until 14th April. 

Alumni news and exhibitions, February 2018

Jake Garfield (DY 2013) will be exhibiting new work at Mercer Chance in his forthcoming solo show The Real Thing which opens on 1 February (7-10pm), continuing until 11th February. 

Lorna May Wadsworth (DY 2005) has a forthcoming exhibition at Philip Mould Gallery on Pall Mall. The Milliner (9-18 Feb) will feature her paintings alongside hats by Victoria Grant. Open 10-6pm Mon-Fri and on the weekend of 17th and 18th Feb (closed 10th and 11th). A special feature on Lorna's work appeared in the Financial Times' magazine last week.

Drawing Year alumni Anna Ilsley (DY 2010), Paul Patrick Fenner (DY 2012), Jessie Makinson (DY 2012) and Hannah Murgatroyd (DY 2006) are showing alongside Anna Jung Seo and Paige Perkins in ‘Night Follows Night’ at Gallery 98 in Ramsgate. Open Thu-Sat, 11-5pm until 17th March. Address: 98 High Street, Ramsgate. More info here.

Ongoing alumni exhibitions:

Oliver Bedeman at Black Swan Arts in Frome until 18th February

Ben Westley Clarke, Melissa Kime and Grant Foster at Turf Projects until 25th February, accompanied by a series of events.

Lindsay Sekulowicz at Kew Gardens until 11th March

Alumni news and exhibitions, January 2018

Kathryn Maple (DY 2013) has two paintings in 'Fresh Paint' , the inaugural exhibition at Messums Wiltshire, which opens on 5 January at 6pm. The exhibition will continue until 4th February. Details here.

Gideon Summerfield drawing in India

Gideon Summerfield (DY 2017) has just returned from a tour of India, which included visiting the art schools in Jaipur and Udaipur. Gideon described the trip as "an incredible experience" saying: "I was thrilled to be so welcomed and have the opportunity to join Indian art students in a life class. In addition it felt a privilege to view the extraordinary collection of Rajasthani miniature art in a number of historic and very beautiful palaces". See photos here.

Christabel Mac Greevy (DY 2017) was recently featured in I-D, the British magazine dedicated to fashion, music and art. Click here to read the online interview, in which she talks about the importance of drawing in her practice.

Sophie Charalambous (DY 2009) is showing at the London Art Fair (17-21 Jan) at Stand G2. The fair takes place in Islington and the nearest tube is Angel.

Olivia Kemp (DY 2014) has work in Borderlines, a group exhibition at James Freeman Gallery which opens on 11 January, 6,30-8,30pm and continues until 3rd February. Details here. Olivia will also be showing at London Art Fair (17-21 Jan) at stand G5. The fair is just a few minutes walk from the gallery. 

Jessie Makinson (DY 2012) is one of the artists featured in 'If You Can't Stand the Heat' at Roaming Projects in Hackney (12-28 January). Private view: 11 January 6-9pm. Details here.

Ben Westley Clarke (DY 2017) has organized a show titled 'Frivolous Convulsions', which will take place at Turf Projects in Croydon. Private view: 11 January 5-9pm. The exhibition will continue until 25th February. Open Wed-Sun, 11-5pm. Also included in the exhibition are alumni Melissa Kime and Grant Foster. The show is complemented by a series of events, details of which can be found here.

Alumni Jackson Rees, Nancy Haslam-Chance, Ben Westley Clarke and Lee Cutter (all DY 2017) are part of Mercer Chance's forthcoming exhibition 'A View with a Room'. Private View on 18 January 7-10pm, continues until 28th January. Details here. 

Alumnae Katie Brookes, Alison Boult, Nikki Gardham, Rebecca Harper, Kathryn Maple and Elizabeth McCarten (all DY 2013) would like to invite alumni to 'The River Project', a large-scale collaborative exhibition opening for three weeks between 8-28 January at Sun Pier House in Chatham, Kent. "Visitors will be able to take part in creative workshops, making drawings and paintings inspired by the river and imagery from the local area that will be assembled into a giant painted collage throughout January. Family drop-in days will run on Saturdays. On the evening of 26th January we are going to open our doors for the finished exhibition, which you are invited to come along and see!" Details here. 

Lottie Stoddart (DY 2015) has spent the last three months in India, continuing to update her drawing and travel blog, which you can read here.

Anna Ilsley (DY 2010) would like to invite alumni to her forthcoming group exhibition 'The Reinvention of Love'. Inspired by philosopher Byung-Chul Han, the exhibition considers the importance of love and the complexities of desire we may face in today's individualistic society. PV: 20 January 5-8pm at Century Soho, 61- 63 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6LQ. Please RSVP by emailing leo@centuryclub.co.uk.  

Rebecca Harper (DY 2013) has paintings on show at the Galerie Nicholas Deman as part of the Paris Deco Off, for De le Cuona's new fabric launch (18-22 January).