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Art News:
Press
Release
New exhibition at RWA New Gallery:
Four
3 July - 1
August 2010
Images from www.flickr.com/photos/rwapress/sets/ - New Gallery
set
Pictured above from left: 'Temple Vessel 1' by Gloria Armstrong, 'The
Attentive Rook' by Mary Collett, 'Tuscan Storm' by Feona Ness, 'Joie de
Vivre' by Angie Kenber. Click on image for high res image.
Four (RWA New Gallery) and
Roger Conlon 'City Life' (RWA Milner Gallery)
exhibition details
(Media invited to Private Views Sunday
4 July 2010 2-5pm)
Public opening: Four - 3 July - 1
August; Roger Conlon 'City Life' - 2 - 27 July 2010
FREE
entry
Main gallery
Stephen Farthing RA ‘The Fourth
Wall’
Public opening 23 May – 4 July 2010
Near and Far
(RWA artists) and David Hockney 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'
18 July - 5
September 2010
For press releases see www.rwa.org.uk and images at www.flickr.com/photos/rwapress/sets/
Entry: Admission: £4,
concessions £2.50, children free. Free admission day: 12 June
Royal
West of England Academy, Queen’s Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1PX. 0117 973
5129 www.rwa.org.uk
RWA opening: Monday –
Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 2-5pm
More information
From
reliquaries for the ashes of the dearly departed to attentive rooks, 'Four', the
latest addition to the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
programme this July features four West Country female
artists.
A vibrant mix of two and three dimentional
art, Angie Kenber paints bold colourful abstract figures, Feona Ness
paints semi abstract atmospheric landscapes, Mary Collett
produces etchings and linocut prints of animals and birds such as 'The Attentive
Rook', and Gloria Armstrong creates Byzantium inspired textile
vessels.
Also exhibiting this summer, Roger Conlon presents his
latest show, 'City Life', focusing on the colourful urban life of Bristol. From
the kite fliers gathered in Ashton Park to the graffitied walls of Stokes
Croft, Roger Conlon paints the permanent and temporary landmarks of
this west country city. Roger has exhibited internationally and is the
associate dean for the faculty of creative arts, UWE.
Four exhibits
in the RWA New Gallery 3 July - 1 August and City Life in the RWA Milner Gallery
2-27 July, both are free entry.
In the RWA main gallery until 4 July is
'The Fourth Wall' by international painter Stephen Farthing RA, and 18 July
- 5 September is the RWA artist exhibition 'Near and Far' and David
Hockney's etchings 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'.
The RWA is open all week.
For more details call 0117 973 5129 or visit www.rwa.org.uk.
Editor's Notes
High
resolution downloadable images of a selection of the paintings are available at
www.flickr.com/photos/rwapress/sets/ solely for use with
media reports of this exhibition. To download high res pictures, please click on
the image you require, then click ‘All sizes’ then click on
‘Original’, then ‘Download’.
This press
release copyright of RWA and used solely to promote this exhibition. For more
information or to interview artists, please contact Louisa Davison on 0117 973
5129 (or 01672 811 515) press.office@rwa.org.uk.
The Royal West of England Academy
(RWA) is one of only five Royal academies of art in the UK. It is a registered
charity which has been self-supporting for over 150 years and possesses an
outstanding Grade II* listed building, galleries and permanent fine art
collection. The RWA has HM Queen Elizabeth II as its patron. The RWA is an
established venue for the fine arts and embraces an artistic awareness of the
widest nature. The exhibition programme provides a showcase for one-person and
mixed exhibitions in a variety of media, which attract large numbers of visitors
nation-wide. The Academy is situated in the academic heart of Bristol at the
Clifton Triangle, where Queens Road meets Whiteladies Road, next to Habitat and
opposite the Victoria Rooms.
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