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We are now working towards our
Annual Exhibition in May/June and will be using the Main and North
rooms in the newly refurbished Mall Galleries.We are also
delighted that HRH Princess Michael of Kent will officially open the
exhibition and present the awards at 12 midday on Wednesday 28th May. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Congratulations to Sue Howells winner of Fine Art Trade Guild, Art and Framing awards 2008 - Sue is now the best selling published artist in the country, following such names as Beryl Cooke, David Shepherd and Jack Vettriano
SUE HOWELLS TO AID HEART RESEARCH CHARITY Sue Howells SWA, has created a unique painting to raise over £10,000 for Heart Research UK/Midlands. Sue teamed up with John Lloyd, the charity's regional executive to organise the production of 350 mounted, limited edition prints of the painting which will be sold across Britain for £75 each. The original painting will be shown at Birminghams Phoenix Lunceon Club, at Radisson SAS Hotel, Holloway Circus, Queensway, Birmingham on March 27th To view the painting and read the full article visit www.birmingmail.net and enter "sue howells" into the search. Further information; garyhow@hotmail.com Sue also has two forthcoming solo exhibitions 15th - 18th May at Gallery 23, Dublin and 11th July to 16th August 08 at Oriel Ceri Richards, Talieswin Arts Centre Swansea Universtiy. For further information on Sue's charity prints and exhibitions Contact: garyhow@hotmail.com ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Congratulations to Marjorie Collins who has just been elected to a Full Member of the Society of Botanical Artists. Marjorie was elected to Associate Membership at the Society's 2007 open Exhibition, where she was also a runner up for the St Cuthbert's Mill Award.
Members Exhibitions Daphne Todd - New Book Launch/Exhibition “Paint and Principle” by Jenny Pery The Life and Work of Daphne Todd, OBE PPRP NEAC will be launched at her forthcoming exhibition at Messum’s, 8 Cork St., London W1S 3LJ ~ 14th – 31st May 2008
SWA Members have been offered a special discounted price of £30 per copy [RRP £35] “Paint and Principle” is the first monograph to be published on one of the foremost figurative painters working in Britain today. Although she is best known for her portraits, having become the first woman President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Daphne Todd’s work also covers a wide range of genres, including still life and landscape. Her fresh contemporary approach is much sought after and her eminent gathering of past sitters – including HRH the Grand Duke of Luxemburg, Dame Janet Baker, Christopher Ondaatje and Spike Milligan – have found it difficult to hide from her analytical gaze. This amply illustrated book explores the art and life of a painter now at the height of her career. For further information or images contact: Camila Purdon, Messum’s, 8 Cork Street, London, W1S 3LJ. Tel. 0207 437 5545 Email: Camilla@messums.com ~ Web: www.messums.com ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Christine Russell SWA ~ Solo Exhibition
Private View: Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th November 10-4pm Continues: Monday 17th-Sunday 30th November At: The Laurels Studio, Stone, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9LD. Tel: 01454 269268 or www.art-christinerussell.co.uk for more details. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Greetings to: The Society of Women Artists From: The Ulster Society of Women Artists. May 2008 We have just completed our 50th Anniversary Celebrations and during this time it was my pleasure to welcome your President to take part in our celebrations. We were honoured to have Barbara join the selection panel to make those difficult decisions and to join our Patron, the Duchess of Abercorn at the celebration lunch held in Queens University. Thank you Barbara for joining us and I hope you were not too exhausted after all your hard work. Thank you also for your very kind words of encouragement during what turned out to be an extremely busy year. We held ten Society events including six province wide exhibitions and a very enjoyable Garden Party with His Royal Highness Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in celebration of reaching this special milestone. Thankfully it didn’t rain that day! Best wishes to you all and every success with your painting. Doris Houston. USWA I.P.P.
BRITISH MODERN MASTERS Art lovers will be delighted to learn that 40 of the UK's finest contemporary artists have been brought together to form British Modern Masters, a prestigious group who will be exhibiting at numerous key venues throughout the UK. Seven of the group are SWA Members: Christine Taherian, Anne McCormack, Sue Jelley, Tina Stokes, Tina Morgan, Sue Howells and Anne Cherry. The venues and dates are: February 23rd / 24th, Bath Assembly Rooms March 29th / 30th, Oxford Town Hall April 19th / 20th, Kings School, Worcester May 10th / 11th, York Guild Hall June TBA July 26th / 27th, Stratford Civic Hall August 16th only, Worcester Guild Hall September 13th / 14th, Cardiff City Hall October 18th / 19th, Council House, Birmingham November 15th / 16th, Cheltenham Town Hall Fine Art Uk is very privileged to exclusively represent British Modern Masters throughout their 2008 programme of events. Some of these works will be available at Private Viewings by appointment in the Ledbury gallery. For further information please contact Fine Art UK on:01531 632557/ukfinearts@aol.com Society web page links Available to all Members - we now offer a link from our artists page to your own web sites. Participate on our web site, to support the Society, at just £20 for your own page with 6 images and text and we will automatically link to your own web site. Just email Claire at cmrussell@btopenworld.com with your details. Awards to Members CAROL HILL, recently elected a full member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA), is demonstrating at the Patchings Art Festival in Nottingham 5th - 8th June 2008. Carol is also running the following courses: ONE DAY WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP on 18th July 2008 at Sheepscombe, Nr. Cheltenham, Glos. The following courses for 2009 will take place in the beautiful Derbyshire Dales at Pear Tree Farm, Lea Bridge, just outside Matlock in Derbyshire. Accommodation is available at the farm or in the village.
TWO
DAY RESIDENTIAL OIL PAINTING LANDSCAPE COURSE - 27th - 28th April,
2009.
'Sun
& Shade' For further information or to reserve a place on any of the above courses , please contact Carol in the first instance for availability of places by; email:carolhill@mailauth.co.uk ~ Tel: 01629 582232 ~ Web-site www.carolhillartist.com ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ We are also pleased to see that word of the Society is spreading in the USA following Leslie Frontz’ recent success at our annual London Exhibition.
'Sunny side of the street'
'DCCC
Art Instructor Wins Top International Award for Watercolor Painting'
Davidson County Community College art instructor Leslie Frontz recently won the Princess Michael of Kent Award for the best watercolor in the spring exhibition of the Society of Women Artists in London, England. Her winning work is titled Sunny Side of the Street. Frontz, who teaches curriculum art courses at the DCCC Thomasville Education Center, is one of 100 professional women artists admitted to the selective membership of The Society of Women Artists. She became a signature member after submitting works of art to juried exhibitions where they were reviewed and selected by a panel of Society of Women Artists members. Her winning painting is featured in the Society of Women Artists’ 146th annual exhibition. Watercolor painting is Frontz’s specialty, and she studied with Bernard Evans in Britain, the birthplace of watercolor painting as a fine art medium. Her painting technique has been described by critics as “clean and direct, using a minimum amount of brushwork to indicate her subjects with great simplicity. The effect leaves much to our imagination while convincing us of the authenticity of her observations.” ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ We enjoyed the article featuring the very fine sculpture of Cathy Prest, in September's issue of Artists & Illustrators Magazine. Any Member with articles in the pipeline - let us know. Forthcoming ‘Out of Town’ Exhibitions Picturecraft Exhibition, Holt, Norfolk. October 2008 We look forward to October 2008 when we run the SWA Open Exhibition at the Award winning Picturecraft Gallery. Any Members who have not yet registered are very welcome to join us in this, previously very successful, SWA fund raising exhibition. Details will be sent to participating artists, but if you have any queries please contact Kim Roskell: 01763 849769 Art Products Sue Jelley admits to being quite “heavy” with her brushes and has been searching for some really good quality brushes that don’t lose hairs easily. Sue has found Rosemary & Co who have agreed to donate £250 worth of quality handmade brushes as an award at out next exhibition at the Mall Galleries. The mail order brush company is: Rosemary & Co, Quality Artist's Brushes, PO Box 372, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6WZ. Tel 01535 600090. Mall galleries The refurbishment at the Mall Galleries is superb with its grand entrance, smart new walls and ceilings, and a 63 inch plasma screen in the entrance announcing the Title, winner and Sponsors of the Exhibition. Not to mention new loo’s, low carbon footprint lighting and the new wide link between the North and Main gallery, making it “the coolest gallery in town”! We look forward to being there again in May/June next year ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Society of Women Artists is keen to support and promote the activities of its Members, whether it be exhibitions or workshops and also to acknowledge any recent qualifications or awards granted to them. We look forward to hearing from you. Contact: Barbara Penketh Simpson, President - email: bsimpson1@btconnect.com or Judith Roberts, Editor - email: draw@interior-solutions.co.uk
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