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Gold Leaf in the Art of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA
Art and enlightenment
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CAS Artist Residency + Portrait School Project: III
Recording my art practice throughout my residency with CAS + my experience working with the students and the artwork they produce for the project.
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Chapel Arts Studios: Artist Residency and School Project.
Recording my art practice throughout my residency with CAS + my experience working with the students and the artwork they produce for the project.
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Jerwood/Photoworks Awards 4, Heather Agyepong & Joanne Coates
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Jerwood Arts -
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London
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Breathe
‘Breathe’ Continuing research and development in preparation for intervention workshops alongside Miffy Ryan with Taiwanese Art Interns in a wood near Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. Again referencing Lygia Clark’s ‘Nostalgia do Corpo’ (Nostalgia of the Body). The nature of portraiture too […]
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We belong here, a call out for participants
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New Forest -
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February 15, 2022 -
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April 30, 2022 -
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South East England
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Bloodlines
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no format gallery -
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March 17, 2020 -
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March 22, 2020 -
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London
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Perfume as Practice AW19
This week sees the opening of my latest Perfume as Practice show, which will take place at Centrespace Gallery, Bristol from 4th – 9th October 2019. As ever, Perfume as Practice AW19 will look at the artistic potential of perfumery […]
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100 Not Out
June 2019 marked the 9th incarnation of Perfume as Practice, which was staged at Asylum Gallery, Wolverhampton. The exhibition comprised of 12 perfume portraits and 5 paintings, themed under the idea of protest. The exhibition also represented a milestone for […]
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REFLECTING ON A FRESH START.
As a twenty-year-old working-class lad from Hull, I looked into a mirror in the back bedroom of my parent’s council house and drew myself (above). Capturing a moment in time with a simple pencil. It wasn’t bad. It showed some […]
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Perfume as Practice
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June 15, 2019 at 06:00 PM -
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West Midlands
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BP Portrait Award 2019: four shortlisted artists announced as prize marks its 40th year
This year’s National Portrait Gallery-organised award attracted 2,538 entries by artists from 84 countries, with the winner set to receive £35,000 in prize money.
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Notes From an Exhibition – Perfume as Practice SS19
Earlier this month I had the privilege of staging Perfume as Practice SS19 at Lumen Crypt Gallery, London. The opportunity afforded me the chance to exhibit a solo show in London for the first time; bringing my unique approach to […]
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A Painted Touch of Life
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The Former Newington Library -
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May 29, 2019 -
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June 03, 2019 -
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London
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Inching Towards London
My first solo show of the year – Perfume as Practice SS19 at Lumen Crypt Gallery, London – is inching ever closer; in a mere 6 weeks the exhibition will be up and running. So as you might expect February […]
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Liveries for London
It’s that time of year again! No, not the January blues; I am in fact talking about my twice-yearly undertaking of deciding on visual liveries for a new range of perfumes. My upcoming solo exhibition at Lumen Crypt Gallery will […]
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Now Showing #275: The week’s top exhibitions
Five recommended shows from across the UK, including: a group show exploring socio-political turmoil at Bo-Lee Gallery, London, Siobhán Hapaska’s sculpture at John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, and Lucy Orta’s collaborative banners at Medicine in Birmingham.
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Members’ events: mobile portaits, recycled conversations and colour perspectives
Five projects from a-n members, selected from a-n’s busy Events section and this week including exhibitions in Barnsley, Brighouse and London.
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Now Showing #264: The week’s top exhibitions
Five recommended shows from across the UK, including: A selection of portraits curated by artist Leo Fitzmaurice at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; Jesse Darling’s sculptures, drawings and objects in the latest in Tate Britain’s ongoing Art Now series of free exhibitions; and at Firstsite in Colchester, Raqs Media Collective’s exploration of the history of psychological disorders caused by conflict.
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Now Showing #260: The week’s top exhibitions
This week’s selection of recommended shows includes: The Hayward Gallery’s new touring drawing exhibition at St Albans Museum and Gallery; magic, ritual and witchcraft at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; and the inaugural exhibition at S1 Artspace’s new gallery space at Sheffield’s Park Hill estate.
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Now Showing #258: The week’s top exhibitions
This week’s selection of recommended shows includes: An exploration of how the head and face have been depicted in art at Graves Gallery, Sheffield, Lily Cole’s film Balls at the Foundling Museum, London, and Lucy Skaer at Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh.
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What is Portraiture?
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Rugby Art Gallery & Museum -
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April 27, 2018 at 12:00 PM -
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West Midlands
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Pictures of… Female Firsts, a celebration of pioneering women
A year-long commission by artist Kristina Clackson Bonnington launches at University College London with the first three of a planned 12 portraits going on display.
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Perfume and Posters
Perfume as Practice SS18 at Bureau, Blackburn feels rather more imminent now that I have designed a poster for it: The process of designing and distributing posters for exhibitions – particularly solo shows – does add a certain weight to […]
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Blogger Q&A: Michael Borkowsky, artist and perfumer
This week’s featured artist blogger on a-n’s Instagram is Michael Borkowsky. Over recent years the Sheffield-based artist has adopted the craft of perfumery in his visual art practice leading him to, amongst other things, work directly with other artists in portraiture. Richard Taylor finds out more.