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2023 Leeds Summer Group Show

I’m pleased to announce that Sound of the Kenwood Chef and Giant Cauliflower Harvest have been selected by curators Courtney Spencer and Helen Dryden for the 2023 Leeds Summer Group Show.

The mixed-media exhibition takes place at The Leeds Playhouse, Leeds, West Yorkshire, 22 July – 7 Sept 2023.

Sound of the Kenwood Chef
Sound of the Kenwood Chef

We received over 500 submissions from 150 artists and 77 works by 54 artists have been selected by the panel.

Courtney Spencer
Giant Cauliflower Harvest
Giant Cauliflower Harvest
2023 Leeds Summer Group Show
2023 Leeds Summer Group Show

The 2023 Leeds Summer Group Show is an eclectic exhibition showcasing talent from across the UK. This annual exhibition was started in 2015 by Courtney Spencer, and this year she will be co-curating the show with Helen Dryden, an artist and curator based in Leeds. They were joined on the selection panel by Nigel Walsh, the Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art for Leeds Museums & Galleries, based at Leeds Art Gallery.

The show’s selection panel

Nigel Walsh is the Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art for Leeds Museums & Galleries, based at Leeds Art Gallery. He joined the team in 1986 as its first dedicated Exhibitions Curator, after training with the Scottish Art Council in Glasgow following a degree in English Studies and Fine Art (History of Art) from a Scottish University. Until very recently he was Chair of Trustees of the Ilkley Literature Festival where he’d been a member of the Board for 20 years.

Helen Dryden is a Leeds based visual artist who works primarily in painting and is the curator of Compact Contemporary Gallery which is housed in her studio at Sunny Bank Mills. She has an MA in Curation Practices from Leeds Arts University and a BA(Hons) in Graphic Arts and Design from Leeds Beckett University. 

Courtney Spencer is an Australian artist, curator and collaborator. She was the director of an arts charity for five years, began the Leeds Summer Group Show in 2015 and is the founder of The Art Court which works to support artists and collectors in the North of England. She has worked with organisations including National Trust; The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate; S1 Artspace, Sheffield; Leeds Playhouse; and The Old Parcels Office, Scarborough. She also writes a monthly column called Snooping Through Studios for The State Of The Arts. 

Update:

Exhibition images courtesy of curator Helen Dryden.

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Print It 2023!

Close up of the stitching - Giant Cauliflower Harvest - embroidered word, red thread about my father and his allotment

I’m pleased to announce that a digital print of Giant Cauliflower Harvest will be on exhibition at Print It 2023. The mixed-media exhibition takes place at Aire Place Studios, Unit 2C, Aire Place Mills, Kirkstall Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS3 1JL, 3rd February – 3rd March 2023.

Pop along and visit – selected pieces are for sale – including mine.

Print It 2023
Print It 2023
Giant Cauliflower Harvest
Giant Cauliflower Harvest

Now in its third edition, Print It! 2023 has showcased artists from London to Zimbabwe, Tokyo to the USA! Exhibiting is not always accessible to everyone. From printing costs, framing, transport, and room hire, it all adds up. Designed to be a show beyond the constraints, Print It! features examples of fine art, photography, design, sculpture and more. This inclusive show looks to reflect the creativity and diversity out there and with an astounding level of submissions received, we are featuring over 70 artists, displayed for four weeks in the APS Gallery. All works have been submitted in digital form, printed and displayed in our gallery; removing boundaries and bringing together fantastic works from regional, national and international artists. Alongside the exhibition each artist will receive a book which includes all of the artworks in the exhibition bringing the exhibition directly to the artists. Prints on display in the APS Gallery will be available to purchase from £25 and copies of the Print It! book will be available from the APS Shop from £10. Visiting times are Fridays 11am – 5pm

Exhibiting Artists: Leanne McWilliams , Basia Asztabska, Edith Young, HezronH, Jingkun Qi, Joe Fenna, Celeste Drouin-Davis, Ping L, Philip Westcott, Janet Stafford, Lita Doolan, Louise Wiseman, Mato Enki, Kayleigh Whelan, Helene Fiegl, Anderson James Hargreaves, Kate Marsden, Ben Sheppee, Ayan Aziz Mammadova, Cesar Mammadov, Beth Hinde, Kay Nyx, Keremy Aldis, Catherine Hill, John Walmsley, Teresa Schippel Hales, Marlene Jorge, Deirdre Kashdan, Sukhmani Kaur, Caleb Hernandez, Sharon Platt, Lois Palframan, Jude Lin, Jane Walker, Alison Dollery, James Mellor, HS.FataMorgana, Dolores Ros, Vicente Fos, Gerrit Hodemacher, Tallulah de Castro-Gray, Andi Balogh, Bahar Acharjya, Nicola Garvey, Frankie Bones, Chloe Henderson, Sophia Lindstrom, Mariia Tokar, Galen Chen, Evan Larson-Voltz, Kuan-Hsuan Lu, Beatrice Dina, Michael Trozzolo, Caitlin Morris, Dasha Shipukhina, Veronika Krämer, Jena Jerms, Valeria Roglinova, Rose Reuben, KruMaM, Alison Herbert, Lucien Torlot, Liliia Filina, Paul Maven

Aire Place Studios
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Gratitude Exhibition

Close up of the stitching - Giant Cauliflower Harvest - embroidered word, red thread about my father and his allotment

I’m pleased to announce that “Giant Cauliflower Harvest ” has been selected for the Gratitude Exhibition at Canco Park, 47 Dey Street, Jersey City, NJ 07306, USA. This is a public arts event where pieces from artists from around the world are printed onto vinyl and hung outside in public spaces.

Gratitude exhibition poster
Gratitude exhibition poster

Cities gain value through public art – cultural, social, and economic value. Public art is a distinguishing part of our public history and our evolving culture. It reflects and reveals our society, adds meaning to our cities and uniqueness to our communities. Public art humanizes the built environment and invigorates public spaces. It provides an intersection between past, present and future, between disciplines, and between ideas. (The Public Art Network Council explain it best in their Green Paper) ….. Gratitude is something we have learned to appreciate and be more considerate of since the pandemic, it has been amazing to receive such a diverse range of styles and subject matter. Walk Bye has become a platform that the people of Jersey City not only recognize, but crave. People send messages asking when the next show will be coming… To be able to celebrate, discover and enjoy artists and cultures from around the world while you walk in your own city is an incredibly fulfilling thing that encourages you to value the diversity and beauty of your own place.

Catalina Aranguren, Founder & Organizer, Walk_Bye
Artwork shared by Walk Bye on Instagram
Artwork shared by Walk Bye on Instagram

The exhibition is curated by artist Catalina Aranguren in conjunction with Walk Bye, Canco Park Conservancy & Bergen County Audubon Society.

The artwork will be unveiled on Sat Jan 14th, 2023 12-2pm in conjunction with a local event supporting Wildlife at the park.

This is second large scale Walk Bye exhibition I’ve taken part in.