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RWA Open Painting Exhibition
28th March - 9th May 2010
The Open Painting Exhibition
is dedicated solely to the medium of painting. Its aim is to embrace a broad
range of styles and media. The exhibition opens to the public on Sunday
28th March at the Royal West of England Academy, in Bristol.
RWA Academicians' Chairman
Simon Quadrat, says:
'There are very many fine painters throughout the
country, both established and relatively unknown. While styles,
subjects and techniques are infinite and varied, what is common
to all is dedication to the act of painting. These are the people,
many from beyond Bristol, we hope to find and show in this year's
Open Painting exhibition.'
The third RWA Open Painting exhibition will be selected by a committee
chaired by RWA Artist Chairman Simon Quadrat
RWA who will be joined by David Buckman
(writer and author of 'Artists in Britain since 1945'),
Matthew Hall (London gallery owner specialising
in English and Scottish contemporary art), Saied
Dai (artist), David Rayson (Head
of Painting at Royal College of Art) and Janette
Kerr RWA (artist, and Visiting Research Fellow, University
of the West of England). The selection will take place on March 7th.
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RWA 2nd Open Painting Exhibition held in 2005
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‘Lovers Meet At Journey’s End’ 2007, 107 x 137 cm
oil on canvas (courtesy the artist and Art First)
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Invited artists are Saied
Dai, David Rayson and Eileen
Cooper. Saied Dai is a past exhibitor
and an award winner of the BP Portrait Award Exhibition
and also a winner of The Ondaatje Prize for Portraiture.
David Rayson is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and
is currently Head of Painting there. Eileen Cooper
RA is a painter and printmaker with work in numerous collections
including; Arts Council of Great Britain, British Council and the
Contemporary Arts Society.
The Odin Charitable trust has generously supported
the exhibition with award money of £8000 to be split into three
prizes. Other prizes to be awarded are from The Artist
Magazine and Creative Picture Framing.
The 3rd Open Painting exhibition will represent the diversity of contemporary
painting. Most work will be for sale and this exhibition, with its
wide choice, will provide an excellent opportunity to buy a work of
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RWA Education and Marketing Manager
Fiona Davies
0117 9735129
press.office@rwa.org.uk
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