Saturday 7 December, 11am 

Artist Frances Gynn RWA and guest speaker, former Chair of the RSPB and Devon Birds  Kevin Cox, invite you to take part in 'Public Erasure' . Take an eraser and rub out a species.  

What is 'Public Erasure' ? 

‘Public Erasures’ is the term Frances Gynn uses to describe her detailed drawings of endangered species which she invites the public to erase, This active erasure of painstaking drawing serves as a potent metaphor for the adverse effects of human activity on all species and ecosystems, offering both a visceral and intellectual experience, encouraging debate and positive personal and public action

Why the Turtle Dove? 

About the Artist

Frances Gynn is a visual artist who works with painting, drawing, and printmaking. Her deep interest in the natural world has provoked her to tackle environmental issues such as plastic pollution and climate change, including her particular interest in artistic intervention in the conservation of endangered wildlife. Frances Gynn gained a BA(Hons) in Fine Art from the University of Plymouth, and has participated in numerous site specific events and exhibitions including at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2022. In 2018 and 2019 she was selected for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize Exhibition. In 2018 she was awarded a Fellowship at The Bogliasco Foundation, Italy and in 2019 was elected as an Academician of the Royal West of England Academy (RWA).

Find out more:

• Frances Gynn will be performing another Erasure event at our Autumn After Hours
• Click Here for BBC News Coverage
• https://www.francesgynn.co.uk/
• You can view both Public Erasure works before they disappear in the RWA 171 Annual Open

This event is free for RWA members and free to the public with a 171 Annual Open Exhibition ticket, available for purchase at the Welcome Desk on the day.

For more information on ticket pricing, click here.

There is no need to book this event in advance, simply come along on the day.