The Chaos of Memories
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Tabernacle Gallery
34-35 Powis Square, London W11 2AY
“The Chaos of Memories”
17th to 22nd January 2012
Private View: Tuesday 17th January 6-10pm
“Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector’s passion borders on the chaos of memories.”- Walter Benjamin
A group show by […]
I’ve had a history of good luck with the weather in the Lake District. They say you can never have more than two days in a row without rain and I’ve defied those odds on my last two visits. Many years ago, when doing my Gold Duke of Edinburgh expedition, the baking sunshine seven days […]
choked
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I was excited to receive an email a couple of weeks ago informing me that I was a finalist in the Eco-warriors photography exhibition a the National Centre for Craft and Design. An hour later, I was told I had won! My […]
Post Script exhibition
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A group art exhibition at the Merton Priory archaeological site,
Colliers Wood, London: 8, 9 and 15, 16 October 2011
The Chapter House ruins, once part of the massive and historically important Merton Priory (destroyed by Henry VIII), are the site of […]
A satisfied customer
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My talented friend, Theresa Bruno is curating a show next year and has invited me to be a part of it. I can’t wait!
She loved my “Customer Fulfilment Centre” photo and has asked me to put that and other related […]
There have been highs, and lows, weird canapes and intrigue…
On Friday night, I was supposed to be at a Private View for a show that I was in, 1.3 Miles from Centre Court. I didn’t go, and in fact none of us did, because the gallery manager ran off with our money leaving the gallery […]
POST Artists have kindly been invited to take part in the Exchange Project in Hackney Wick in conjunction with the education and community programme of the Hackney Wicked festival.
POST Artists will be showcasing the results of their collaborative practice to the local residents and artists of Hackney Wick to highlight this rewarding means of making […]
Some paintings from my latest series. I am often intrigued by the collections of objects I encounter in the street, placed unconsciously or accidentally in what could have been a formal arrangement. If placed in a different context like a gallery, how would they be perceived differently? By painting these banal collections, I hope to […]
I’ve got a brilliant new job. I’ve started working at a gorgeous art supplies shop in Fulham called Jackson’s. It’s really atmospheric, tucked away under the railway arches of Putney Bridge Station. I get to spend my days dealing with luscious paint, learning more about art materials, and talking to artists. And here are some […]
I’ve been preoccupied with the everyday lately, in fact, every day for several years. I like to find humour and wonder in overlooked and unexpected places. By finding something magical in something seemingly banal, the world at least appears to be a better place, and feels it too. I’m even reading a collection of texts […]
