This week I found out that I have work selected for two open exhibitions.
My oil painting, ‘Hidden’, has been selected for the RBSA Prize Exhibition at the RBSA Gallery in Birmingham. This runs from the 15th September to the 15th October. My acrylic painting, ‘Inside Out’, has been selected for the Royal West of England Academy 169th Annual Open Exhibition at the RWA Gallery in Bristol. This runs from the 8th October until the 8th January.
These are both great shows and I’m really pleased to be included. Just need to get them both framed now!
Open Exhibitions
I recently found out that I have had work accepted into two Open Exhibitions.
Firstly, my paintings ‘The Shack’ and ‘XA’ have been accepted in the annual Open All Media Exhibition at the RBSA Gallery in Birmingham. It’s been a while since I entered this show and so I’m looking forward to attending the private view to see the other work and meet the artists.
Secondly my paintings ‘Clearcut’ and ‘Clearcut II’ and my ink drawing ‘Entrance’ have all been accepted into the Open Exhibition at Brampton Museum and Art Gallery. This show has become more popular since the closure of the Shire Hall Gallery and now that the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery no longer run an open competition.
It’s always a pleasure to get into these competitions and it’s impossible to know whether you’ll be successful beforehand. I’m planning on trying the RBA one next.
Exhibitions and plans
The Nicklin Revisited exhibition at Reuben Colley Fine Art gallery in Birmingham finished today. It was an interesting show to be involved in and it drew in not just art enthusiasts but also people interested in the history of the West Midlands. It was the first time i had exhibited my work in the new(ish) gallery location and i was very impressed with the presentation of the work, all of which was outstanding.
I will next be exhibiting at Brampton Museum as part of the Open Art exhibition which runs from the 19th March to the 5th June. I had three pieces of work selected for the show including my painting, "By the Tracks" and my drawings "After the Fire" and "Aftermath" all of which are part of the Abandoned Spaces series.
My Cannock Chase paintings and drawings have been delivered to Reuben Colley Fine Art gallery in time for the Woodland exhibition which is due to begin next month. I am very pleased with this work and it was an interesting change of subject for me. I feel that i have captured the atmosphere of the forest as i see it and look forward to seeing it all framed.
I am currently working on a painting of "The New Navigation" inn which is a derelict pub i discovered in Birmingham a couple of years ago. It's going well so far.