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"SOHO LIGHTS" An Exhibition of Portraits by TRIANA DE LAMO TERRY 19th - 24th April 2010

"I hadn't imagined what Triana's pictures would be like before stepping into her tiny east london studio. What I didn't want to have to say was "my god what's that!". Fortunately, In the shadowed light of a partially curtained small room several large canvasses were propped up in no particular order and I hadn't had to cry out. Instead I was greatly reassured andstruck with awe. The most immediate sensation that coursed through me was, wow, I recognise these portraits, at least the sitters, Charles Dance and Stephen Fry made themselves known without any formal introduction. Calling to mind something I'd heard thirty years ago, "if it's portrait then let's see who it is" (Rex Dunbar). Triana is a young self taught portrait painter, her palette and draughtsmanship are teaming with enthusiasm and dexterous intent. Seeing her standing by her canvasses covered in the speckles and brush marks that are the telling signs of an artist lost to the world and wholly absorbed in their craft was a welcome relief, the works are confident personal and interesting, reminding me of the 1920's in some indistinct but catchy manner. Looking at the portraits throws you into her world of solid strokes, rapid daubs and running paint, out of which she brazenly fashions her sitters into striking animated forms. I am already a signed up member of her growing fan club, the question is why aren't you?" Duncan Ward

For More information please see: Email: soholights@gmail.com

GUSTAVO CALLE GRACEY - "VidEgo" 26th April - 1st May 2010

Gustavo was born in Lima, Peru in 1963. He studied business administration in Universidad del Pacifico and Universidad de Lima. Whilst at Universidad de Lima, he won a scholarship after winning the Floral Games literary prize 2 years in a row. It was here that he developed his creative, literary and artistic skills. Gustavos inspiration stems from a range of mediums including video, literature, photography and art, which he refers to as chapters in a never-ending novel of life. The VidEgo pieces are inspired by the female form, and each painting represents a person that has played a significant role in his life. Gustavo says that that the little Maori demon is maybe the most important muse he has and is the origin of the novel: history (or tale) of the Paul Gogan & the little Maori demon.I had a very peculiar love story with her years ago and we kept the friendship and keep in touch. In this painting i imagine her in the beach this summer in the south of France or Ibiza where she always used to holiday... Gustavo has been very active in producing video, painting, collage, novels, poetry and photography for many years, and the VidEgo exhibition marks his first presentation in the UK. Gustavo uses a vast variety of different materials including recycled goods for his canvases, which includes cardboard, foam, wood and crates.

Enquiries during the exhibition: 020 7734 7595.

RUPERT LEE(1887 1959): Painter Sculptor & Printmaker Exhibition and Book Launch 3rd 8th May 2010

Opening hours: 11am 8pm daily

For more Information please see: www.courtgallery.com

PAUL BROWN - Recent Oil Paintings 17th - 22nd May 2010

Open Monday-Friday 10am - 6pm

Sat 10am -3pm

For more Information, please see:

w: www.sanguine-fine-art.co.uk

e: sanguinefineart@btopenworld.com

t/f : 01273 844778

(mobile during exhibitions. 07876513595)

ROBIN HAMBRO "Beauties and Beasts"24th- 29th May 2010

New Paintings by Robin Hambro

20th Century Russian Art from The Collection of Ravenscourt Galleries 1st - 5th June 2010

Preview Evening on the 31st May 2010.

For more informations please see: www.ravenscourtgalleries.com

Tel: 0779967453

JOINT EXHIBITION:Leonard McComb RA & Andrew Schumann 14th - 19th June 2010

Describing his work as visual abstractions after nature , Leonard McComb declares that everything he draws or paints - whether a portrait head, flower, landscape, still life or breaking sea wave - is for him a portrait. A Royal Academician, winner of numerous awards, and with work exhibited in major venues such as Whitechapel Art Gallery, Tate Gallery and Brussels Museum of Modern Art, McComb has received many major commissions for private and corporate collections throughout the UK, Europe and the USA.

Andrew Schumann describes making art as a blessedly useless activity that can inspire wonder, love and insight. His recent works explore the mystery of life, expressed by the paradoxical relationship between the precision of the circle within its square and the endless imprecision of the resulting ratio, pi a number that goes on to infinity without pattern or repetition Having studied Art History at Cambridge University and worked in industry for many years, Schumann has been a full-time artist for the last 25 years, working from his studio in Kings Lynn, Norfolk. He has exhibited extensively in Norfolk and has been a regular exhibitor at the RA Summer exhibition throughout the last 15 years.

Further details on 07766 141302 or 0207 734 7595 (during exhibition)

ENGLAND'S GLORY 2010: An Exhibition of Football 21st - 26th June 2010

Organised by JHW Fine Art: with sponsorship from the Professional Footballers Association Englands Glory will be the biggest football exhibition in London since 1953. During this summer's world cup in South Africa, curator James Huntington-Whiteley brings football art and culture to the heart of Londons West End. Over 200 items have been assembled from over two centuries: paintings, works on paper, prints, posters, sculpture, and ceramics from the 1780s to the present day. Many of the Britains leading contemporary artists are represented, and a host of less familiar names who have made specific work for this exhibition. Among the exhibitors are: Nick Archer, Glen Baxter, Peter Blake, Geoffrey Clarke, Michael Craig-Martin, P.J.Crook, Barry Fantoni, Tom Hammick, Peter Howson, Anita Klein, Sue Macartney-Snape, Danny Markey, Ray Richardson, Ruth Stage, Peter Thomson, and Tim Vyner. On the historical side, there will be work by Sybil Andrews, Michael Ayrton, H.M.Bateman, Eric Fraser, William Gear, Eric Gill, Phyllis Ginger, Duncan Grant, Louis Le Brocquy, L.S.Lowry, William Roberts & Carel Weight: plus Japanese woodblock prints, caricatures by Rowlandson & Cruikshank, and a variety of

C19th prints and ceramics. OPENING HOURS: Monday-Saturday 10-7, entry free.

W: www.jhwfineart.com

KLARI REIS: Internal Vision, Presented by The Cynthia Corbett Gallery 28th June - 3rd July 2010

Klari Reis uses the creative process in both painting and science as metaphors for one another: for curiosity and exploring and documenting the natural and unnatural world with a sense of wonder and hope. Klari Reis' art work is a product of biological techniques, which provide context for the artworks and explore the increasingly fuzzy line between the technological and the natural. Reis is grounded in actions and reactions with a new media plastic - epoxy polymer. Similar to resin, the UV resistant plastic is the method and language for exploring and expressing reactions that occur on a microscopic level. Compositions offer brightly colored smears, bumps, stains and cellular blobs atop aluminum and wood planes. She pigments the plastic with powders, oils, acrylics and industrial dyes through many layers of the ultra glossy plastic. These bleed, blur, shift, and spread which becoming remarkable because of eccentric detail. A technician of sorts, studio as laboratory, Klari has turned the invented process into a science in the service of art.

Image Credit: Klari Reis, Hybrid 1, 48 x 120 in. mixed media on floating aluminum panel

For More Information Please see: www.thecynthiacorbettgallery.com

LIU JIE Presented by HAI GALLERY12 17 July 2010

Considered one of the most appealing emerging artists in Beijing today, Liu Jie is exhibiting her work in Europe for the first time. The 15 works onshow are playful self-portraits of the artist herself in a style suggestive of the daydreams of a young girl. The innocence of Liu Jies work isa relief from the recent generation of Contemporary Chinese Artists who are primarily concerned with the political and social significance of their art as China opens upto the world. In truth, we may find that her pure, personal voice, spoken from the heart, represents a new direction for young artists in China, as yet unknown in the West. Born in Hebei Province, China, Liu Jie was graduated from Hebei Provincial Art School. Her paintings have been exhibited in both individual and group exhibitions in China. Liu Jies works are also collected by many art collectors from China and abroad. Previous solo exhibition was Tatas World, XYZ gallery, Beijing, 2009. Paintings featured in China Oil Painting Magazine & Northern Art Magazine. Liu Jie currently lives in Beijing Black Bridge Art Village and works as an independent artist. Liu Jie's exhibition will be continue showing in Hai Gallery , 46a Harrwoby street, London, W1H 5HT from 18th July till 1st September 2010.

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PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS

SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS presented by The Compton Cassey Gallery, 17th - 20th February 2010

He may be best known for his iconic film career, but this enigmatic artist is also a talented composer and visual artist. Sir Anthony Hopkins, who considers himself a shy artist, paints every day in his Malibu studio. He produces a variety of works, which include acrylic and ink paintings, all of which have been described as surrealistic in nature as well as evocative and magnetic. He began painting in 2002 at the encouragement of his wife, Stella, after she found a collection of old scripts with his drawings on them. He has since exhibited throughout America. In this first exhibition in London will be ink drawings and acrylic paintings. The exhibition is intended to continue at other venues, the first being at The Dome in Edinburgh, immediately after London and then Wales. Opening hours: Wednesday to Friday: 11am - 6pm Saturday: 11am - 4pm, All enquiries to: Compton Cassey Gallery, Nr Withington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 4DE. Telephone: 01242 890 224 Email: jonathanpoole@comptoncassey.demon.co.uk Web: www.jonathanpoole.co.uk

ROBERT LENKIWICZ Presented by Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood 8th - 13th March 2010

An exhibition of the artists' work prior to their sale at Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood on the 20th March 2010. For more information please see: www.bearnes.co.uk

DYNAMIC REALISM The Art of Abbey Walmsley 15th 20th March 2010

This exhibition will bring the new genre of Dynamic Realism to a broader art collecting community. The exhibition will showcase oil paintings and drawings of remarkable Dynamic Realist art by artist Abbey Walmsley. The technical artistic requirements of Dynamic Realism are extraordinarily high, with only 5-7 works being produced a year. Working directly with collectors, Abbey Walmsley has been able to raise significant funds for philanthropic causes whilst providing unparalleled pieces of art to international buyers. The exhibition will bring together the two areas: art investment and strategic philanthropy; a percentage of each piece of art sold will contribute to philanthropic projects chosen by clients. Alongside artworks that have already been produced, commissionable projects will also be highlighted with the core aim of re-establishing the importance of the artist and patron relationship. Clients will have an insight into how dynamic realism can bring their visions alive, whilst providing significant funds to their chosen philanthropic cause. Website: www.AbbeyWalmsley.com Opening Hours: Monday Friday 10am 6pm, Saturday 10am 4pm Private appointments with the artist available 6 - 9.30pm Mon Fri to book

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MARCUS LEVINE "Hammered" 22nd - 27th March 2010

Figurative hand driven alloy nails on board, contemporary still life oils on alloy panels, and nonrepresentational oils and Sculpture. Opening Times: 10.00am - 6.00pm and 10.00am - 4.00pm on Saturday For more information please see: www.levine-art.co.uk Email: events@levine-art.co.uk , or Tel: 07711 671 686

ALISON CHAPLIN- 'London Trees' and ROB LOVELL - New Work 12th -17th April 2010

Two exciting new London artists bring their work to the West End. With very different styles, but the same energy and strength, Alison Chaplin and Rob Lovell showcase their recent work in an exhibition on the renowned Cork Street. Alisons beautiful and dynamic paintings pay homage to the ancient, spirited trees that inhabit the Lungs of London, Epping Forest. The isolated figures set against the stark winter sky are both haunting and refreshing, simultaneously attaching a sense of life and death to the world we co-habit with them. Robs paintings seek to convey a sense of time and place using abstraction and colour out of a tradition of English landscape with a soft interweaving of narrative and memory.

For more Information: Alison Chaplin www.alisonchaplinart.com , Rob Lovell www.roblovell.co.uk Opening Hours: 10am-8pm