Portrait of Emmeline Pankhurst

"Emmeline".....Really inspired to paint this lady as I feel us women owe her so much. This will be one of my entries into the  Society of Women Artists exhibition this Saturday, keeping fingers crossed.  #watercolour Arches papers #Vote100 #Suffragettes #Emmeline#Pankhurst

Society of Woman artist 156th Exhibition . . . Mall Galleries

I am delighted to have two paintings selected for the Society of Women artists at the Mall Galleries.

Exhibition Dates

Open to Public 4 July  4pm        6.30 – 8.30 SWA Fundraising Reception (free admittance with ticket)

5 – 9 July daily 10am – 5pm (closing 3pm last day)

Private View 10 am – 5pm Wednesday 5 July 2017

HRH Princess Michael of Kent, Royal Patron, arrives 11am to open the exhibition and present the awards.

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About the SWA and it's Exhibition

SWA 156^th Annual Summer Exhibition at Mall Galleries, London SW1

Our Award-Winning professional artists will be showcasing over 400 2D and 3D works.  Together with the excellent facilities offered by the Federation and the experienced SWA Team we are able to stage an exhibition that shows contemporary and traditional art in unique galleries in the heart of London enabling us to ‘show off’ this diversity at its best.  Vivid colours vie with animated sculptural figures; dark and light provide passion and calm and exquisite drawings which need no description also play a part in this year’s show.

There will be a workshop and demonstrations during the Exhibition when one of our top sculptors, Hazel Reeves MRBS SWA will be sculpting a clay portrait in the gallery with a live sitter.  Hazel’s maquette of Emmeline Pankhurst will be on display and we are pleased to announce that she has won the commission to sculpt Emmeline for St. Peter’s Square in Manchester.  Hazel was responsible for the monumental bronze of Sir Nigel Gresley at King’s Cross Station.

The Society of Women Artists has evolved into a modern tradition, popular as ever and we are here to stay.  Many of our artists tackle some of the more sinister aspects of the world whilst others are quite adept at showing the beauty that is still around us with humour and a remarkable grasp of the environment.

This year the launch of our Young People’s Initiative hopefully will be the beginning of our plans to further raise funds to enable us to carry on our policy of encouraging and nurturing our artists of the future.  We need to attract more young people to a Society that would like always to be able to offer help and advice as well as the opportunity to exhibit in London and further afield.

We continue our collaboration with the Breast Cancer Now Charity who will be holding their own Special Preview Evening with SWA members. We have worked with BCN for many years and we are proud to have been able to donate to this worthy cause.

Please join us at a special Champagne Reception Tuesday 4 July 6.30 – 8.30 to help us launch the SWA Young People’s Initiative.  Rosemary Shrager is Guest of Honour and there will be live jazz.

The Society of Women Artists 155th Annual Exhibition

The Society of Women Artists

155th Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries, London SW1

I am delighted to have two paintings hanging and for sale in this wonderful Exhibition, Please come along and visit the exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London, SW1. 

"CAPTURED MOMENT"

      

EXHIBITION DATES  

Private View 10 am – 8 pm  Wednesday 27 July

HRH Princess Michael of Kent SWA Patron will present the Awards.

Daphne Todd OBE PPRP HSWA opens Exhibition at 11.30am 

Open to the Public Thursday 28 July – Sunday 7 August  10am – 5pm daily (closing 3pm final day)

Special Charity Evening Tuesday 26 July 6.30 – 8.30pm

Guest of Honour Dame Zandra Rhodes

Invitations for Breast Cancer Now Champagne Reception are available from sue@jelleys.co.uk for free admission.

Sue Jelley, President SWA

www.society-women-artists.org.uk
@SWAinfo

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The SWA will be staging their Annual Open Exhibition commencing with a Private View on Wednesday 27 July when HRH Princess Michael of Kent will be presenting the Awards. Daphne Todd OBE PPRP and an Honorary SWA , the renowned Portraitist who won the first BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery,  will be opening the show.     We have 140 members most of whom are professional artists who will be showcasing their work together with that of our new Young Artists.  Our Summer Show is an Open Exhibition and we are thrilled that each year we are able to feature talented non-member artists who, hopefully, will in time, become Members of the SWA and therefore secure the future of the Society’s importance in the art world.

"GRAFFITI GIRL"
special thanks to Gunnar Salvarsson for the use of his photo

Diversity is our strength and in 2016 our exhibitors have provided an eclectic range of works that will not only entertain but provide debate.  Joanne Powell’s Landscape quietly and simply reminds us of how beautiful the world can be whilst Christine Southworth’s ‘Dangerous Games’ reminds us of the horrors of war.  Rebecca Fontaine Wolf’s ‘Eternal Occurrence’ is a powerful portrayal of a mother’s love for her child but with the emphasis on the mother’s unfulfilled desires passed on to her child who then becomes part of the cycle.   

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SPECIAL PRIVATE VIEW IN COLLABORATION WITH

‘BREAST CANCER NOW’ CHARITY.

Ten members have very kindly donated a piece of work to be auctioned at the Champagne Reception on Tuesday 26 July 6.30 – 8.30 when Dame Zandra Rhodes will be our Guest of Honour.  The proceeds of the auction will go to this worthwhile charity.  Re-named BREAST CANCER NOW their aim is to wipe out this disease by 2050 and with recent good news they will now fulfil their promise. The Special Invite for 2016 is available from President Sue Jelley on sue@jelleys.co.uk

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THE FEDERATION OF BRITISH ARTISTS DEBATEHOSTED BY MALL GALLERIES SW1

Mall Galleries are hosting a talk/discussion Wednesday 3^rd August at 2.30 and President of the SWA Sue Jelley will be part of a panel who will debate ‘Women Only – is there now a growing trend for more Women’s Exhibitions and Awards’ ?

We have all been asked about ‘The relevance of a Women’s Society today.’  Well, as far as we are concerned we are a modern tradition and are proud to celebrate the work of female artists past and present.  Our aims to encourage and nurture tomorrow’s artists is of paramount importance to us and since we are now probably more popular as a society than we have ever been why not carry on with our plans for the future?.

On the Panel with Sue will be Eliza Gluckman MA (RCA) Curator, New Hall Art Collection, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge University and Melissa Cassoff of Freelands Foundation.  Media Executive, philanthropist and Tate trustee Elisabeth Murdoch has launched a £100,000 annual prize to give female artists a mid-career boost.  This initiative embraces artists that other awards overlook.  Called the Freelands Artist Award after Murdoch’s London-based arts education foundation.

Derwent Art Supplies Award 2015

Absolutely thrilled to be awarded the Derwent Art Materials Award 2015 at the Society of Women Artists 154th Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London for my painting "Why". The award was presented to me by the Patron, HRH Princess Michael of Kent. To have my parents there with me to see me receive my award made it a very special day, I can’t tell you how proud I felt.  

A very special thanks to Frank Janssens for the use of his photo.

Associate Member of The Society of Women Artists

I can't tell you how thrilled I was to receive a letter back in May to inform me that I had been elected as an associate member of The Society of Women Artists. I have a great admiration for this society and have been submitting work each year, each year being fortunate in having some work selected for their Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London, along with selling each year.

The Society has a limit of 150 members so to be part of this is such a great honour. Each year of being selected has been a great achievement in itself and made me even more determined to work harder for the next in the hope one day the dream will come true. This year it happened and it still feels somewhat of a dream. With all 6 paintings being accepted, three will be hung at this years exhibition.

I find inspiration on a whole new level since submitting work into various exhibitions, even though on many occasions not succeeding. The initial feeling of disappointment, wondering if it's all worth it and wanting to give up soon changes to a renewed determination to succeed, with the realisation that my work needs to be of a better standard if I want to make it, so I begin again. This in turn leads you into experimenting, pushing your boundaries that bit further each time. I would always encourage any artist to do this, keep trying, dreams do come true if you work hard enough. 

SWA Society of Women Artists Exhibition.

I know I have a lot to catch up on here and this one is very late but wanted to make sure I remembered to post about the SWA Exhibition and what an amazing day it was.

My friend Joanna had made a promise to me that if I got in this year, she would come and stay, and we are talking about from Holland here, and join me in going to the preview day. I hadn't attended in the past couple of years for a variety of reasons, but was determined to go this year. Thank you Joanna it meant a lot.

What also made it really special this year was that I and my work was introduced by the President, Sue Jelly, to the Patron HRH Princess Michael of Kent who opened the Exhibition. If that wasn't enough I sold one of the paintings too. Wow, what a day it turned out to be and one I will always remember.

 Joanna managed to grab a couple of photos for me .

I have to say I found the standard even higher this year than it normally is. There were so many outstanding paintings I was left wondering how I managed to get these two in.  I would encourage every woman artist to enter this exhibition, it truly is a wonderful Society.

http://www.society-women-artists.org.uk/
 

Selected for Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition 2013

Looking to the Future

This is the 2nd painting that I had selected by the Society of Women Artists for their 52nd Annual Exhibition 2013 at the Mall Galleries.

I grabbed a quick photo before it went off to the framers so not a brilliant shot.
 

I would also like to say a very big thank you to Karl Lindsay for allowing me to use photo as ref for this painting. Please visit his website and see his amazing photography at his website. www.karllindsayphotography.com and also on his Fb page HERE

Two paintings Selected ...... Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition 2013

Two paintings Selected......

I am absolutely thrilled to have had two of my paintings selected for the

 Society of Women Artists 

152nd Annual Exhibition 2013 at the Mall Galleries, London. 

 This is the 3rd year in a row I have had work selected by the SWA and it still can't believe it's happening to me. If ever you are in doubt about entering your work anywhere, just follow your dream, it does come true.

One of the two paintings that were selected for Exhibition.

Special thanks to Steve Evans for the use of his photo as ref for this painting. 

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Society of Women Artists 

Founded in 1855, the society has had a unique history dedicated to promoting art by women. The Annual Exhibition at the prestigious Mall Galleries, The Mall, London, SW1, showcases a stunning and eclectic mix of artwork in all media. The Society encourages variety and versatility and features some of the finest contemporary women artists from all over the world, thus sustaining a reputation for excellence.

152nd ANNUAL EXHIBITION
2013

MALL GALLERIES

The Mall, London SW1

27^th June Thursday – Saturday 6^th July
  Daily 10 am – 5pm
(3pm close) on last day

HRH Princess Michael of Kent is the SWA Patron, and will open the exhibition at the private view to be held on Wednesday 26th June. www.society-women-artists.org.uk

SOLD at the Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition

"In Silence" SOLD......

 Having a painting selected by this prestigious Society is in itself a great honour, to have someone admire your work enough to buy it as well is just overwhelming.

It had been a very hectic week in many ways, which meant I sadly missed both the private preview and seeing the demo by Caroline de Peyrecave at the Mall Galleries, a demo I had been looking forward to so much ......But I did arrive home from being away, to hear a wonderful message on my answer phone from the president of the SWA Sue Jelley, informing me that my painting "In Silence" had SOLD...... It couldn't have been a better ending to the week.

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I would like to say a big thank you both to the 

Society of Women Artists for selecting my work.
And to the wonderful person who bought it. 

Thank you so much.

Society of Women Artists 

 Founded in 1855, the society has had a unique history dedicated to promoting art by women. The Annual Exhibition at the prestigious Mall Galleries, showcases a stunning and eclectic mix of artwork in all media. The Society encourages variety and versatility and features some of the finest contemporary women artists from all over the world, thus sustaining a reputation for excellence.

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 I did manage to get to the Exhibition on the final day, although my painting had already been collected by the buyer. I knew before I set out that it wouldn't be on display but I didn't mind, I was on such a high having sold it, and it is one exhibition I now look forward to seeing so much. The exhibition shows such a wide variety of talent in so many different styles and mediums that it cannot fail to inspire any artist, and is probably why it is one of mine and countless other peoples favourites. It should be a must see on any one's list of exhibitions to see.

My favourite overall exhibiting artist has to to be Ann Blockley. who had this year won the HRH Princess Michael of Kent award for 'most outstanding watercolour'. I have always admired Anne's work but more so how her work constantly moves forward while she continually develops her style, this alone is a big inspiration to any artist on their own journey.. 

The individual artist who's work I chose for my favourite painting was of an African woman, "Mirror, Mirror" by Annabel Thornton. I was in awe the moment I saw the painting and wasn't surprised to find that is was the same artist work I have loved on my last two visits to the David Shepherd Wildlife Exhibition. Even so, there is so much to admire in this exhibition it's hard to single out the outstanding ones.

I've met and made so many friends and acquaintances in one way or another over the past few years due to art, so it was such a pleasure to be able to see some of their work that had also been selected for the exhibition as well.

I would urge any women artist, if you haven't already, to submit your work next year. This really is a wonderful Society that gives us such an opportunity. And if by any chance you don't get selected, or perhaps you don't feel ready yet, still go along to the exhibition, it will inspire you and show you the goal you need to head towards. 

Society of Women Artists .....

I am honoured to have had a painting selected again this year:

***The 2012 SWA 151st Annual Exhibition***

 28th June to the 7th July

The Exhibition was opened yesterday at a private preview by

HRH Princess Michael of Kent

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 Society of Women Artists

Mall Galleries