2024 Annual Exhibition held at the Mall Galleries the Mall London SW1
The 125th Anniversary Exhibition Guest Speaker was:
Michael Spender FSA, Hon RWS
Michael Spender is a writer and art historian and presently Head of Culture for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. He has been Director of the Bankside Gallery and Secretary of the Royal Watercolour Society and Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, Director of the Embroiderers' Guild and Manager of Poole Museum.
Michael has curated and written catalogues of many exhibitions of 19th and 20th century art and artists, and his published
books include studies of the work of Ken Howard and Leslie Worth, The Glory of Watercolour, and Visions of Venice, a collaboration with 25 members of the RWS. Michael is currently working on a book about the art of Tom Coates.
Outside Exhibitions 2024
4 MAY - 29 JUNE THE PASTEL SOCIETY PASTEL EXCELLENCE AT 125
Step into a realm of captivating hues and artistic talent as the New Ashgate proudly presents the Pastel Society that celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2024
The Pastel Society presented two new prizes in the 125th Anniversary Year.
In memory of a great artist and former Pastel Society President
THE TOM COATES MEMORIAL PRIZE of £2,000 for the best non-member work in the exhibition. Selected and presented by Tom’s wife, the artist Mary Jackson NEAC RWS.
A second new prize of £500 - THE PRESIDENTS PRIZE for the best work by an artist under 35.
Featured Artist
Melodie Cook PS
Artist's Statement:
The human being is at the core of my work. The face, the hands, the incredible beauty of the human body. The expression, the demeanour, and what hides behind that or is expressed through that. My background in fashion is evident in my continuing interest in costume and adornment and how it can be used to denote or deny a presence. I am very passionate about drawing as well as painting and sculpture, but in 2012 I decided to focus entirely on drawing and began using pastels for the first time.
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