John Moores Painting Prize 2012

Really excited to hear that Susan Laughton's dyptich 'Night Echoes' has been shortlisted for the next round of judging for this years prestigious John Moores Painting Prize. 
This years' judges are artists George Shaw, Angela de la Cruz and Fiona Banner, Whitechapel Gallery Director Iwona Blazwick and Alan Yentob. Fingers crossed for the next round.

http://www.duckettandjeffreys.com/index.php/artists/susan-laughton

L’esprit de deux. (The Spirit of Two)

L’esprit de deux.(The Spirit of Two)’Chris Czainski and Cendrine Rovini An enchanting exhibition born out of a unique collaboration between Yorkshire based artist Chris Czainski and French based artist Cendrine Rovini. The exhibition will run from 29th Feb – 31st March 2012. http://www.duckettandjeffreys.com/index.php/exhibitions/present

Printing as an Event 4 - Leipzig

Wishing Pam Newall all the best in Leipzig where her prints have been selected as part of the  international print exhibition 'Printing as an Event 4'. Pam's strong etchings which explore an urban presentation of the momentarily absent, the peripheral and the overlooked can be seen at Duckett and Jeffreys in June.

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Recur - Final Week

“In a world of bullshit, fashion and mumbo jumbo it is a relief to know that an artist as strong and humble as Jehan is creating simple beauty with such diligence and madness. Time will tell the unknowing that this is a very real and serious artist.”
Robert Lloyd, Singer/Songwriter, The Nightingales

A final chance to add a bit of colour to these monotone February days. Jehan's supersize collages used for recent cd covers for the band The Nightingales, are an array of vibrant swirling mix of sweetshop acidics and powder room pastels
http://thenightingales.org.uk/records.htm

RESPONSE - Jamie Barbor

Paintings, Prints and Drawings.

All hung and preview enjoyed - show continues until 31st Dec
Weds - Sat 11am - 4pm
We can be flexible - just give us a ring on 01377 236008 if you would like to view outside of these hours

The work explores a person jostling with contemporary ideals and thoughts, figuring out its own reason and purpose. The figures and forms created not only explore the given surrounding they exist in but also confront the lineage of painting that investigates the boundary between figuration and abstraction. Underpinning this is a reflection on how restless the state of society is.   

When finished the imagery makes its own sense or reason for existence. This reason provokes so much excitement and demands energy and time from the viewer posing the question of the hold iconography has on us now and in history. This highlights the importance of the relationship between artist and medium and the role ‘response’ has in creating art. The medium in many ways is using the artist to develop as it seems fit.

The Departure of the Domestic

We have so enjoyed hosting Lewis Robinson's 'Redefining the Domestic' and will be sorry to see it go on Sunday. Wood, and in this instance furniture holds such emotion and memory, Lewis works with this but at the same time addresses the concerns of art history itself and manages to have some fun with it.

A winter rest for the DJ Touring Gallery

After a mad, hectic but very enjoyable time out and about with the DJ Touring Gallery, we are resting our little caravan over winter until warmer times. 
We already have some exciting plans for the 2012 tour.

In the meantime the work submitted for the caravan is going to be over wintered in DJ Selections where it can be seen from mid November. 


Thanks to all the wonderful artists who have supported us in this venture.