Art by Fry on the Wall Tel: 01952 728576 |
Background & CVThe foothills of the Rocky Mountains, in Calgary Alberta were my birthplace, my mother and brother are English, father a Canadian airman. At three years old I came to England and stayed to the present time.
I was educated at state schools and when my Mum remarried, I went to the Hillside Convent in Farnborough, Hampshire and progressed to Further Education at the Guildford School of Dance and Drama. After this worked happily in Theatre playing character parts, Juvenile leads and A.S.M. in Summer Seasons, Weekly Rep, Touring Theatre and Pantomime around England and Scotland. Lived a year in Bristol and went to Filton Tech’ and did 3 A.Levels. Moved to the Midlands where I attended Shrewsbury Art Foundation Course, and went on to do a Fine Art Degree Course at Birmingham University as a mature student. Became married for second time and had four lovely children. I discovered time management, juggling my painting along side rearing the family, a useful skill that helps me now with running my own Studio Gallery. My second career choice took precedence when I became a single parent. During the last twenty years my paintings have been shown and bought from galleries in London, Paris, Dublin and Belfast and around England. I have abundant creativity and choice of medium various. My painting subject matter is drawn directly from around me, farm animals, people, landscape and flowers. I enjoy exploring new media, and fine tuning existing skills with oils and watercolour, as you may see if you visit my website. It is important to me that my images are imbued with energy and radiance through the way I use the colour and paint, or any other medium. Fry on the Wall Studio Gallery. The Gallery was opened in 1998 by actor Carole Boyd, who plays Linda Snell in B.B.C. radio drama’s The Archers.  In 2002 I moved it to a 12th century manor house in the Shropshire countryside, close to Much Wenlock. Here at The Marsh Barn I find it an inspirational environment, and the space affords people an exciting opportunity to view a wide selection of paintings and see me at work. Biography. 1976/81 Gave birth to 4 children. 1972/5 Fine Art degree Birmingham 1964/72 Guildford School of Dance and Drama.with the Stanslavski method acting Company Essex. Byre Theatre St Andrews Fife, Dundee Rep, Alhambra Bradford, Children’s Theatre Touring, Pantomime Hull with Ronnie Hilton Edinburgh Fringe Theatre, Shakespeare Touring Theatre Company and Radio Scotland. Commissions, Awards and Residencies. 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2003/4 This took place from June to September, ending with a grand Auction 5th October. Lily cow raised £4,500 for a Manchester Children’s Charity. 2004 1998/9 1995 1991 1986 Publications features and Reviews. 2004 BBC. Midlands Today and Central News features re Poppy Cow. 2004 Manchester T.V. News voted Lily, cow of the week. 2004 Weekend Daily Mail, Not the Turner Prize. 2003 Shropshire Magazine, Artist feature. 2002 Shropshire Star, Lifestyle feature. 2000 Shropshire Life, Art Feature. Shropshire Magazine, Feature 1998 Shropshire Magazine, New Gallery feature. 1997/6 Daily Telegraph. Illustrated Feature with Beverley’s visualizations for National Memorial Arboretum Gardens. 1996 BBC. Feature Midlands Today, New Exhibition. 1992 Art Review Magazine, Medici Gallery Solo Exhibition 1991 Artists News Letter Magazine, feature profile. 1991 House and Garden Magazine 1990 House and Garden Magazine 1989 Debretts and House and Garden Magazine Artist Statement. I am inspired by certain paintings where I can feel the living hand of the artist in the marks, as if they had directly found a connection to their essential truth through the language of picture making. The artist’s intelligent heart, vitality and sensitive vision survives beyond them and their lifetime speaking to future generations. Vermeer, Van Gough and Monet are favourites also Georgia O’Keefe. Picasso’s Retrospective in 1967 took my spirit to previously unknown levels. I especially enjoyed the humour in his sculpture. After many years of being a servant of the images in oils or watercolour that I represented on paper or canvas, I am becoming more expressive in my paintings. I want the colourful vitality and aliveness I admire in other’s works to be present in mine, communicating with honesty my love for life. Selected Group Exhibitions. 2005 Future Landscapes Shropshire 2005 Silk Top Hat Gallery Ludlow. 2004 Art Space Henly on Thames. 2004 Henly Music and Arts Festival. 2004 Art Space Worcester. 2004 Manchester City Cow Parade 2004 Gateway Galleries, Shrewsbury. 2004 Mall Galleries, London 2003 D.C.A. Fine Art Gallery, Venice Beach California 2003 Laurence Cleary Fine Art, Tatton Park Cheshire 2002 Rolls Royce Bentley. 2002 Sotheby’s U.K. 1999 Oriel Gallery, Newtown Wales 1998 Gallerie Breheret Paris France 1998 Y Tabernacle Gallery, Wales 1994 Clode Gallery Bridgnorth. 1994 Ombersley Gallery, Kidderminster 1994 Art on Earth gallery Eire 1994 Gallerie Breheret Paris France 1992 Medici Gallery Bond St. London 1992 Midlands Contempory Art Birmingham 1991 Chris Beetles Gallery, St. James, London 1990 Ivernie Gallery Ireland 1989 Narrow Water Gallery, Belfast 1989 Midlands Contemporary Arts, Birmingham 1987 Royal Academy London 1987 Medici Gallery Bond St. London 1986 Fulham Gallery London 1984 Solomon Gallery London One Person Exhibitions. 2005 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. 2005 Country Works Gallery Montgomery. 2005 Twenty-Twenty Gallery, Shropshire 2005 Fry on the Wall Gallery, Shropshire. 2004 St Martins Arts, Bullring Birmingham. 2004 Fry on the Wall Gallery. 2004 The Edge Gallery, Shropshire. 2004 Glansevern Hall Gallery, Powys. 2004/98/95/92/89/85 Gateway Galleries Shropshire. 2002 Ludlow Assembly Rooms Gallery. 2002 Glansevrn Hall Galleries Powys. 1998 Opened Fry on the Wall Studio Gallery. 1997/93/88 Jane Marler Gallery, Ludlow 1987 Silverdale Gallery, Cumbria 1983 Telford Arts Festival Gallery. Published Images. Debretts, Artists Cards, Henry Ling, Medici Cards and Calendars, Country Living, Homes and Gardens, Shropshire Magazine, Artists Newsletter, Weekend Mail, Daily Telegraph. |
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