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British Art Press Releases Press releases from Red Rag Gallery Listed below are some recent Red Rag Gallery press releases covering news in the Red Rag British art world. Throughout the year there is always news and reviews from Red Rag covering British art activities. Journalists and publications are welcome to subscribe to the gallery updates. To stay informed with the latest British art news from Red Rag Gallery email the gallery to request registration. 09 July 2010 - Scottish Art Exhibition PRESS RELEASE ‘Scottish Art Exhibition’ Award-winning Scottish artists will be spending some leisure time in the Cotswolds this summer – in the form of Red Rag’s annual Summer Exhibition of Scottish Art at the Red Rag Gallery in Stow on the Wold, which runs from 18 July 2010. This major exhibition will feature current work by a distinguished array of talented living artists in a variety of media and styles. The show will give an up to date insight into contemporary Scottish art; and will include still life (Frank Colcough, Emma Davis, Liz Knox), figure painting (Damian Callan, Denise Findlay, Sophie McKay-Knight and Ian McWhinnie) and a variety of interpretations of landscapes, townscapes and seascapes, both of Scotland and elsewhere (including paintings by Mary Batchelor, George Birrell, Marion Thomson and Tom Watt). Red Rag Gallery Manager, Carole Teagle, says, “We are always proud to present the annual Scottish Exhibition at Stow, which runs for several weeks over the summer period. Scottish artists, particularly in landscape, coastal and marine scenes, express their love of country so evocatively and colourfully; and, whatever the style or subject – be it a still life or a landscape – always surprise and delight. We are pleased to be presenting so many well known and highly regarded Scottish artists in this show.” Other artists represented in the Scottish Art Exhibition are: - Pam Carter, Mike Healey, Alan King, Jock MacInnes, Louis McNally, David Smith and James Watt. The artists represented have all exhibited widely and their work is held in public and private collections in the UK and elsewhere. 27 June 2010 - Landscape Art Exhibition PRESS RELEASE ‘Landscapes’ at Red Rag Stow Art Gallery The light, colour and texture of landscapes are a rich source of inspiration for artists and, from 27 June 2010, Red Rag Gallery’s exciting mid-summer exhibition, Landscapes, at Stow on the Wold – itself set amongst the delightfully mellow Cotswold landscape – presents a fascinating selection of work in this genre by contemporary artists. In Landscapes, Red Rag have assembled work by a talented group of living artists who are recording memory and experience of landscape in contemporary and distinctive ways for a new generation. The show celebrates the diversity of the British landscape – from the beaches of Kent (Sylvia Antonsen ) to the Highlands of Scotland (Alma Wolfson, Ian Elliot), taking in a multitude of scenes on the way, including hazy summer days in the Cotswolds (Stephen Brown) and the lustrous light of the Lake District ( Mark Preston). As well as a diversity of scenes, the exhibition presents a diversity of stylistic interpretations of the beauty, simplicity and majesty of landscape – from the audacious compositional use of colour by John Piper and the textural, boldly colourful paintings of the countryside by Lynn Rodgie to the pale limited palette used here by Stephen Brown to capture transient light and atmosphere; and from the subdued heartfelt evocation of rural scenes of John Lines to the extraordinary luminosity and grandeur of sunsets and sky portrayed by Steven Outram . The artists represented in this show have exhibited widely in the UK and elsewhere and their work is held in private and public collections in the UK and throughout the world. The Landscapes Exhibition will run from 27 June 2010 to 11 July 2010. 01 April 2010 - Cities around the World PRESS RELEASE
Art Exhibition: Cities around the World The splendour, personality and romance of cities is the exciting subject of the forthcoming spring exhibition at the Red Rag Gallery in Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire from 25 April until 9 May 2010. Cities reflects the variety and vibrancy of different cultures and the art exhibition, ‘Cities around the World’, includes the paintings of several contemporary British artists for whom the city fascinates and stimulates. The art exhibition offers distinctive and diverse interpretations of the atmosphere and life of some of Europe’s major cities – including London, Paris, Florence, Rome and Venice. The everyday rhythms, energy, colour and movement of city life are explored in a variety of media against a backdrop of lively buildings and urban scenes in all the seasonal variation of atmosphere and light. Cities will present British art work ranging in style from the playful to the impressionistic and atmospheric – spirited scenes by Janet Ledger (whose paintings are part of the Tate Gallery Permanent Collection), Susan Brown, David Farren and Michael Ewart complement the thoughtful images of Stephanie Dees and the evocative impressions of Stephen Brown and Past President of the RBA, Romeo di Girolamo. All contributors to ‘Cities around the World’ have exhibited widely in the UK and their art work is held in collections in the UK, Europe and the US. Notes for Editors: Red Rag Gallery specialise in original paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints from leading British and Irish contemporary artists. The gallery has over 250 works of art on display at any one time. It is based in the historic town of Stow on the Wold. Opening hours are: 10 am to 5 Monday to Saturday. 11 am to 4 Sunday Further details from Red Rag Gallery on 01451 832563 Red Rag Gallery for British Art 12 March 2010 - Irish Art Exhibition Coinciding with the Cheltenham Festival– a time of celebration and entertainment for Irish race enthusiasts – is a celebration of contemporary Irish Art at the Red Rag Gallery in Stow on the Wold, from 15 March. The Red Rag Gallery art exhibition features the work of 8 contemporary Irish artists, whose contributions span a range of visual and emotional experience – from the endearing elaboration of the day-to-day by Anji Allen , through the quirky townscapes of Val Byrne and the evocative Irish landscapes of Cormac O’Leary and Laurence O’Toole to the finely observed and thoughtful images of café and lounge life of Brian Smyth . Commenting on the latest art show Gallery Manager Carole Teagle says: “Irish art has seen considerable worldwide interest in recent years. As probably the largest gallery for contemporary Irish art outside of London it is a pleasure to showcase some of Ireland’s leading living artists in the Cotswolds.” Painter Anji Allen has not included a Gold Cup in her artwork but she is well known for her beautiful oil paintings featuring teacups. She says: “My paintings are an emotional response to memory, reminding me of people and places, of times spent with friends and family, chatting over a cup of tea or coffee.” A visit to the Irish exhibition at Red Rag Gallery will be a fine counterpoint to the excitement of the Festival offering a sense of treasured, shared experience and a fascinating insight into contemporary Irish Art. The Red Rag Gallery Irish Art Exhibition will run from 15 March to 28 March 2010. 12 March 2010 - Karl Terry Wins RBA Red Rag Annual Award PRESS RELEASE
British Artist Karl Terry- 'On The Rother' Leading British art gallery Red Rag has announced that Kent born artist, Karl Terry has been presented with this year’s Red Rag Gallery Award – at the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Open Exhibition – for his painting 'On the Rother'. The art work is on view at the RBA Open Exhibition at the Pall Mall Galleries, London until 21 March. Karl Terry was born in Ashford, Kent and now lives near the medieval town of Rye in East Sussex. He has drawn and painted all his life but has had no formal training and is largely self-taught. Karl has developed an extensive portfolio of art work, which includes still life, the English landscape, river and coastal scenes and views of London life, as well as paintings recording his travels in the south of France and Thailand. ‘On the Rother’, as winner of the Red Rag Gallery Award, is representative of this broader body of expressive art work, in this case capturing the unhurried flow of the British river in a gentle palette. Karl Terry paints outside in all weathers. He shares the view of most en plein air painters that he has the best teacher of all in nature itself: "I paint directly from nature and my work is my personal and immediate response to being submerged in the atmosphere. My continued learning to see colour has been a revelation and has opened my eyes to the beauty that surrounds us, even in the mundane" Karl Terry’s painting ‘Early Morning Faversham Quay’ won the Artist Magazine Highly Commended Award at the Artist & Leisure Painter Patchings Exhibition in 2008; and he also was winner of the Winsor & Newton Prize at the Patchings Art Fair in 2009. More recently Karl has been selected as a candidate for the Wapping Group of Artists, which enthusiastically records and interprets life on the River Thames. Notes for Editors: The Red Rag Gallery Award – is an annual award of the Royal Society of British Artist’s, which recognises emerging new talent in contemporary British art. The RBA 2010 Annual Open Exhibition is at the Mall Galleries, London until 21 March. Further details from Red Rag Gallery on 01451 832563 Red Rag Art Gallery for British Art 01 October 2009 - Red Rag To Open New Gallery in Bath PRESS RELEASE Red Rag Open New Art Gallery in Bath Leading UK art gallery Red Rag has announced the opening of a new modern art gallery in the Georgian City of Bath. The gallery will open in late October and is located in Brock Street between the world famous Royal Crescent and The Circus. Bath is a World Heritage Site and within the City are some of the finest architectural sights in Europe. Key venues for visitors to Bath include the Royal Crescent and The Circus and increasingly the Art Galleries in Bath . Bath offers a diverse collection of art museums and art attractions. There is a growing collection of commercial art galleries in Bath offering a wide choice of Modern and traditional art. The Red Rag Gallery in Bath will be promoting an extensive portfolio of present day British and Irish artists. The new gallery will continue to show and promote the figurative house style for which Red Rag has become so well known with a number of established gallery Artists. A number of new artists will also be showing in Bath for the first time. New artists who have agreed to show with Red Rag include Jeremy Barlow , Mike Bernard , Sasha Harding , Tina Morgan and Austin Moseley Speaking about the new gallery Carine Besse from Red Rag says: “The City is a one of England's most beautiful places to visit. The new gallery is a beautiful, spacious Georgian building and we are sure visitors and locals alike will enjoy browsing the art in such a wonderful space. There will be a wide choice of paintings, Sculptures and Limited Edition Prints on display” The gallery will be open seven days a week from 10:00 daily. Notes for Editors: Red Rag Gallery specialise in original paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints from leading British and Irish contemporary artists. The Bath gallery which is one of the most elegant and impressive locations in the UK has over 100 works of art on display at anyone time. Further details from Red Rag Gallery on 01225 332223 Red Rag Gallery – modern British and Irish Art 07 June 2009 - Essentially English – John Lines art exhibition PRESS RELEASE Art Exhibition: Essentially English – John Lines RBSA RSMA RGA An art exhibition by leading British contemporary artist John Lines RBSA GRA is taking place at Red Rag Gallery from 7 June to 21 June. For Lines, the exhibition is a celebration and record of England today featuring landscapes, marine and urban scenes across the UK. John Lines has a distinctive, strong and individualistic style. Low in palette colour Lines chooses scenes and situations reminiscent of L S Lowry. His paintings evoke similar emotions – childhood memories, humour, industrial decline, romance, and nostalgia. And as always his paintings are beautifully crafted. Lines says: “I simply paint through honest eyes.” But there is more to his paintings than that – he also displays an excellence in observation and composition together with talent for uncovering day to day beauty in the most unlikely places. For the exhibition Lines has toured the British Isles painstakingly recording scenes. Although landscape and marine are included it is the gritty urban scenes – canals, factories, back to back houses and railways that dominate.All the paintings are in his preferred medium of oil. John Lines studied at Rugby Polytechnic and York School of Art. He is a member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists; Royal Society of Marine Artists and The Guild of Railway Artists. Today he has paintings in many private and public collections throughout the world. He is a regular participant at The Mall Galleries, London . John also regularly holds workshops and lectures in the UK, Australia and USA. In 2008 he had another art show in America. Notes for Editors: Red Rag Gallery specialise in original paintings, sculptures and limited edition prints from leading British and Irish contemporary artists. The gallery which is one of the most attractive in the UK has over 250 works of art on display at anyone time. It is based in the historic town of Stow on the Wold. Opening hours are: 10 am to 5 Monday to Saturday. 11 am to 4 Sunday Further details from Red Rag Gallery on 01451 832563 Red Rag Gallery for British Art 
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