Exhibitions

Path, Tom Hammick, 2012

works on paper…
The Free Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers
Summer Exhibition 2013
8-21 May 2013

Preview: Thursday 9 May 6-9pm
This exciting exhibition features paper inspired works by artists from the long established international collective - The Free Painters and Sculptors.

The exhibition will be an excellent opportunity to view and purchase affordable works from up-and-coming and collected painters, sculptors and printmakers and to present the celebrated printmaker and painter Tom Hammick as our guest artist.

About the Free Painters and Sculptors

The Free Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers (formerly the Free Painters Group) has a unique place in British art. The group was established in 1952 and was originally associated with the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts).

The founding members featured many high profile and influential artists, including Roy Rasmussen, Lyall Watson and Maurice Jadot.

During the fifties and sixties, FPS played a significant part in the establishment of abstract art, being the first of a number of post war movements that freed artists from the orthodoxy of rigid and purely technical judgements.

The current FPS membership consists of an international collective of painters, sculptors and printmakers, who hold group exhibitions two times a year in some of London's most exciting commercial galleries.

Guest Artists:
Tom Hammick - www.tomhammick.com

Lizzie Mary Cullen - www.lizziemarycullen.com

Participating Artists:
Alberta Bamonte, Alex McKintyre, Alexandra Harley, Bruni Schling,
Caroline Cary, Charlotte Davis, Chris Reinke, Christian James,
David Davies, Dijana Bekvalac, Gabriel Parfitt, Gianni Rusconi,
Grace Kimble, Ida Ivanka, James Reynolds, John Parfitt,
Kate Wilson, Malcolm Franklin, Odette Farrell, Pasquale Cesare,
Pete Murry, Piky, Simon Burder, Susan Absolon, Sonia Ben Achoura

IMAGES OF WORKS

CURATION TEAM / CONTACTS
Lead Curator and Exhibition Organiser – Gabriel Parfitt
gabrielparfitt@hotmail.com – www.gabrielparfitt.co.uk – 07786865356

Co-Curator / Creative Direction – Mike Garland (PIKY)
me@mikegarland.com – me@piky.co.uk

Co-Curator – Robert Read
robertread01@gmail.com

General – FPS – info@freepaintersandsculptors.co.uk
www.freepaintersandsculptors.co.uk

Natural Selection - Chelsea Fringe at Espacio Gallery

Curated by Tania Beaumont

PRESS RELEASE

Strata
6-11 June 2013

Preview: Thursday 6 June 6-9pm
Blending the literal and metaphorical, this specially curated show brings together photographers, print makers, figurative and abstract painters and sculptors to explore the promises, possibilities and hidden depths of layers.

Special event:
Join us on Sat 8 June 3-5pm for tea and performance poetry.

Ahmed Farooqui, Carol-Ann Lyne, Gianluca Pisano,
Liz Whiteman Smith, Sara Wickenden, Tomas Amare,
Renee Rilexie, Robert Fitzmaurice, Julie Eccles,
Nick Hazzard, Julia Tester, Ralph Overill

Organised by Renee Rilexie

A Handful of Molecules and a Bucket of Water at Espacio Gallery

PRESS RELEASE

A Handful of Molecules and a Bucket of Water
13-18 June 2013

Preview: Thursday 13 June 6-9pm - performance by Jones Tensini at 8pm
An exhibition exploring human nature.

A human being is, in the empirical sense, mainly water, the remainder being a selection of diverse elements of the periodic table.

But what makes us who we are and what distinguishes us from other living organisms? One way of examining this is to consider the different and natural ways that we think, feel and act regardless of cultural context.

The artists have explored the diverse elements of human emotion and behaviour and have interpreted them using their own vision, understanding, feeling and experience.

Come and see the results of their exploration in a variety of media.

Moich Abrahams, Graham Asker, Lesley Croxford,
Pennie Cunliffe-Lister, Maryam Deyhim, Catherine Field,
Marianne Frank, Drew Sinclair, Justyna Szpygiel,
Penelope Wright, Michael Wills, Peter Clark

Guest Performer: Jones Tensini

Organised by Carlos de Lins

The Friday Group
19-25 June 2013

Preview: Thursday 20 June 6-9pm

Anjeli Cordice, Anne Hignell, Brian Cox, Gwek D'Aigrement,
Hanna Jankovic, Jane Phillips, John Herbert, Louise Kinsella,
Mary Knight, Penny Wesson, Sonia Ali, Tareshvari Robinson,
Non Worral

Face to Face 2013
27 June - 2 July 2013

Preview: Thursday 27 June 6-9pm

Kevin Derbyshire, Kim Lone, Liz Derbyshire, Yuki Otake,
Dorienne Carmel, Les Lismore, Shizico Yi, Samantha Hunt,
Leena McCall, Marina Lewis, Nicole Arviso

Curated by Ana Cockerill

Elements of Art
4-9 July 2013

Preview: Thursday 4 July 6-9pm
Join us for a show which explores the underlying structure of the
artistic process as we voyage through the possibilities of line, shape,
form, space, texture, value and colour.

Christopher Guest, Christine Calow, Monica Andres,
Andreu Rates, Marta Boros, Laura Bello, Mali,
Ann Kopka, Alexis van El, Renee Rilexie, Nora Velazco,
Joao Trindade, Justyna Szpygiel, Laurence Causse-Parsley

Organised by Renee Rilexie

Continuum
Caro Millington & Sarah Knight
18-23 July 2013

Preview: Thursday 18 July 6-9pm

Sarah Knight
www.sarahjfineart.co.uk

Caro Millington
www.caromillingtonart.com

Urban Angles
25-30 July 2013

Preview: Thursday 25 July 6-9pm
Urban Angles – Exploring the ever-changing spirit of the city.

In this exciting exhibition twelve contemporary artists present twelve responses expressing their perceptions of the urban environment. Using an eclectic mix of different media, this show promises to be a fascinating journey exploring many pathways. Print, painting, illustration, graphics, photography and sculpture come together as each artist brings their own unique experiences to the collective.

Images of structure, geometry, reflection, shadow, intrigue and transience provide the essence for the exhibition. As with other Espacio exhibitions, all the artists are actively involved with the gallery and many will be available each day for a friendly chat about their work and the Espacio group.

Alison Lumb, Carlos de Lins, Catherine Field, Raymond Isaac,
Stanley Smithson, Monica Andres, Josette Carroll, Julie Eccles,
Paul Flint, Lisa Kreuziger, Jane Stothert, Joao Trindade

Organised by Carlos de Lins

Kaleidoscope
15-20 August 2012

Preview: Thursday 15 August 6-9pm

Trevor Banthorpe, Mike Bigland, Zelda Eady,
Enas Elsadiek, Sukhpal Grewal, Nina Harma, Laura Harvey,
Mehreen Hasan, Ann Kopka, Charles McLaren, Lucy Morton,
Mo Negm, Furrah Syed