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aLUn JUry
eXHiBition Works by born Bridgend, Wales 1967.
sPeCtaC ULar artists from He studied at Cardiff
edition america, College of art ...
... and Cheltenham College of Art, where
the Verniss
age romania, his tutor Paul rosenbloom advised nick
is on sUnday Wales, on the exceptional talent of his student.
13th may,
15.00 – 17.30 U
hr england & now working as a ticket collector on
the Welsh Trains, Alun is constantly on
netherlands. a journey. He believes his art is inspired
by the general behavior of the travelling
public and the many and varied occur-
obsessive detail and exceptional technical quality is a key rences on his journey. His latest paint-
component in this exhibition covering a broad spectrum of ing, “never Getting Anywhere”, which
available media. is included in this exhibition, is his first
Stitched sculptures from Jann Haworth, Painted Wood sculp- depiction of his working environment(a
ture by Kevin Harrison, Fibreglass/Mixed Media sculpture by railway carriage). Furthermore, it is Alun
Saskia de Boer, Pencil drawings by Liz Atkin, Ball-point draw- in the painting - a significant picture as
ings by John Ledger, Acrylic paintings by Alan russell-Cow- regards the artist and his life. Alun has
an, oil paintings by Alun Jury, Silicone sculpture by virgilius been showing with the Treadwell Gallery
Moldovan. since 1993.
“never Getting Anywhere” by Alun Jury 2012,
92x92cms, oil on Canvas.
Jann HaWortH of Jann`s signature donut pieces,
nick invited Jann to send exam-
Left: “Arthur” by virgilius
Moldovan 2011, 26x36x
born Hollywood 1942 ples of donut works with a view
30cms, Silicone/Pigment.
right: “The Frog Eater”
and studied at the Uni- to a Haworth Donut Show at the by virgilius Moldovan 2011,
64x80x40cms, Silicone/
versity of California, Los Treadwell Gallery. Pigment.
angeles before coming A memorable Haworth piece has
been her “The Donut History of
to england in 1961. Art”. Furthermore, since the first
She studied History of Art at the exhibition of stitched works in
Courtauld Institute and art at The the early sixties, Jann has from
Slade School of Art. She had her time to time included individual
first major exhibition at the Insti- donuts or even a plate of donuts
tute of Contemporary Art in 1963 in her larger sculptures, adding
and was included in the Hayward an element of mild subversion, at
Gallery`s landmark Pop Art Exhi- the same time as re-enforcing the
bition in 1968. down to earth nature of her art.
While visiting Austria in 2011 “The Tattoo Pay-Back” by Alan russell-Cowan 2011,
150x120cms, Acrylic on Canvas.
for the exhibitions of her work “oz” by Jann
in the women`s Pop Art exhibi- Haworth 2011,
38x51x8cms
virgiLiUs MoLdovan
tion in the Kunsthalle vienna and Stitched Mixed aLan rUsseLL-CoWan Born stalin City (Brasov),
Media Sculp-
the Hyper real show at MuMoK, ture. born London 1970. He is also romania 1955. studied at
vienna, Jann, an old friend of
nick`s, made time to visit him in known as alan streets. Klausenburg art academy,
Aigen. Already the owner of two Alan has recently returned to the uK after romania.
10 years successfully selling his work on the The Essl Museum has recently bought one
streets of new York. The Treadwell Gallery of virgil`s large scale two figure sculp-
the tate gallery finally represented Alan from the early nineties until tures. In 1999 he won the Golden medal
he went to new York, and continues to rep- for Sculpture at the International Art
buys two sculptures of “The Golden
Donut Awards resent him now he is back in Europe. Alan be- Biennale of Florence, Italy. Among other
american Pop artist, (Given to out-
standing men)” lieves his Schizophrenia has been the passion art fairs, he has exhibited at Art Frankfurt
Jann Haworth. by Jann Haworth and inspiration of his painting. At the same and the Beijing Art Fair. In this exhibition,
2011, 38x50x-
The most significant of which, her 11cms Stitched
time feels his painting has been the stimu- as well as some smaller silicone works, we
sixties work of Mae West,WC Fields Mixed Media lus for the suppression of his schizophrenic shall be showing virgil`s latest sculpture
and Shirley Temple. sculpture symptoms. “Beginning Life`s Journey” (250cms high).
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2. Kevin Harrison Saskia de Boer John Ledger SPRINGTIME
PARIS
born London 1953. He born Amsterdam 1946. born Barnsley, UK 1984
studied at Hornsey School
of Art, Norwich School of
Her work was exhibited in
Vermeer`s “Art of Paint-
“My artistic output is my only resist-
ance I can put up against the feelings IN
of hopelessness as I peer into the 21st FOR JUST
12 HOURS
Art, Chelsea School of Art ing” exhibition at the Art century. My works are the tip of the
and Cardiff College of Art. History Museum, Vienna in ice-berg of my thoughts, and they
Kevin has been represented by the 2010 and also in the “Hy- take time to emerge in my mind; re-
Treadwell Gallery since 1985. His sulting in a feeling of great relief. My Overnight there and
down to earth humorous urban art is
per Real” show at MUMOK, doodles have no choice but to become
inspirational to children and he often Vienna in 2011. murals, as I try to match the size of Overnight back, Nick was
does workshops with them in Eng- This show at The Treadwell Gallery is my concerns.” on a mission of passion
land and abroad. His numerous public yet another chance for the Austrian Following a chance meeting in a to collect new additions
sculptures can be seen mainly in the public to view the art of this rarely Barnsley pub while on a trip to Eng-
exhibited extraordinary Dutch sculp- to the increasingly
East End of London. The Kevin Harri- land to collect art, nick invited John
son works in this exhibition have been tor. Since the late sixties, Marilyn to submit some of his ball-point draw-
incredible Treadwell
collected from his London studio in Monroe has been a recurring theme in ings (his doodles) for exhibition in his Collection...
January, were exhibited during Febru- Saskia`s work. The Marilyn crucifix Aigen Gallery. The works in this show
ary at the Club Galerie in the Cultural is certainly the most poignant of her are the first of them.
Quarter of Linz. This will be their first Monroe pieces. Saskia first exhibited
exhibition in Aigen. at the Treadwell Gallery in 1974.
“This Hole cannot be filled in a Car Park
Overspill” by John Ledger 2011, 100x140cms,
“Top of the World” by Ball-Point on Paper.
Kevin Harrison 2009,
78x178x84cms
Painted Wood/Metal
A Glass
of wine in
the fash-
ionable
les Halles
district...
Making
“Marilyn friends in
Crucifix” by “The Hippy
Saskia de Shop”
Boer 2011 A Meeting
47x87x13cms of “taste”
Fibreglass/ on the
Mixed Media Boulevard
Sébastopol...
Liz Atkin world inhabited solely
by the marginalised, the
ence.” Marina Cantacuzi-
no, Liz Atkin touring ex-
born Stamford, disadvantaged, and the hibition Catalogue, 1990.
England 1951. eccentric. She concen- Liz Atkin has been
Technically, Liz trates on the portrayal represented by the
Atkin`s pencil of individuals who are Treadwell Gallery
damaged, by physical or since 1973.
drawings are al- mental disability, or by a
most unbelievable. society which they cannot
They show extraordi- tolerate and which in turn “It was on the Tip of her Tongue”
nary talent, dedication refuses to tolerate them.”; by Liz Atkin 2005, 84x59cms,
and patience, but it is Pencil Drawing.
“In contemplating
their themes which make these drawings, we
them such touchingly learn something
great art. The following not only about our
quotes, taken from Marina own prejudices,
Cantacuzino`s com- fears, vanities and
prehensive 1990 essay, cowardice but also
At the
effectively capture the sig- about the possibili- “Gare de
nificance of those themes. ties of an existence L`Est”
“Atkin confines herself with his
“Apollo Fisque” by Liz Atkin 2005, 84x59cms, very different from treasure...
Pencil Drawing to a starkly monochrome our own experi-
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