‘Paradoxes’ is an exhibition showcasing the breadth of contemporary painting practice which is very much alive and thriving in the UK today. The exhibition of 52 painters includes 48 artists from the Contemporary British Painting membership who are based throughout the British Isles, and four guest artists from the Isle of Wight. The CBP group returns to Quay Arts on the Isle of Wight following its successful summer exhibition in 2016.
The exhibition has been organised by Freya Purdue alongside co-curators Natalie Dowse and Phil Illingworth. Paradoxes: 52 Painters is accompanied by a full-colour 120-page catalogue with an essay by Paul Carey-Kent. The catalogue will be available from Quay Arts and to buy via the Contemporary British Painting website here: Paradoxes Catalogue – Contemporary British Painting
CBP artists:
Susan Absolon, David Ainley, Iain Andrews, Amanda Ansell, Karl Bielik, Claudia Boese, Day Bowman, Julian Brown, Simon Burton, Ruth Calland, Simon Carter, Jules Clarke, Deb Covell, Andrew Crane, Gordon Dalton, Pen Dalton, Lisa Denyer, Natalie Dowse, Nathan Eastwood, Geraint Evans, Susie Hamilton, Alex Hanna, Suzanne Holtom, Marguerite Horner, Barbara Howey, Phil Illingworth, Linda Ingham, Rachel Lancaster, Bryan Lavelle, Paula MacArthur, David Manley, Enzo Marra, Nicholas Middleton, Paul Newman, Stephen Newton, Kirsty O’Leary Leeson, Joe Packer, Stephen Palmer, Ruth Philo, Alison Pilkington, Narbi Price, Freya Purdue, Katherine Russell, Molly Thomson, Judith Tucker, Casper White, Joanna Whittle and Sean Williams.
Guest artists:
Jo Hummel, Charles Inge, Lisa Traxler and Marius von Brasch.
Exhibition dates: 12th March to 7th May 2022
Opening times 9am – 4pm daily
Launch event: Saturday 12th March 2022, 2pm – 4pm
The West Gallery, Quay Arts, Newport, Isle of Wight
https://www.quayarts.org/event/paradoxes/
Contemporary British Painting is an artist led organisation which explores and promotes current trends in British painting through group exhibitions, talks, publications, and by placing paintings in art museums. CBP membership is made up of internationally exhibiting and award-winning artists, producing regular exhibitions from amongst its membership and guest artists.
Photo images (left to right): Barbara Howey, ‘Woodland Snowdrops’; Susie Hamilton, ‘Brown Nurse’; Amanda Ansell, ‘Softening Edges’.