Hi! I hope you’re enjoying June so far?
July’s newsletter comes to you earlier than usual, as I prepare for an exciting group exhibition: The Audacity: StefDies With Friends.
If you’ve ever been to The Other Art Fair (the world’s biggest and best independent art fair), you’ll likely know the brilliant performance artist StefDies. We’ve always had a mutual appreciation for each other’s work so I was honoured to be invited by her alongside 20 other female artists to exhibit in this month-long group show at Boxpark Shoreditch.
The exhibition brings together some of The Other Art Fair’s most celebrated female artists, and I’d love for you to join us at the private view on Thursday 3rd July, from 6pm. Units 37-40, Boxpark Shoreditch, E1 6GY
📍 Full details above or via The Audacity website.
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Presence Evening
Thursday 10th July, 7pm - 9pm
I’ll also be hosting a special evening during the exhibition, an intimate session of reflection, live painting and wine.
I’ll share “my why” - the personal drive behind my creative practice, before inviting you to observe a live painting session. Afterwards, I’ll ask guests to choose the painting they feel most drawn to, and share 1–3 reasons why. The aim is to spark presence and reflection and hopefully inspire you to explore and or re-align with your own “why” after you leave the talk.
Each exhibiting artist will be offering a talk or workshop throughout the month, browse
The Audacity webpage for full listings.
We hope to see you there!
Coya City Residency: Extended
If you remember back in February, my Aliveness series of prints and originals were resident in Coya City members bar, that residency has now been extended. Following the sale of 3 pieces, I have now installed 3 limited edition prints from my Alignment series. I’m very grateful to Alinda Kring Advisory and my new collectors for choosing my work.
In The Studio
I’m currently creating two new works, one for The Audacity and the other? well, because I’m helpless to do otherwise. But if there’s one thing these two pieces have in common; there is definitely something tropical / otherworldly about them. I look forward to sharing the final paintings with you in due course.
If you follow me on instagram you will know that I regularly post my thoughts either through text or paint. The idea of paradise has been in my thoughts allot recently, since reading We Who Wrestle With God by Jordan B Peterson - inspiring me to create The Paradisal Garden. I can see that it’s showing up in my new work too, I think there might be a new series quietly forming…
”We are all in search of paradise, mentally and physically. By nature, we are explorers”
Coming Up…
August will see my work exhibited in Azart Gallery’s new gallery space in Woodstock, New York. I will share more details of this in my next newsletter.
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Thank you for taking the time to read my news, until next time and with gratitude,
Courtenay. x