CV

Looking for a Friend
A Selection of my Exhibitions.
Education:
Hastings College of FE, Foundation Course
Canterbury College of Art, BA (Hons) in Fine Art

Exhibited:

London, China, Latvia, Malaysia, Belarus, Paris Louvre, Germany, Greece, Cyprus

Residencies

I was selected as one of 15 artists internationally, for a Mark Rothko painting residency, at Daugavpils, Latvia (the birthplace of Mark Rothko), in September 2012. The residency was fully funded, and culminated in an exhibition and catalogue. The four paintings I made during the residency are now in the permanent collection at the new Mark Rothko Centre in Daugavpils, along with work by other residents and original Mark Rothko paintings.

Fellowships

Selected for a 'Schoolhouse at Mutianyu Great Wall Fellowship' (China), for the month of August, 2016. Funded by my hosts and culminating in a solo exhibition of paintings made during the Fellowship.

Paintings in Collections at:

The China Artists Association, Beijing
The Mark Rothko Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia
The Municipality, Nicosia, Cyprus
Uri Geller
Tim Scott (Sculptor, Critic)

Publications/interviews

Fiona Stanbury, interview, Art Reveal Magazine no.39, May 2018, (pages 78 - 83) ; ISBN 9781388420147;
The catalogue of the 7th Beijing International Art Biennale, hardcover
Painting featured in Average Art magazine, April 2017 edition
Painting featured in Average Art magazine, March 2017 edition
Catalogue (colour, hardcover) THE JOY OF LIFE, from 'The Joy of Life' exhibition at Port Commune Art Space, organised by the Awe-some Fenix gallery, in Kuala Lumpur.
Colour catalogue of the Tunbridge Wells International Art Fair
Colour catalogue of the 6th Beijing International Art Biennale 2015, (600 pages) Hardcover.
Article on the 6th Beijing International Art Biennale, in the Jackdaw (Nov-Dec edition 2015) page 26.
(Translated and included on the Beijing Biennale official pages on Wechat, the Chinese social media platform)
Essay included on the online art magazine,, 'The WIP Project (Neoteric art)' on the theme of 'What is Painting?' (2nd January 2015)
Podcast - online audio interview, March 2014. www.ahtcast.com
Catalogue (colour) 'The Mark Rothko Plein Air,' (painting residency) 2012 - photos + artist CV and image of one painting made during residency.
Studio Critical, Online interview, September 2012
The Jackdaw, November/December 2012 (page 30) Article about my Mark Rothko painting residency
A Moving exhibition, (London), colour images included in the catalogue (2010)
Pancyprian Annual Exhibition, Nicosia (Cyprus), images included in catalogues, 1989-1997

NOVEL: The Jagged Green Line (available on Kindle books)

Participated in the television programme 'Sky Landscape Artist of the Year' (Sky Arts) in June 2016 as a Wild Card contestant, filmed at Scotney Castle

From November 2015 to December 2016, co-managed a gallery called 'Creatives@Royal Victoria Place,' in the Royal Victoria Place, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK

Selected Solo Shows

2014 'Camden Quarter,' (restaurant), Tunbridge Wells, Kent
2012 10 paintings at The kings Hill Project, Kings Hill, Kent (3 months exhibition)
2009 Solo Show, The White Wall, Tunbridge Wells Library Gallery
2001 South East Open Studios, Tunbridge Wells, Home Studio
2000 South East Open Studios, Tunbridge Wells, Home Studio
1996 ‘Women in The Baths,’ Trinity Gallery,
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
1995 ‘Landscapes and Townscapes,’
Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art
Gallery, Kent
1995 ‘Images around the Artist’s House,’
Nicosia, Cyprus
1993 ‘A Journey Through Colour,’ Tunbridge
Wells Museum and Art Gallery
1991 ‘Nicosia, Passages of Colour,’ The Oven
Gallery, Nicosia Cyprus


[b]EXHIBITIONS

2023

Linden Hall Studio gallery, Winter Group Show, Deal, Kent.
Cultivate gallery presents Mixtape 6, an online group exhibition hosted on www.organthing.com website.
The 19th Asian International Art Biennale, Dhaka

2022

The 19th Asian International Art Biennale, opening December 1st, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The 4th Qingdao International Contemporary Art Exhibition, 1902 Art Museum, Qingdao, China.

Turner Contemporary Gallery, Margate, Kent, Exhibition 'OPEN', October 23rd to February 20th 2022
IMPACT, online exhibition curated by Cultivate gallery, London.

2021

Turner Contemporary gallery, Margate, Kent. Exhibition 'OPEN', October 23rd 2021 to February 20th 2022. My painting has also been selected to be on postcards and mini prints.
Linden Hall Studio gallery, Deal, Kent. WINTER GROUP EXHIBITION, December 1st 2021 to January 29th 2022.
Kings Hill Control Tower, Kings Hill, Kent (changing selection of artworks across offices and foyer, curated by June Frickleton of Frickleton Fine Art)
November 2021 to February 2022.

2020

Linden Hall Studio gallery, 'Winter Group Exhibition,' an annual exhibition of 150 works by established artists, including Academicians, and emerging artists, December 2nd to January 30th 2021 (Deal, Kent, UK).
Yan Huang Museum, Beijing, 'The Chinese Landscape Through the Eyes of World Artists,' (October) with virtual tour. See News section for more detail.
International Online Exhibition curated by Zobra Art Village,
Nirantar Art, an online exhibition featuring 458 international artists, 5th September - 30th September (details in News section)
“UNESCO and MEADOWS artists against COVID-19”. an online exhibition of work on face masks by 250 artists from 120 countries. Please see link and News section for more information about this wonderful exhibition and its concept.
Art Saves Humanity, a global online exhibition selected by Sothebys team and art curators including Jerry Saltz. My work is displayed in the Top 100 artworks from around the world on the Art Saves Humanity website. This is an exhibition which reflects on the pandemic and opened on May 21st with live events online, and discussions. I had 2 large paintings selected which addressed the theme - one can be viewed in my News section. There is a link to the website in my Links section.

2019

The 8th Beijing International Art Biennale at the National Art Museum of China, August 30th. Artworks from 125 countries. Colour catalogue. I was also invited to speak at the International symposium.
Dafen 1st International Oil Painting Biennale, Dafen Art Museum, Shenzhen, December 26th 2018 - February 20th 2019. Colour catalogue

2018

SALON DES BEAUX ARTS, Caroussel du Louvre, Paris, 13-16th December, Curated by Lena Kelekian.
Dafen 1st International Oil Painting Biennale, Red Cube Public Museum, Shenzhen, China (catalogue) 30th November to December 20th 2018
Gordon Dadd solictors, Covent Garden, London (curated by Diane Soames), exhibition with catalogue and Private View
OSTEN4ART preview exhibition (work on paper) OSTEN gallery, Skopje, Macedonia
Work curated by Frickleton Fine Art for DMH Stallard, London.
The BLACK BOX, an exhibition of artwork on postcards by 250 artists from 22 countries, 11th April to 6th June, Saarlandisches Kunstlerhaus, Saarbrucken. (Curated by Boecker Contemporary, Heidelberg, Germany.)
'Vibrant' curated by Art Number 23 at the old biscuit factory, London (catalogue)
Work curated by Frickleton Fine Art for group show at Cripps offices (5 paintings) Tunbridge Wells, Kent

2017.

Invited artist at Kings Hill Control Tower gallery, ongoing exhibition programme, Kent 'Red Circle Art,' Trinity Theatre and Art Centre, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (November)
The 7th Beijing International Art Biennale, the National Art Museum of China, Beijing (Sept 24th to October 15th) 102 countries, 652 artworks (catalogue)
'Red Circle Art,' Trinity Theatre and Art Centre, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
'Not the Royal Academy,' Llewellyn Alexander gallery, London
'BLACK BOX,' an exhibition of work on postcards by 250 artists from around the world, July 6th - October 22nd, as part of the art festival 'Constellations de Metz,' at the Faux Mouvement, Centre d'art Contemporain, Metz, France. Organised by Boecker Contemporary (Heidelberg, Germany).
Painting and Photography exhibition at the Crowborough Community Centre, Crowborough, Sussex
Abstract Art exhibition at Baker Tilly offices, Crawley, Sussex
The Haywards Heath Art Trail (annual event), Haywards Heath, Sussex
'The Joy of Life,' Port Commune Art Space, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2016

Solo exhibition at the Great Wall room, The Brickyard, Mutianyu Great Wall, China ( paintings about the Great Wall shown at the Brickyard's Great Wall room, with views of the Great Wall, as part of a Schoolhouse at Mutianyu painting Fellowship.)
Creatives@TunbridgeWells, at Trinity Theatre and Art Centre, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
2016 The Tunbridge Wells International Art Fair, The Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
2016 'Not The Royal Academy,' Llewellyn Alexander gallery, London
2016 The South East Open Studios, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

2015

The 6th Beijing International Art Biennale, the National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China (work by artists from 96 countries)
The Big Heart Auction, The Dome, Brighton, Sussex
'Brunch,' at Apothiki Studio: three women artists - Fiona Stanbury, Valerie Brennan, Bridget Fahy - Paphos, Cyprus
10 paintings at DMH Stallard, Crawley, Sussex (in co-operation with Frickleton Fine Art)

2014

'White Hours,' Apothiki Studio, Paphos, Cyprus (curated by Valerie Brennan and Bridget Fahy)
'OFF THE WALL,' The 9th Terrace Annual Open, Frederick Terrace, London
SEE Art Fair, (July 9th - July 13th) Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
'Not The Royal Academy Exhibition,' Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, London
10 Artists show paintings on the theme of SALE, at Hoopers department store, Tunbridge Wells: proceeds to CHYPS charity
SEE Artists exhibition at Woods restaurant, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
'Flight,' The Art Gallery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
'People,' Art Pull gallery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

2013

Painting included in an exhibition at the Daugavpils Mark Rothko Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia. (The painting
included is part of the permanent collection at the DMRC)
'SEE artists group exhibition,' Art Pull gallery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
'Gold.' (paintings from the Mark Rothko Centre Collection), part of the 22nd International Arts Festival,
Vitebsk, Belarus
'Not The Royal Academy,' Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, London

2012

Mark Rothko Plein Air Exhibition, Daugavpils Museum of Regional Studies and Art, Daugavpils, Latvia
'Not The Royal Academy,' Llewellyn
Alexander Gallery, London

2011

Group Exhibition, Gainsborough House,
Crawley
'Not the Royal Academy', London
Small artworks exhibition, Nails Gallery
Bristol

Older Exhibitions

2010 'Not the Royal Academy,' Llewellyn
Alexander Gallery, London
2009 West-Eleven Gallery, Covent Garden,
London
2009 ‘An Age of Miracles,’ The Brick Lane
Gallery, London.
2008 Box of Delights, Tunbridge Wells
Museum and Art Gallery, Kent
2008 ‘Not the Royal Academy,’ Llewellyn
Alexander Gallery, London
2007 Canterbury Art Festival, University
College for the Creative Arts,
Canterbury, Kent
2006 Southern Contemporaries, Rhapsody
House Gallery, Tunbridge Wells
2006 ‘Not the Royal Academy’ Llewellyn
Alexander Gallery, London
2006 ‘First Class Post ‘Exhibition, Folkestone
Library Gallery, Folkestone,
Kent.
2006 ‘About Face,’ Tunbridge Wells Museum
and Art Gallery
2005 ‘Not the Royal Academy,’ Llewellyn
Alexander Gallery, London
2005 ‘Picture This 2,’ Sassoon Gallery,
Folkestone Library, Folkestone
2004 Atlantic Art Gallery, Port Isaac, Cornwall
2003 ‘Not the Royal Academy,’ Llewellyn
Alexander Gallery, London
2002 ‘Not the Royal Academy,’ Llewellyn
Alexander Gallery, London
2002 Arts and Crafts Show, Tunbridge Wells
Museum and Art Gallery
2001 Christmas Exhibition, The Weald
Gallery, Cranbrook, Kent
2001 ‘Not the Royal Academy,’ Llewellyn
Alexander Gallery, London
2000 ‘Not the Royal Academy,’ Llewellyn
Alexander Gallery, London
1997 South East Open Studios, Adult
Education Centre, Tunbridge Wells
1997 ‘Women Creators of the Two Seas,’ (27
Women Artists), Thessaloniki,
Greece
1997 Summer Show, Walton Contemporary
Art Gallery, London
1996 ‘Pancyprian Annual Exhibition,’
Famagusta Gate, Nicosia, Cyprus
1993 ‘Pancyprian Annual Exhibition,’
Famagusta Gate, Nicosia, Cyprus
1993 ‘Colour Notes,’ Socrate’s Restaurant-
Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus