Newby Hall is a treasure trove for art lovers; the outstanding permanent art
collections are complemented by changing exhibitions and displays. Our exhibition
programmes are renowned for their quality, variety and originality. This year we
also will joined by two Artists in Residency, Tessa Bunney and Ed Kluz.
Tessa is a photographer who is particularly interested in different landscapes
and the way they are shaped by human activity, working closely with communities
and individuals. Tessa's work explores people's relationships to the landscapes,
often incorporating text and sound as part of the finished projects.
Ed's work is rooted inour heritage. He seeks our the eccentric, the lost and
the overlooked - vanished buildings, follies, centuries old text, ancient imagery
- and uses them as startinhg points for vibrant paintings that explore themes
of renewal, reinvention and the passing of time.
The following diary contains information on forthcoming exhibitions in the Grantham
Room.
April - Jamie Frost
Jamie Frost primarily creates sculpture, and has exhibited in Newby's Contemporary
Sculpture Park. "I make sculpture, mostly carved and often in wood. I also make
large scale drawings and the occasional painting. I'm definately a maker - interested
in the relationship between porcesses and subject matter. I've been artist in
residence at an Italian art school, taken part in an international symposium,
and received funding to build camera obscura devices. I teach sculpture and drawing,
including life drawing, to adults and children at the studio."
May - David Tarn & Steve Gosling
David Tarn and Steve Gosling are both professonal photographers who specialise
in producing creative and contemporary landscapes and nature images.
Steve believes that a passion for the subject is an essential pre-requisite for
a successful photograph. If the photographer feels ambivalent about whatever is
seen through the viewfinder how can they hope to have any impact on those who
see the final photograph? Communicating mood & emotion are Steve's most important
motivators for making images.
June - Sculpture Park related drawings
July - Georgina McBain
Georgina Mcbain has illustrated for many children book classics including 'The
Borrowers'.
August - Guy Parker Rees
"One of my earliest memories is of a huge Kudu antelope sticking his neck in
the car window to try and gobble up our sandwiches.
I was born in Zimbabwe and I can still remember the smell of the huge, hot granite
rocks. My older sister, my two brothers and I came back to a cold grey England
when I was three.
I spent a lot of my time at school doodling and painting, then did a degree in
English and Philosophy at York University, where I spent a lot of time painting
and doodling.
I've been lucky enough to work with some of the best writers of children's books.
When a story is good, ideas just leap into my head and all I have to do is scribble
them down."
September - Kane Cunningham
"My work considers issues related to the tradition of landscape painting. I believe
the landscape painter has a voice in which to express issues related to history,
politics and cultural change."
If you are an artist who would like to display at Newby Hall, please contact
Laura Strangeway at the Estate Office on 01423 322583
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