Louise Hayward at Southbank Printmakers

We welcome Louise Hayward's exhibition, 'Blocks, Slabs and Towers', prints of London housing  which can be seen at the Gallery from Monday 8th December for 2 weeks.

The Kipling Estate

Louise Hayward is a London-based printmaker.  She studied BA (Hons) Fine Art/ Painting at Wimbledon School of Art, followed by MA Printmaking at Camberwell College of Arts.  Louise is a member of Southbank Printmakers, the Society of Wood Engravers (SWE) and a fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE).  Louise creates her prints by using engraving and lino-cutting tools on relief surfaces including plastic plates, wood and lino.

On Sultan Street

Louise has exhibited widely in group exhibitions including the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, the Society of Wood Engravers Annual Exhibition and the London Original Print Fair.   Her work is held at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and in many private collections.  Earlier this year, Louise and her work appeared briefly in the BBC4 programme ‘Bunkers, Brutalism and Bloodymindedness: Concrete Poetry with Jonathan Meades’.

                                                              "My work features types of post-war housing which are very much part of the texture of inner London, where I have always lived.  I am interested in the individuality of these buildings in terms of their design, structure and sculptural qualities.  This kind of architecture has become negatively associated with the welfare state and social decay while the buildings themselves often have a powerful, enigmatic presence in the city. They also have a strong connection to my memories of growing up in London in the1960s and 70s."                                                                                                                       

Scaffolding on Thomas North Terrace

We feel incredibly lucky to be hosting this meaningful work and  would love to share it with you.  Any one of Louise's works would make a thoughtful gift this Christmas.  Every print is produced by hand and is therefore unique.

Visit us Monday to Friday and Sunday: 11.30 – 5pm.  Saturdays 10.00 – 7.00pm

An Assortment to Tempt You!

If you are strolling on the South Bank this weekend we have a huge selection of Limited Edition Prints at our lovely gallery in Gabriel's Wharf.  We are open Mon to Fri and Sunday: 11.30 – 6.30pm and on Saturdays 10.00 – 8.00pm.  One of our artists will be sitting and can advise you on the techniques and tricks used in printmaking so your visit could be interesting and informative as well as a visual feast.

To whet your appetite here are a few of the prints you can find:

Angela Brookes 'Morning Mist'

Mary Cossey 'The Natural History Museum' - RA 2014 exhibition

David Bowyer 'Blackheath Evening'

Diana Croft 'Lone Tree'

Libby Carreck 'Meadow Buttercups'

Lilian Chow 'The High Life'

Pip Carpenter 'Green Green Grass'

Susan Short 'The Way to Wembley'

Sally Cutler 'Dulwich Heads'

We have something for everyone and for every room in the house.  Whether you are looking for humour (Sally's take on the local population in Dulwich) or profundity (Angela Brookes's 'Morning Mist' and Diana Croft's 'Lone Tree' or a souvenir of your visit to London - perhaps Mary Cossey's 'Natural History Museum, David Bowyer's 'Blackheath Evening' and Susan Short's 'the Way to Wembley' ? Or are you looking for that perfect gift?  Why not consider Mary Carreck's 'Meadow Buttercups', Pip Carpenter's 'Green Green Grass' or Lilian Chow's 'The High Life' Whatever your taste we are sure you will find something you'll love and enjoy for years to come!

Southbank Printmakers at the Royal Academy

We are delighted that five of our members have work in the RA Summer Exhibition. They are Mary Cossey, Jim Anderson, Martin Langford, Theresa Pateman and Lucie Green

A little foretaste to inspire you to visit this fantastic exhibition of contemporary and emerging artists!

Let me begin with something truly 'hands on'....images by Theresa from her series entitled 'Sense & Sensibilia'  This series looks at the five senses that we all know about and queries the likelihood of misconception and also questions the validity of our 'sixth sense'  Well my sixth sense is telling me that Theresa can look forward to many red dots on her exquisitely rendered aquatints - see below:

Ouch

There, There

Hands are also a theme in Jim's 'Shadow Play'  A rather amazing and vibrant lino-cut.  Jim has drawn upon the games we all played as children - creating monsters, birds and butterflies magically with clever contortions of our fingers and thumbs.

Lucie Green's highly skilled woodcut of a potter in Nepal just takes my breath away!

As I always say, these jpegs are all very well, but really only convey the image.  For the whole picture (pardon the pun) you have to see the actual print and if you can't make the RA you would be very welcome at our gallery