David Rhys Jones : In and Around the Inns of Court, 25 September – 15 November 2013

The Rectory Gallery is closed for the summer but will re-open in September for:

DAVID RHYS JONES: IN AND AROUND THE INNS OF COURT
Private views Wednesday 25 September 6-8pm and Sunday 29 September 2-4pm

Please note that The Rectory Gallery is open by appointment only at all other times except for First Thursdays of the month 1-9pm.
This exhibition focuses on London’s Inns of Court, these being Lincoln’s Inn, Inner Temple, Middle Temple and Gray’s Inn. These are professional associations for barristers in England and Wales and the buildings provide accommodation for its members. Steeped in history, the Inns of Court have existed since the 14th century, and their grand interiors feature many fascinating details.

David Rhys Jones’ work begins with photography and he gathers images whilst making journeys or exploring certain areas. He then transfers this imagery onto ceramics, of various shapes and sizes, resulting in collections of ceramics which document the details encountered along his journey. David Rhys Jones has explored the layers of history within the inns themselves, but also incorporated imagery of the areas surrounding the Inns, in particular, the local pubs.

For this exhibition, David Rhys Jones has been allowed special access around some of the Inns, in particular Gray’s Inn. His imagery will offer a great insight into these buildings which are home to its residents. The works are also of interest to historians and those with any curiosity over what lies behind the closed doors of these areas. Some of the features of the inns have remained almost unaltered since the time they were built, such as in the Great Hall in Middle Temple (built in 1562). Today these places remain important parts of day to day life in the Inn, as meeting areas in the evenings or for lunch. David Rhys Jones has been struck in particular by the strong sense of identity within each of the different inns, and hopes to reflect this aspect throughout this series of work.

David Rhys Jones trained at Central Saint Martins and has exhibited widely, including The V&A Museum, the Royal Academy of Arts and the Courtauld Institute. He was joint winner of the Jerwood Prize in 2010, and his work is held in many private and public collections, including the Tate.

Half Moon Printmakers at the Rectory Gallery

Half Moon Printmakers are five professional printmakers who have worked together for many years in one studio, now located in West Dulwich. They show regularly as a group as well as individually.

GAIL BRODHOLT Painter and Linocut printmaker
Gail is well known for her vibrant, strong  and colourful prints of transport images, evoking the grandeur and elegance of our metropolitan stations.

Gail Brodholt

KAREN KEOGH Painter and printmaker

Using traditional three plate etching techniques, Karen explores landscape and cityscape, exaggerating their natural patterns and rhythms with her personal interpretation of colour.

Karen Keogh

LOUISE DAVIES Painter and printmaker

Using collograph and etching plates in her work, Louise evokes landscape through the use of fluid line and intense colour.

Louise Davies

SONIA ROLLO, Printmaker
Sonia's well-known exquisite prints of hares and other animals stem from a childhood fascination with wildlife and a training as a biologist, before becoming an artist.

Sonia Rollo

SUSIE PERRING Printmaker
Reflecting her graphic design background, Susie draws strong, vibrant images, producing highly personal aquatints with intense colour and movement – natural images that stir the imagination.

Susie Perring

Lucy Willis: prints and paintings from the last 25 years

20th March - 10th May 2013

FIRST THURSDAY OPENINGS 4TH APRIL & 2ND MAY 1-9PM
PLEASE NOTE GALLERY IS OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY AT ALL OTHER TIMES
This exhibition shows a selection of Lucy Willis’ work spanning the last 25 years of her career. Willis’ paintings and prints demonstrate her passion for travel, and the vast array of countries she has visited to gather her imagery are shown here. Locations featured include Malta, Greece, Sicily, and Venice.


Lucy Willis,Chinese China,
 watercolour, 26 x 27cm
£495 SOLD

 Further a-field locations featured include Syria, Yemen, China, India, Senegal, Morocco and Zanzibar. Willis explores the places she visits and captures evocative elements of them; from quiet moments in the backstreets of a city, to big sweeping views across a skyline. She relishes depicting intricate details of the architecture, and moments from the everyday lives of the people living within it.



Lucy Willis, Stone Steps,
watercolour,49 x 33cm
£850 SOLD

  In all Willis’ watercolours, the defining element is her sensitivity to these details and her masterly use of light.

Lucy Willis trained at the Ruskin School of Art. She has tutored many painting groups in various countries across the world and written two books on the subject of watercolour painting. Exhibitions include many solo exhibitions and group exhibitions all across the UK.

She won the BP Portrait Award for portraits of Shepton Mallet Prison inmates, following her artist residency there. She was elected a member of the Royal West of England Academy in 1993.