Selected Artists for 2009

Barbara Carr - painter

Barbara has been painting all her life and in 'her younger days' was a well known face at the Assembly House in Norwich where she had many successful exhibitions. 'My work has been described as nostalgic and I like to think that every one tells its own story'

Chris Hollick - painter/maker

Chris is completely self taught & has recently moved to mid-Norfolk where the coast and countryside of East Anglia provide great inspiration. He paints mainly in watercolour but also in acrylic, and designs and produces a variety of woodcraft items.

Exhibitions and galleries:
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour
Royal Society of British Artists
Medici Gallery
Sunday Times Singer Friedlander Exhibition

David Baxter - painter

Taking his inspiration from the Norwich School of Painters David's paintings are expressive and capture the energy and life of the scenes he chooses to depict .

Kerry Buck BA(hons) - painter/printmaker

Kerry has been a professional Artist and Illustrator since graduating from the Norwich School of Art and Design in 1997. Since that time she has worked for many different clients including Hodder and Stoughton Children's Books, The Museums' Association, Which, and Guinness.

She has also exhibited widely and has paintings and hand-made prints in private collections around the world.

Enid Clarke - miniaturist

Enid Clarke is a Norfolk born artist specialising in miniatures. As well as exhibiting in the major London Galleries, Enid has sold to many well known members of the public and her work is in private collections around the world.

Her work was accepted and hung in the Royal Miniature Society's annual Exhibitions and she is a full member of that society.

Since 1987 her paintings have appeared in the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibitions including 2006.
1989 The Rose Bowl Award for Best Miniature from the Society of Miniaturists in Yorkshire
1990 Gold Bowl Honourable Mention from the Royal Miniature Society
1997 Certificate of Excellence for an 'Outstanding Set of Miniatures' from the Llewellyn Alexander's Exhibition of 800 works.
1999 Runner-up for 'Best Set of Six Miniatures' in the Royal Miniature Society Annual Exhibition
2000 Invited Exhibitor at the World Exhibition of Miniatures, Tasmania, Australia
2004 Exhibited in the World Exhibition of Miniatures at the Smithsonian Complex, Washington D.C. USA

Heather Graham - potter

Heather's fascination with pottery began at school and has stayed with her throughout her life.

She finds inspiration in the tactile pleasure of handling clay and exploring how it can be manipulated.

'Although modern technology has influenced the way that some processes are performed the way that pots are actually made has hardly changed for centuries. I find it deeply moving to realise that I am part of a brotherhood of potters going back to man's earliest history'

Gwyn Jones - painter/printmaker

Gwyn runs a framing workshop and gallery in Wicklewood, and has painted for most of his life. His love of the local countryside and East Anglian coastline is demonstrated in his oils, watercolours and printmaking.

Liz Mace - painter

Liz lives and works near Shipdham in Norfolk, although she was originally from Rochester in Kent where she still exhibits at the Frances Iles Gallery. Village and county shows, fairs and similar gatherings of enthusiastic people hold a special fascination for her; inspired by the colour, light and atmosphere; by the general bustle, the smell of oil, coal and steam.

In complete contrast, Liz also seeks out the wild lonely places of Norfolk, the Scottish mountains, and Kent marshes and coast as subject matter for her watercolours and pastels.

Liz teaches art and will be passing on her wisdom during the festival's Drawing Day, please contact her to register 01362 821301

Maurice Read NDD - painter

Maurice studied at Twickenham School of Art and at the Central School of Art, London. He became a full time lecturer at the Norwich School of Art and Design and more recently was Head of the Foundation Department. In his retirement Maurice teaches watercolour at Wensum Lodge and Flatford Mill Field Studies Centre and often teaches on painting holidays in Italy and France.

Malcolm Jarvis - painter

'Trying to capture a piece of the world'
Motivated by light and nature, Malcolm Jarvis has spent a lifetime drawing the world around him, and teaching others to appreciate the world through their own art. He works mainly in pastel working mostly from location.
'My goal is to capture the spontaneous dance of light across the palette of nature. Working on location forces me to get in touch with the moment, allowing little time for the detailed study of things. I hope my pieces are like a glance when we see something that makes us linger for a moment.'
Malcolm has taught numerous workshops and his work is in galleries and private collections around the world

Martin Mitchell - printmaker

Using traditional and experimental printmaking techniques, Martin's work is mainly figurative, representational landscape. He works across many printmaking disciplines including etching, collagraph, linocut and wood engraving but more recently has concentrated on the demanding technique of mezzotint. His work is held in many public and private collections.

'I have always been interested in promoting printmaking amongst artists and the general public. To this end, in 1990 I set up the Norwich Print Workshop, and in 1995 the Norwich Print Fair.'
For more information on printmaking techniques please visit www.norwichprintfair.co.uk

Mary Nicholls - painter

Mary is an artist who works in pastel, watercolour and more recently oils. Her work is inspired by light and colour and her subjects vary across still life, the coast, countryside, and the compositions found in the textures of old buildings, boats and beaches.
She is a founding member of Artline.