Opening: G.R.I.T. Dundee

It is our upmost pleasure to present and invite you to the opening of G.R.I.T. Gestural Reflective & Inquiring Tales on 12. September, 4-6pm with ticketed entry in Dundee! Please visit the following links to reserve dates/ times for your visit:

12. Sept Preview DPUK Eventbrite Opening

13. Sept Tour with the Artists DPUK Eventbrite Artists

14 Sept, 11-6pm, Painting Symposium: D’Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre, University of Dundee, Tower Building, Nethergate, Dundee (ticketed). To reserve a place please visit DPUK Eventbrite Symposium

Visit the exhibition Drawing Projects UK, Scotland Eventbrite

The project Gestural Reflective & Inquiring Tales is centred around an exhibition of fourteen painters, which explores how gesture and its physicality engage both the maker and the viewer. The contributing artists tackle some of the core principles of contemporary painting, and G.R.I.T. contextualizes art as a collective practice which, at the same time, requires deep contemplation. With international contributors, the show aims to bridge Europe, and it will be on view first in Berlin, and then in Dundee, Scotland. Through those two instalments, the project develops a model for sustainable artistic exchange. Beyond the exhibition, G.R.I.T. includes symposia as well as a public programme, and the project aims to further discourse with a publication.

Curated by Alex Roberts.

Contact
Further info please visit: paintinggrit.com
Artworks and press photos are available upon request. For press enquiries please contact: press.paintinggrit@gmail.com

Eröffnung/ Opening: G.R.I.T. Berlin

It is our upmost pleasure to present and invite you to the opening of G.R.I.T. Gestural Reflective & Inquiring Tales on 8. August, from 18:00 in Berlin!

Info
Im Mittelpunkt des Projekts Gestural Reflective Inquiring Tales steht eine Ausstellung von vierzehn Maler*innen, die untersucht, wie sich die Grundprinzipien der Malerei — Geste und Körperlichkeit — zu Künstler*in und Betrachter*in verhalten. Dabei setzen sich die Künstler*innen mit Kernthemen der zeitgenössischen Malerei auseinander: G.R.I.T. kontextualisiert die Malerei als eine kollektive Praxis, die gleichzeitig Kontemplation erfordert. Mit ihren internationalen Beiträgen will die Ausstellung ganz Europa verbinden, und sie wird zunächst in Berlin und dann in Dundee, Schottland, zu sehen sein. An diesen beiden Stationen entwickelt das Projekte ein Modell für einen nachhaltigen künstlerischen Austausch, denn über die Ausstellung hinaus umfasst G.R.I.T. Symposien und ein öffentliches Programm. Schließlich zielt das Projekt darauf ab, den Diskurs mit einer Publikation zu erweitern. 

The project Gestural Reflective & Inquiring Tales is centred around an exhibition of fourteen painters, which explores how gesture and its physicality engage both the maker and the viewer. The contributing artists tackle some of the core principles of contemporary painting, and G.R.I.T. contextualizes art as a collective practice which, at the same time, requires deep contemplation. With international contributors, the show aims to bridge Europe, and it will be on view first in Berlin, and then in Dundee, Scotland. Through those two instalments, the project develops a model for sustainable artistic exchange. Beyond the exhibition, G.R.I.T. includes symposia as well as a public program, and the project aims to further discourse with a publication.

Kuratiert von/ Curated by Alex Roberts.

Kontakt
Weitere Info finden Sie unter/ further info please visit: paintinggrit.com
Für Presseanfragen kontaktieren Sie bitte/ press enquiries please contact Inna Barmashenko: press.paintinggrit@gmail.com

G.R.I.T. Gestural Reflective & Inquiring Tales

Die Nachricht ist da/ the word is out! Einladung/ save the dates: G.R.I.T. Gestural Reflective Inquiring Tales, a painting exhibition bridging Europe. paintinggrit.com

IP: Kuratorin/Curator, @alexroberts975 © G.R.I.T Künstler-innen/Artists 2024.

Contemporary Art Collectors Book Volume I

The much-anticipated release of the "Contemporary Art Collectors Book Volume I" has launched, featuring Alex’s work as one of the one hundred selected artists. Printed copies are available for purchase via Torres Editores & Amazon - links. ISBN:978-84-19926-18-0

“For collectors and curators, it is essential to discover new artists and talents. As a result, we decided to discover the most exciting emerging artists from all over the globe and publish the Contemporary Art Collectors Art Book. This print publication introduces and presents each artist and their work, showcasing various divergent new talents. The book presents high-quality reproductions of each selected artist’s work, biography, or quotations from the artists about their art practice. The 100 featured artists were selected from over thousands of artists from 45 countries. These talented artists’ work encompasses various styles and techniques, from abstract to figurative art, minimalism to magical realism, traditional oil-on-canvas, and mixed media to installation.” Contemporary Art Collectors.

Published: Contemporary Art Collectors, 1 September 2023, Contemporary Art Collectors Book Volume I, Torres Editores, Granada Spain.

Free Your Painting - Bauhaus 2023

Extensions to apply granted!

Final few weeks for @bauhaus_summer_school specialised courses – 1st June 2023 deadline. Remaining slots - sign up while you can!

“Lend your ears to music, open your eyes to painting, and... stop thinking! Just ask yourself whether the work has enabled you to 'walk about' into a hitherto unknown world. If the answer is yes, what more do you want?” Kandinsky.

Aimed at the painter, fine art student or individual who employs paint as part of their wider creative practice (i.e. design, architecture). The course offers a chance to stretch your understanding and abilities of rendering materials, tints, splatters and pigment while testing what it is to paint amongst our current, expanded realms of painting.

19.08.23-02.09.23 BSS, Weimar

ALL DETAILS

Alex Roberts Studio - photo credit: Laurin Gutwin

Artist Alex Roberts will provide a platform that collaboratively exposes new modes of agency, materials, extends technical skills; expanding current methodologies and experience – facilitating a painting exchange. Participants will be given the chance to view the exclusive collections in the Zeitgenössiche Kunst, Neues Museum Weimar, and receive a series of presentations, and discourse about contemporary painting.

Once Guarded - installation views

Knowing IX, 2022 - installation views, Once Guarded, KHBStudios, 15-18 Sept, Berlin Art Week 2022

Further Details: info@everemergingmag.com Berlin Edition: https://everemergingmag.com/editions ever_emerging_mag

ONCE GUARDED Berlin art week

Berlin Art Week: 15 - 18th September, 2-7pm
Opening: Thursday, 15th September, 5-9pm

Tracey Snelling | Alex Roberts | Stefie Steden | Diane Lavoie | Inês Cabral | Marian Wijnvoord | Zuzanna Skiba | Rachael Jablo

KHBstudios Berlin

Nazarethkirchstr. 42, 13347 Berlin-Wedding

ONCE GUARDED presents 8 artists who have already featured in the Berlin issue #3 2021 of the magazine ever_emerging_mag. The edition, published in a time of lockdown, featured these 8 Berlin based women artists under the themes of Facades, Borders and Domesticity. One year later, the same artists come together in the space of KHBStudios Berlin, this time, presenting their work beyond borders, domesticity and facades.  This exhibition celebrates the opening up of the cultural sector and the coming together of diverse artists after two years of being ‘guarded’. 

Opening of that that was once guarded.  The exhibition will take place in KHBStudios Berlin, a space created and directed by one of the artists, Stefie Steden.  We kindly ask you to wear a mask during the opening.

About ever_emerging_mag: a magazine that presents only women artists over 45 years old, was founded 1.5
years ago by Marguerite Nolan, after graduating from art school in her late 20s. The platform is born out of her desire to uplift older women artists while highlighting emergence as a life-long endeavour that is not always related to age. With several editions, exhibitions, panel discussions, and recently released print edition under their belt, ever_emerging_mag continues to grow and create discourse around preconceptions on age, competence, and ambition in regard to older femxle artists in creative industries. The Berlin edition is the first international localised edition by ever_emerging_mag. This edition created a network of women artists based in Berlin, who now come together once again in the exhibition Once Guarded.

Press Release - Deutsch

Further Details Contact: info@everemergingmag.com Berlin Edition: https://everemergingmag.com/editions

The Waverton Art Prize - long-listed

Long-listed for new painting prize, The Waverton Art Prize founded by Boisdale in association with @PaintTalk 28th June - 31st August 2022

Shortlisted artists work will be on view at Alice's Oyster Bar and Gallery at Boisdale of Bishopsgate, London. Long-listed artists work will be showcased as part of the IG digital exhibition platform.

Knowing VI, 2021 Watercolour, pigment and pencil on translucent paper, 17 x 12cm. Photo credit: Laurin Gutwin

Bauhaus 2022 - summer school returns!

Alex and the BSS are thrilled to see activity return at welcoming Weimar this summer. Applications are open until 1 May 2022. Alex will deliver the course, What is Colour? The course is exclusively taking place online between 18 - 31 July 2022. Please see the BSS, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar links for more information.

Ever Emerging MAG - the Berlin edition is live!

Access the full read via issuu or download it via Ever Emerging MAG.
Alex is a featured artist (pages 8-21), one of eight female subjects: Alex Roberts, Diane Lavoie, Inês Cabral, Marian Wijnvoord, Rachael Jablo, Stefie Steden, Tracey Snelling, Zuzanna Skiba.

Selection announcement, studio visit, and interview completed by the founding curator and editor, Marguerite Nolan, September 2021. The Berlin Edition, Ever Emerging Magazine’s, third issue was published, with a digital release, 14 January 2022.

Ever Emerging MAG is an international platform/ online magazine presenting female, ever-emerging visual artists (over 45 years old). Founded in 2020 by Marguerite Nolan,
“Ever Emerging Mag is a non-profit platform that presents senior femxle artists, who work in any type of medium. Ever Emerging, is born out of the desire to support women in the contemporary art industry, as well as the idea that emergence is an ever- evolving concept, that is not always related to age or (measurable) youthfulness”.

LINK Design: Giulia Bierens de Haan @giuliabdh
Cover: Tracey Snelling - Kotti, mixed media sculpture with video, 72 x 122 x 90 cm, 2018
Editorial photography: Carmijn Dura @seenby__c

VIDEO LINK Featured artist: Alex Roberts
Video editing: Rutger Lysen @rutgerlysen Music: Kutmah @kxxtz__luva Video: Marguerite Nolan @margueritennolan

Paint Talk Presents, With Love, II

Participating artists,

Jordin Alanis, Sinéad Aldridge, Jonah Alexander, Ivan Arlaud, Fiona Berry, Crimson Boner, Flora Bradwell, Ethan Caflisch, Jessica Jane Charleston, Brian Cheeswright, Anna Choutova, Niccolo Debole, David Douglas, Melina Doumy, Ilze Egle, Margarida Fernandes, Vilte Fuller, Camilla Gray, Isobel Plent Das Gupta, John Das Gupta, Charlie Hawksfield, Rae Hicks, Joy Jindu, Rhett Leinster, James Lincoln, Daniel MacCarthy, Alice Macdonald, Ranald Macdonald, Olivia Mansfield, Alex Roberts, Andras Nagy-Sandor, Rose Shuckburgh, Daniel Taylor, Stefan Tiburcio, Hannah Tilson, Donatas Tretjakovas, Alice Watkins, Harry Whitelock, Emma Wilson, Anna Woodward, Salomé Wu, Yiwei Xu.

The show runs from Wednesday 1st December until Sunday 5th December on Instagram @paint_talk, the online store will remain active until mid December.

All works are for sale, up to £500. Buyer is responsible for postage.

For all enquiries email painttalk@outlook.com

Contemporary Art Collectors Art Book

“Congratulations on being selected to be part of Contemporary Art Collectors Art Book. Please find the link to the list of 100 selected artists.” Open Call chosen, more to follow.

Ever.emerging Berlin selected artist

Open Call selected, impending editorial in ever.emerging magazine’s Berlin edition…

“Excited to announce that these seven Berlin-based artists will be featured in our forthcoming edition” @ever.emerging

SFSA Painting Open 2021

Warm greys and delphinium, 2015, Acrylic and oil on wood, 25 x 20cm Image credit: Paul Abbott

A small, colour panel painting is part of this Painting Open, hosted at No Format Gallery, London.

New month, new work - the sun is out, June!

Knowing studies - where to view and acquire the new works (online or in the real) coming soon!

Knowing IV, 2021. Watercolour and pencil on translucent paper/ Aquarell und Stift auf Transparentpapier, 17 x 12cm.

Image credit: Laurin Gutwin

Joan Eardley: New Perspectives, Wed, 2 June 2021

Alex is looking forward to being a part of this online line up. Please register FREE places while you can via Eventbrite: Joan Eardley: New Perspectives, Wed, 2 June 2021, 14:00 – 17:00 GMT

A symposium to celebrate the centenary of painter Joan Eardley through the eyes of some of Scotland's top art students, DJCAD staff + special guests @Dundee uni hosted by IN-GEAR @djcad_uod

“Please follow DJCAD’s link on the www.joaneardley.com official website, and where you can also view the other exciting events happening to celebrate Joan Eardley's centenary. If you have any queries, do not hesitate to contact Dr Helen Gorrill, hgorrill001@dundee.ac.uk “

This event will be held on YouTube Live Here you can access the recording post the symposium.

Image 1: Girl with Striped Jersey by Joan Eardley
Image 2: Detail from Surface VII, 2020, Alex Roberts, image credit: Laurin Gutwin
Image 3: Detail from Snow II by Joan Eardley, which she painted at Catterline, and is now held in the collection @dundeeuni
Joan Eardley images are shown with kind permission in relation to #eardley100 and all rights reserved © Estate of Joan Eardley.

#eardley100 #IN-GEAR @djcad_uod@Dundee uni @houseofgorrill@joaneardleyofficial
#painting #paintingsymposium#scottishpainting #womenpainters#womencanpaint #paintingdiscussion#paintingperspectives#contemporarypainting #kunstlerin#malerei #kunst#zeitgenössischemalerei #joaneardley#newperspectives

Neues Atelier, Mai 2021...

Thankful, studio rhythms are returning... from the last studio visit, @paulcarekent 2019 to an adapting kitchen corner, 2020 to a new studio view, May 2021. New works are underway…

TORN Contemporary is open!

Discarded Landscape II, 2020 Photography courtesy of TORN Contemporary Image credits: Laurin Gutwin (top photography

The wait is over… this week @torncontemporary launched. Many thanks to the brave and patient founder @katherinesheers for persevering with all things CV-19, and continuing to look out for all of us involved artists .

TORN Contemporary specialising in works of art on paper – OPEN!

”Happy Friday! And another ten trees going in the ground thanks to this SOLD artwork 'Discarded Landscape II' by TORN artist @alexroberts975. ⁠⁠
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Using economical marks to create a tangible sense of identity, I love the way Alex has allowed the crumpled nature of the recycled packaging it's painted on, to disrupt the subject matter.⁠⁠
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But shhhh...this piece is destined to be a surprise gift. If you'd like to purchase artwork from TORN as a present, just let us know and the artist will happily include a personal note to the lucky recipient”.⁠⁠
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🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳10 MORE TREES PLANTED!🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳⁠⁠

#worksonpaper #painting #transparency #layers #colour #paintedmarkmaking #playwithpaint #transient #encounters #perceivedidentity #humantrace #figurativepainting #britishartistinberlin #berlin #berlinkunstlerin #kunst #contemporarypainting #zeitgenössischemalerei

Bauhaus 2021 change of plans

With the constant, ever-changing situation with the pandemic, the Free Your Painting course along with many other Bauhaus Summer School courses is sadly being postponed this August. Please see the information shared and links from BSS, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (below) for more information.

Alex and the BSS courses hope to return and welcome you to Weimar in the forthcoming future when the world is settled, healthier. Please stay safe!

Free Your Painting video link

“CHANGE OF PLANS

With regard to the ongoing and constantly changing pandemic situation we have to make some changes in our summer programme – several of our amazing and insightful courses need to be cancelled. It was with an immense heavy heart that this decision has been made, but we want to do our part to help contain the pandemic.

That’s the moment for a big shout-out to all of our great lecturers who have already invested a lot of time and sweat – we hope that someday we’ll eventually organise a wonderful summer together!

We are all the more grateful to announce the following silver lining: the courses Cultural Landscapes, Forecast Engineering, and Design Thinking will be able to take place – on- or off-line.

For all of you who had already their eye on a course that got cancelled now: we very much hope to welcome you in Weimar when times are a bit more calm again.

We can't say it often enough: Thank you all a lot for your support and understanding - you are an amazing crowd! Always feel welcome to contact us via email or message in case you have questions or issues on this topic”.

A Community of Practice

Surface VI, 2020

CONNECTED, The University of Reading’s, alumnae magazine interviews Alex and shares insight on her recent artistic endeavours.  To read the full article please click here.

The Wells Art Contemporary exhibition is still live and open until 28 February 2021.  Winners will be announced at the end of December - leaving just a few weeks to vote for the People’s Choice Award, and or buy artworks should you feel inclined! To view the exhibition please visit the WAC website

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