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8 - 25 September 2011, BLANKSPACE, Manchester

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Bartosz Beda | Dominic Bradnum | Jack Brindley | Cara Campbell | Neill Clements | Lisa Denyer | Jane Evans | Liz Gaunt | Alastair Gordon | Lesley Guy | Caroline Hall | Andrew Hardy | Melissa Henderson | Katarzyna Jablonska | Catherine Knight | Ladoza | Susan Laughton | Scott McCracken | Luci Metcalfe | Emily Musgrave | Georgina Parkins | Maggie Royle | Georgina Vinsun | Rebecca Wild

EXHIBITION SYNOPSIS:
If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint. Edward Hopper
No.1: Paint is the first in an exciting series of medium-specific exhibitions to be held at BLANKSPACE. Celebrating the unique nature of paint, this exhibition will showcase work from 24 varied and distinctive emerging artists from throughout the UK.
Encompassing a wide variety of styles and forms, from impressionistic to abstract, sculpture to installation, the core subject of this diverse collection is: paint.
The selected artists individually push the fundamental boundaries of paint, investigating the numerous angles available within the selected art form.
No.1: Paint is about artists exploring the medium of paint in different and innovative ways, with their ideas and concepts being communicated through purely visual means. The work we have selected encompasses everything from more traditional painting to sculptural pieces and installation work - all coming together to create a unique and exciting show. Jamie Hyde, Curator
An ensemble of colour, texture, concept and vision, this exhibition showcases some of the most gifted talent from around the UK. No.1 Paint will captivate, stimulate and inspire the audience in the dynamic yet intimate environment of BLANKSPACE.

FURTHER INFORMATION:


BLANKSPACE | 43 Hulme Street | Manchester | M15 6 AW | 0161 222 6164 | www.blankspacemcr.org 
exhibitions@blankmediacollective.org
| OPENING TIMES:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 1-7pm | Tuesday 1-9pm | Saturday & Sunday 11am-4pm

2nd to 27th September. 
Private view - Friday 2nd Sept  6 – 8pm.

An exhibition of contemporary watercolours at The Clock Tower Gallery, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield.

Curated by Sean Williams  Featuring work by Richard Bartle, Patrick Bridge, Gemma Brookes, Andy Cropper, Hondartza Fraga, Ladoza, James Newman Gray, Lesley Guy, Iris Harris, Warren Hayes, Rita Kaisen, Dominic Mason, Lianne Mellor, Jade Morris, Jane Walker & Sean Williams.


‘Hydro Power’ is an exhibition of contemporary watercolours by 16 artists, designers and illustrators, each with a strong connection to Sheffield. They have been invited to respond to this much under-rated medium, each bringing their own personal interpretation and imagery to create an exciting and diverse exhibition.
It is an aim of this show to highlight the versatility of a medium more traditionally associated with landscapes and delicate paintings of flowers. Watercolour allows the freedom to evolve an image, exploring the potential for a figurative painting, for example, to go beyond the representation of a direct encounter to become something more complex and resonant.


Here is a link to a map of the area -

The hospital is well-served by bus routes.  The 87 leaves Sheffield's Arundel Gate evey 10 minutes, taking 17 minutes to reach the hospital; the 97 and 98 leave Arundel Gate every 20 minutes and the journey takes just 12 minutes.

I have been invited to take part in a chainletter...the work is on the GIBSMIR website

"Chain Letter" is a worldwide group exhibition in which we participate by inviting 10 artists that we value. Every invited artist again invites 10 others to join and so on. The result is a global and massive group exhibition, which is based solely on deep respect.

Michael Guenzburger was asked in the first round if he wanted to take over the show in Zurich. He shares this invitation with The GIBSMIR Family.

How does it work: We will invite 10 artists to upload one work on our website. In a second step the invited have to send the mail to another 10 artists to continue the chain. On the 16th of July we will be part of the worldwide Chain Letter exhibition and will show the result of the works in the form of a book. Place and time of the book presentation will follow.

Private View: 30th June at 18:00.
Exhibition open from 30th June at 18:00 until 31 July at 18:00.

Directions to Piccadilly Place:
http://www.piccadillyplace.co.uk/#/howtofinduspage/

The Burlington Fine Arts Club:
http://theburlingtonfineartsclub.wordpress.com/

Furlough
http://www.furlough.org.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/furlough.curatorial
Twitter: @FurloughCurator




Off Duty is an exhibition of painting, print and mixed media artwork by Michael Day, George Eksts, Lesley Guy, and Dale Holmes. It invites the viewer to consider the possibility of art that might be at rest, or not functioning as art: art that is off duty. This could be through a refusal to conform to accepted notions of success, or through misappropriation or re-contextualisation, or in the way the work was made: casually, accidentally or in the artist’s own time.

Off Duty considers the ways that art and artists can disrupt the imperative to keep making, keep working, and the idea of art that may – or may not be – at work. The exhibition has been curated by Furlough, a curatorial platform founded by Sheffield-based artists Michael Day and Lesley Guy.

Bureau is pleased to announce We Are All In This Together.
 
A curatorial experiment… A gallery gamble… An exhibition determined by you, the artist, and the public… Without agenda or bias, refuting government and funding criteria, and not driven by the market, current taste or trend in contemporary art.
 
Open to all UK artists. Get involved! We are inviting you to provide the exhibition. More information below...
 
Submission forms can be downloaded below or email the gallery for a copy at info@bureaugallery.com
 
Alternatively, visit the dedicated exhibition site for We Are All In This Together:
http://areweallinthistogether.wordpress.com/

06 May · 20:00 - 23:00

Gate 5, CADS, 15 Smithfield, Shalesmoor, Sheffield, S3 7AR

PRISM is rapidly becoming Sheffield's leading contemporary art event, utilising various venues across the city to exhibit work by emerging and established artists. This May PRISM will move to Gate 5, Shalemoor for its eighth show. As well as offering live music at selected events, PRISM provides the opportunity to see new performative and interactive works in a relaxed and social setting.



Exhibiting artists:

Karl England
Natalie Finnemore
Daniel Fogarty
Zach Furniss
Lesley Guy
David McLeavy
James Roper
Rob Speranza

Music by

NICE (Sheffield

g39 has been invited to present a special group exhibition within Halle 14 in Leipzig, Germany, an expansive centre for the arts housed in a disused Cotton Spinning Mill.

Since 2003, more than 15 art galleries and exhibition rooms have opened and over 80 artists work at the Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill. One to three international group exhibitions per year take place and this year g39 have been invited to present a curated insight of contemporary art from Wales and other UK based artists.



The word portmanteau traces back to the mid 16th century in English in which it was used in its arcane form, portemantew, to describe a bag or carrying case for clothing. At the end of the 16th century, it was first used in France, as 'porte-manteau,' to label the human carrier of clothing. By the 17th century, its original meaning was extended to any case or container of a mix of items. In the 21st century this was further extended to include any portable memory device. For the exhibition, g39 will transport a ‘digital suitcase’ for presentation. Think of this as a last minute decision to go on a weekend trip and having to pack an overnight bag with the essentials. With that in mind g39 are taking a hard drive to project digital works in the space at Halle 14, alongside several physical recent works. Selected artists are Jennie Savage & James Tyson, Anthony Shapland, Richard Bevan, Helen Sear, Lisa Stansbie, Candice Jacobs, Lesley Guy, Tamara Krikorian, Pascal Dubois, Maia Conran and Heather Phillipson. 

In addition to these recent works, three specially commissioned pieces from Wales based artists Sam Aldridge, Dawn Woolley and David Cushway will be presented for the first time. 

With a practice rooted in utilitarian sculpture, Aldridge will be responding to both the site itself and the wider principals of the exhibition to continue his production of flat-packed objects from familiar materials such as everyday cardboard. Dawn Woolley and David Cushway will each produce live performance installation. Woolley will use the language of symbolism in Dutch Bordeeltjes painting to create a ‘still-life’ performance referencing Halle 14’s former function as a cotton spinning mill using props and gestures carefully chosen to symbolise domesticity, commerce and desire. Conversely, Cushway will be re-enacting the frantic classic plate-spinning act used on The Generation Game years ago.





Cardiff 9-30th April 2011

On-line project curated by Bryan Eccleshall and Philip Northcott.

For more information click here.

The Art in Adsetts project offers opportunities for SHU graduating students to exhibit works of art and design in the University's Learning Centres.

Click here to see more images from the MA show.




A Life Observed, 2010 is displayed on level 5 of the Adsetts learning centre.

Wed 27th & Sat 30th Oct

Part 2: The Archive Show
Preview – Saturday 30th Oct, 6pm

A display of works from Unit3b’s past members, exhibitors, collaborators and supporters.

Ashley Acott, Thorbjorn Andersen, Keith Barley, Andy Brookfield, Barbara C. Branco, Robert Brown, Stephen Brown, Sam Bunn, Theo Burt, Darren Chouings, Ben Connell, Faye Cresswell, Jamie Crewe, Martin Elms, Natalie Finnemore, Daniel Fogherty, Jonny Fox, Lesley Guy, Iris Harris, Will Hope, Mark Houghton, Jim Howieson, Siobhan McSorley, Emily Musgrave, Phil Nicholson, Sara Pinfold, James Prescott, Ben Wardell, Angharad Williams + more to be confirmed



Unit3b
Chaucer Yard
Countess Road
S1 4TE

(Located behind St. Mary’s church – off Bramall Lane)

Tether Vision

The penultimate video in the Hither & Thither series focusing on the British independent art scene.
We speak to Matt Butt & Lesley Guy from Host, an artists’ group based in Sheffield, UK with an interest in curating and producing art in alternative spaces. Recent projects have included Slow Wave Sleep, an exhibition of installation work in a domestic space, Sounds Recorded for an Empty Nightclub, an open-submission performance of sound work, and Cinema, a screening project premiered at The Showroom Cinema, and subsequently shown in venues across the UK and Europe. More information:
http://www.hostoffice.org.uk/

Lesley has two drawings published in the most recent edition of Patricide on the theme of Seaside Surrealism. Follow this link to find out more about this publication and to order yourself a copy.

This September 11th, Tether have invited artists and collectives from around the UK for an all day event at Max Warburg Manchester (formerly Castlefield Gallery): DAY ZERO.

The event is a trailer for a larger project -taking place in 2011- which seeks to condense and concentrate the lifespan of a conventional curatorial project into a short space of time without compromising the amount of content within the program.

From 3pm, Calvin Sangter will reflect on sensuality and exclusivity, launching his fragrance, Solve & Coagula, Charlene Lindberg will build a moving wall while cocktail shakers Grin & Slutsky will serve a new drink, The Black Swan.

From 6pm, artists will talk about a tangential passion in a 'soap box moment', that visitors will be energised and empowered to break free from the shackles of their self-doubt and join Max Warburg in speaking freely without inhibition.

FEATURING WORKS BY TETHER / MAX WARBURG / CHARLENE LINDBERG / CALVIN SANGSTER / GRIN & SLUTSKY
TANGENTIAL TALKS BY JOANNE MASDING / TOM IRELAND / ANTHONY PESKINE / LESLEY GUY


Castlefield Gallery
2 Hewitt St
Manchester, United Kingdom

OPENING 6 – 9PM
THURSDAY 9 SEPTEMBER

10 SEPTEMBER 2010 – 17 OCTOBER 2010

COLLABORATORS2 is an exhibition of editions and unique works by 28 artists. It is an opportunity for us to show work by artists ROOM admire
as well as those who have previously shown in the gallery.

Lesley will be showing Farrah Fawcett, 2009.




R O O M London 31 Waterson Street London E2 8HT 07870 191663 / www.roomartspace.co.uk

Sheffield Hallam MA Contemporary Fine Art Fundraiser.

All ages and abilities welcome!
Astonish our panel of international colouring-in experts with your colouring or shading skills. Thwart expectations by going over the lines! Enjoy yourself for once!
Bring your entries to the Bloc Projects gallery (71 Eyre Lane, Sheffield), on Wednesday the 19th of May between 12 and 7.30pm. All entries will be exhibited and the winners will be announced at 8pm.
Visit the blog for more info.

Lesley has donated a drawing to be auctioned. click here to find out more.

If... (Baby Animals), has been reviewed by Ben Bryant for BUZZ Magazine.

If… Lesley Guy
g39, Wyndham Arcade, Cardiff
Until Sat 20 Feb
Consisting of 24 illustrations made on paper pulled from a children’s colouring book, and stuck to the wall with single pieces of Blu-Tack, Lesley’s Guy’s Baby Animals possesses a naivety that jars nicely with its occasionally ominous content.
Taking pages from an animal colouring-in book and overlaying them with dense pen and ink drawings, Guy’s approach to image making is, she says, concerned with “mythos; a way of knowing that is intuitive and basic.” That’s not to say what she’s doing is all unstructured automatic writing, however. The defamiliarisation she enacts on the page is measured and purposeful, and the exhibition seems to showcase her progression through the process, from Chimps (Without Irony), which has no real embellishment whatsoever, through to Wild Boar (Belle et la Bete), which has gothic touches and bears barely any resemblance to its original.
The best of it is somewhere in between. Such pieces are ambiguous, unsettling and indebted to Gestalt psychology, as in Elephants (Now Try These), Badgers (The Manatou) and Orangutan (The Invisible Man) which both yield a number of different interpretations. These are also the darker pieces in the set, retaining parts of the children’s book, and exaggerating the implied malevolence of her drawing.
The motifs that recur throughout her work seem to reflect these attempts to uncover new ways of seeing: there are eyes all over her work. Images are mirrored and perspectives are distorted. In one piece, the entire page has been covered with a drawing of a scuba diver finding buried treasure.
It’s a striking series by an artist searching for new perspectives and, in the process, attempting to create a kind of symbiosis between the overlaid sketch and the original page.

Lesley will be exhibiting the (almost) entire series of the Baby Animals drawings at g39 in Cardiff. The if.. programme is an experimental platform for artists who want to exhibit something new, previously unseen or untested. The show runs from the 3rd until the 20th of February.

Lesley will be exhibiting new work in the group show Pleasurewood Thrills! Click here to visit the Blog page.

‘Pleasurewood Thrills!’ is an interim show of MA Contemporary fine art students. The exhibition brings together a diversity of artistic practice, ranging from video, text-based, photographic and sculpture. Starting with familiar or overlooked aspects of everyday life all six artists express a desire to connect with and reinterpret the world around them. The resulting work is a journey into the quotidian, the nostalgic, the kitsch and the magical.

Private view Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Time:
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location:
The Workstation, Brown St, Sheffield

Follow Lesley's experimental texts on contemporary art as part of The Art Writers Blog on http://theartwriters.wordpress.com/

Lesley is now on the Axis web directory, click here to see her profile page.

Lesley Guy was asked to select the Axis artist of the month for September, she chose sound artist Neil Webb. 
 

On Tuesday the 16th of June Lesley will be giving a talk to the Sheffield branch of the Women's Institute about her work.

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Host will be giving a talk at the Vane Gallery in Newcastle on Friday the 15th May as a precursor to the audio exhibition and CD launch of Host 9 : Otherliness on the 16th