Exhibition

The World Turned Upside Down

26 Oct 2016 – 19 Nov 2016

Event times

Wednesday to Friday, 9.30 to 4.30 and Saturday, 10.00 to 1.00. Other times by arrangement. Gini Wade will be in the Gallery on Saturday 12th November to talk about her work.

Cost of entry

Free

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Hereford, United Kingdom

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  • Train to Hereford, then bus to city centre. We are a short walk from the city centre between the Cathedral and the River Wye Bridge.
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Paintings and prints by Gini Wade and Ceramics by Rachel Padley. Upstairs at ASG digital art by Chris Noble and Linocuts by Jo Igoe.

About

Our annual focus on print and photographic arts brings together artists working in a range of techniques. Gini Wade has created two new prints in response to modern conflicts and a series of paintings of female scientists throughout history entitled 'Don't Bother Your Pretty Little Head'.

Gini Wade studied printmaking and graphic design at the Central School of Arts & Crafts, London (now Central St Martins) and worked as an illustrator and childrens' book author for many years.  She was a post-graduate student at the University of Aberystwyth from 2007-10 and was awarded an MA in Fine Art, with distinction.  
She runs lithography workshops for the Sidney Nolan Trust, Presteigne, and for Aberystwyth Printmakers. 
Her prints are held in private collections all over the world, and also in public collections. She is a director of Aberystwyth Printmakers.

The title of this exhibition, ‘The World turned Upside Down’ (taken from a 16th century folk song) denotes subversion of norms. It is often used to describe Carnival, but is equally apt as a description of Feminism and War.

Rachel Padley writes:

"As a child I grew up with art all around me. My father was a Painter art teacher and historian, my mother a ballet dancer, artist’s model and researcher. Playing with paint and clay or romping around church yards was just part of our everyday lives.

On leaving school I went to work at St. Paul’s cathedral, training to be a stone carver. To broaden my skills, I decided to complete a degree in fine art at Kennington Art School where I specialised in sculpture. I travelled around the country working as a conservator of ancient stone monuments, including some in the chapel at Arundel Castle and at Harewood House in Yorkshire.

I returned to Herefordshire, where Marriage and children put an end to my travels, but not to my creative urges. I signed up for a pottery class and now combine my love of throwing pots with my earlier training as a sculptor, producing a wide range of functional pottery, alongside sculptural pieces for the home and garden.

Ruskin and Lucy Rie are among my favourite potters, with their beautiful use of simple shapes influencing my ceramics. I also use many of nature’s forms in my designs.

I am a member of South Wales Potters and The Guild of Herefordshire craftsmen, with whom I regularly exhibit. I also exhibit work in many galleries in Wales and England.

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