Featured artist this month: Gill Hickman

Gill Hickman, textural artist and director of Skylark Galleries, is the featured artist in both Skylark spaces from 18 to 31 July in her exhibition Embossed and Embellished. Gill's uplifting work, which draws from layers and textures in the environment, is a celebration of life in all its forms.

In Skylark 1 she is showing a selection of her white canvas works including “All Things are Connected”, and in Skylark 2 the focus is on her embossed paper pieces including “Wobbly Inside” and “The Chinese Elements Series” (right, Fire, embossed collage of fine papers embellished with gold leaf).

You can meet Gill at the galleries at these times:

Skylark 2 on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July from 2pm to 5pm (Open Weekend Event Collage Activity),

Skylark 1 on Tuesday 26 July from 11am to 7pm,

Skylark 2 on Sunday 31st July from 11am to 6pm.

On Friday 29 July both galleries will be open late from 6pm to 8pm. Join us for a drink while

you browse our latest collection. Gill will give a short talk in Skylark 2 at 7pm. This event is part of the SLAM LAST Fridays which happen across south London on the last Friday of each month.

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Skylark Galleries open late this Friday

By the river Thames at the end of this week? Interested in an affordable, original work of art and in meeting the artist into the bargain? Skylark Galleries are open late this Friday, 27 May, until 8pm, with special presentations by the gallery's artists in both the Gabriel's Wharf and the Oxo Tower spaces.

In Skylark 2, Veta Gorner, whose prints are featured this month...












...Sara Sherwood, whose "Silver Sketches" are on show...











...and Gill Hickman will be present to chat with and share a glass of wine with.


Lucinda Beatty's collages are featured in Skylark 1...







The late night opening is part of the South London Art Map Last Fridays events.

Skylark Galleries open late this Friday

Both Skylark galleries will be open late on Friday 29 April as part of the South London Art Map Last Fridays events. Perhaps you've been in the city for a royal event and have time to linger along the river before heading home. The galleries will be open until 8pm, and gallery artists will be on hand to talk about their work, including Eileen Martin (right), Jane Skinner and Gill Hickman.

Deana Lee's smoke fired ceramics (pictured below) are featured in Skylark 2.

Skylark 1's Spring Collection is on show in the window of its Gabriel's Wharf space and a short walk away at Oxo Tower Wharf the Art in an Egg collection will be on view in Skylark 2 - they make the perfect artistic Easter gift.

Come and join us for a browse and a drink.

Find out about directions to Skylark Galleries here.

Gill Hickman goes Above and Beyond

Gill Hickman's new show of paintings and prints, "Micro to Macro", which has opened at Toads Mouth Too Gallery, Brockley, London (until 30 April), has turned to worlds beyond ours for inspiration. Gill grew up stargazing through a suburban sky, marvelling at the first grainy images of earth seen from space, and in her teens listening to space-inspired songs such as those by fellow south-east Londoner David Bowie.

The new works range from solar paintings, which erupt with vibrant burnt oranges and blood reds, to the creation of earth, fire and water in her embossed and embellished collages. In the textured paintings, hugely magnified cells conversing in vivid blues with golden mitochondria continue the journey deep into the very essence of life. In her planet paintings we find ourselves “Above and Beyond” (pictured), gazing at the awesome beauty of the earth’s symbiotic relationship to the stars and planets.

“This is an exciting and energising departure for me,” says Gill. “Following a commission to paint the sun last year, I turned my gaze from human cells upwards and outwards and rediscovered the inspiring images of the solar system. It’s happening now, it’s amazing and we are on a fascinating scientific and artistic journey to discover more. It seems limitless.”

"Micro to Macro" is at Toads Mouth Too, Café – Gallery - Bar, 188 Brockley Road, London SE4 2RN until 30 April 2011. More about Gill Hickman here.

Featured artist at Skylark 1 and 2: Gill Hickman

Gill Hickman is the featured artist in both Skylark 1 and 2 until Sunday 26 July.

In Skylark 2 Gill is showing "Blue Cells in Conversation", two large canvases in which the textured and embellished cells seem to communicate with each other across the void.

In Skylark 1 another large cell painting, "Happy Cells Just Chillin'", is displayed in the window along with embossed collage prints (Five Chinese Elements & Four Seasons Series, pictured) made by Gill in 2000 and 2001. Gill is now working on new editions of each which now include real gold and silver leaf. You can view the whole sets at www.gillhickman.com.


You can meet the artist on Saturday 18 July and Saturday 25 July at Skylark 2 from 11am to 6pm.

Developing Cells by Gill Hickman

Happy cells - at first visualised in her body and then subconsciously emerging in the paintings of HIV+ artist and Skylark Galleries director Gill Hickman - are at the heart of her Developing Cells exhibition at the Psychosynthesis & Education Trust, London, until Friday 3 July. The works trace her journey of empowerment, supported by psychosynthesis therapy, homeopathy, meditation, visualisation, t'ai chi, art and positive thinking, and mark 20 years since she was diagnosed.



Where:
Psychosynthesis & Education Trust
92-94 Tooley Street, London
SE1 2TH
020 7939 3991

When:
Show continues until Friday 3 July.

Information:
www.psychosynthesis.edu/
http://www.gillhickman.com/

Physalis - Prize Winner at Discerning Eye!

The prestigeous Discerning Eye Exhibition opened on Weds 12th November at The Mall Galleries, with a very special event The Art of Still Life, where our very own Trinidad Ball gave an artist demonstration which was extremely well received.

Trinidad's painting Physalis (see right) selected by Brenda Fenton, Collector, was among many works of art to sell that evening.

The following evening Thursday 13th November was the extremely well attended Private View where John Penrose described the show as "the best ever" and various prizes were awarded. Trinidad was completely shocked and then delighted to win the MEYNELL FENTON PRIZE of £1000, for her entry Physalis.

Gill Hickman's photo Bus Stop is also on display. This was selected by artist Anita Klein.

The Exhibition has received high acclaim and continues till 23rd November. Entry is Free.

The Discerning Eye

Some of our Skylark artists have been juried into the very prestigious ING Discerning Eye exhibition.

Congratulations Trinidad Ball and Gill Hickman!

The exhibition:
ING Discerning Eye
The Mall Galleries
The Mall, London SW1
13th to 23rd November 2008
Admission Free

Spirit of the Southbank for the 2012 Cultural Olympiad

Skylark Gallery is delighted to be partners in this years Open Rehearsal as part of the build up to the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

Open Rehearsal gives audiences a unique opportunity to get behind the scenes and experience how London's world-class creative and cultural organisations create everything from performing arts to fashion, from art and film to museum collections.

This pan-London season, a Mayor of London’s initiative, is in its 4th year and forms the core London element marking the launch of the Cultural Olympiad, the 4-year cultural programme running until London 2012.

Open Rehearsal takes place across London's 33 boroughs from 26th-28th September

Skylark Galleries will be hosting THE SPIRIT OF ART ON THE SOUTHBANK with a FREE ARTISTS' EVENT

Friday 26th September (6-8pm)
Skylark 2 Gallery 1st fl OXO Tower
Come and join the artists at Skylark Galleries, hear them share their personal stories of empowerment and discuss the ideas and inspirations behind their most recent work.
Including Gill Hickman, Kathleen Dutton and Steve Yeates

• Gill Hickman believes art & particularly the "happy cells" she's been visualising for years have kept her well without medication for 20 years after HIV diagnosis
  
  
• Kathleen Dutton Artist and Illustrator talks about her recent advertising commission for an environmental awareness campaign in Italy and her work with social enterprise.
  
  
• Steve Yeates Empowering the self and surviving cancer through art. A personal account of Steve's experiences and processes. (A donation made to Cancer Research UK with every sale)

Skylark 2 Gallery • Unit 1.09 • Oxo Tower Wharf • SE1 9PH
(First Floor Riverside up the stairs) Tel 0207 401 9666

www.skylarkgallery.com

For more information please go to www.openrehearsal.co.uk

Images above, left to right: Healing Earth - Give and Take, by Kathleen Dutton Energy Cells, by Gill Hickman Empowering, by Steve Yeates

Gill Hickman's photos go large!

GILL HICKMAN'S TEXTURAL PHOTOS GO LARGE!!!

Following her successful feature show "Mostly... Urban Textures" at Skylark 1 Gallery in July, Gill was asked by two customers to produce special enlargements of selected Limited Edition Photos on canvas. These have been so well received that Gill has decided to make this special option available to her other clients.

Previously the print size was limited to 35cm x 48cms, the new larger than life canvases can be commissioned in two generous sizes; 500 x 700mms and 700 x 1000mms. Just go to www.gillhickman.com and browse the photo gallery, you may find something that moves you.

Happy Cells Just Chillin'

If you enjoyed Gill Hickman's vibrant energetic Happy Cells shown at Inner Worlds, come and check out their cooler, relaxed, counterparts, on show at Skylark 2 until July 27th.

Gill will be there on Sat 12th, Sun 13th & Friday 25th July.

Urban Art 2008

Several Skylark artists are taking part in this unique and fun art event!

Urban Art has now established itself as an annual event eagerly looked forward to by London art lovers. For the seventh year running our sleepy, tree-lined, South London avenue will be transformed into a bustling art fair showcasing new and exciting work from over ninety UK artists. Exhibited pieces will include paintings, mixed-media, photographs and print-making with costs ranging from under £10 to over £1,000. It's an art buyer's dream.

Come see:
William Frost
Tina Mammoser
Gill Hickman

Urban Art
19th & 20th July, 10am-6pm.
Josephine Avenue, London SW2
Free event!
Refreshments available

Happy Cells Bouncing off to Mexico!

Gill Hickman's painting "Happy Cells Bouncing" is heading off to Mexico City next month to the World Aids Conference. It features in the exhibition "DIGNITY" - artworks by people living with HIV. Gill was artist in residence at the Mildmay Hospital London last October.

Where next for Happy Cells??


ALSO:-
Gill Hickman Summer Events 2008

BROCKLEY OPEN STUDIOS
Sat & Sun June 28th & 29th 2.00pm – 8.00pm
& Mon June 30th 5.00pm – 8.00pm
45 Sprules Road Brockley SE4 2NL
www.brockleyopenstudios.co.uk
Along with 38 other local artists I will be inviting visitors to come and browse in my studio.
There will be a wide selection of paintings, prints and photoworks many for sale at studio prices.

Sat & Sun 19th & 20th July
URBAN ART
Josephine Avenue Brixton SW2
Www.urbanart.co.uk
"Annual, open air, community art fair held in Josephine Avenue, Brixton."
...South London's annual open air art gallery - 19th & 20th July, Josephine Avenue, London SW2 Come and find me along with – other artists hanging my work on the railings of this leafy Brixton Street. We're all hoping for a dry weekend tho' I will be taking plastic sheets “Just in case”. My slot is number 7Hb on the corner of Leander Rd. See you there!

Gill Hickman's Happy Cells

Gill had a very successful show Inner Worlds at the Toads Mouth Too cafe Gallery in Brockley featuring 25 Textural paintings of cells. (Some of them are ONE METER WIDE!!) She will be putting photos from the show on Flickr soon. Also she is taking some of these Happy Cells to Bristol to show at The AAF there. Her works are being shown in hospitals, Complementary Health Centres etc, as well as in peoples homes of course. Indeed Anywhere a burst of positive or calming energy is required!

Bristol Affordable Art Fair - please click to see previous post for details.
Gills website at www.gillhickman.com

Chelsea Art Fair

Today we artists are setting up our stand!

Visit us:
Skylark Gallery at
CHELSEA ART FAIR
24 - 27 April, at Chelsea Old Town Hall,
on Kings Road, SW3 5EE (opposite Sydney Street & Heals - nearest tube: Sloane Sq)
Thursday to Saturday 11am-7pm, Sunday 11am-5pm
40 galleries of contemporary and 20th Century paintings, sculpture etc.

Artists showing:
Tina Mammoser
Steve Yeates
Gill Hickman
Geraldine Franklin
Amanda Averillo
Jennifer Taylor
Sara Sherwood
Lucinda Beatty
Jenny Wiggins

We look forward to seeing you there!