A free exhibition at Bristol's oldest art gallery, featuring an eclectic selection of artworks by Academician Candidates
The RWA, as one of five Royal Academies in Great Britain and Ireland, has a membership of 150 Academicians. Academicians are an independent body of artists at the forefront of their profession, who have achieved excellence in their field, and who are committed to contributing to the future of the RWA. Academicians are elected on the basis that they are practicing artists of ability and experience, creators of artworks judged to be of a consistently high standard and willing to undertake the commitments and responsibilities of the elected membership.
Each year, we invite the shortlist of Academician Candidates to exhibit a selection of their recent works alongside the Annual Open Exhibition. During this time, the current Academician body will anonymously vote for the Candidates they would like to see become Academicians. The exhibition on our ground floor is also open to the public. Admission is free.
This year's Candidates are:
Becky Buchanan
Amanda Chambers
Martin Edwards
Lavinia Gallie
Dan Hunt
Rosalind Robinson
Clare Thatcher
Patricia Volk
Large image:
Becky Buchanan, Fifteen, mixed media with industrial resin on canvas
Images below:
Becky Buchanan, Fifteen, mixed media with industrial resin on canvas
Lavinia Gallie, The Return (Untitled 1, 2 3 and 4), oil on linen
Martin Edwards, Stump, silver gelatin print, edition of 10
Martin Edwards, Pond, silver gelatin print, edition of 10
Martin Edwards, Sticks, silver gelatin print, edition of 10
Martin Edwards, Path, silver gelatin print, edition of 10
Rosalind Robinson, The Blue Bowl, oil on gessoed card
Rosalind Robinson, The Distance Between Us, oil on panel
Rosalind Robinson, Helen's Bowl, oil on linen
Rosalind Robinson, Twist, oil on wood
Clare Thatcher, Vision of Landscape II, oil & pigment on canvas on board
Clare Thatcher, Natural Form 4, oil & pigment on linen
Clare Thatcher, Rockscape, oil & pigment on plywood
Clare Thatcher, Sense of Place II, oil & pigment on plywood panels
Dan Hunt, Untitled (Tank Paintings), oil, acrylic & gloss on plywood
Dan Hunt, Snipe and Purple, oil, acrylic & gloss on plywood
Amanda Chambers, My Place at the Table, wheel thrown ceramic
Amanda Chambers, Baby, ceramic
Becky Buchanan, Hanging Together, mixed media with industrial floor resin
Becky Buchanan, Venus Flytrap, mixed media with industrial resin on canvas
Patricia Volk, Bond, painted fired clay mounted on slate
Patricia Volk, Cog, painted fired clay
Patricia Volk, Embrace, painted fired clay
Patricia Volk, Bloom, painted fired clay
