CURRENT
Rod Harman invites Ginny Buckley & John Leach
Private View: Saturday 5th April 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Exhibition dates: 5th - 26th April
We are very excited to be working with Rod Harman once again and to be showing a selection of his latest artwork for the first time. Rod has invited Lewes based artists Ginny Buckley and John Leach to exhibit alongside him, bringing together a dynamic selection of paintings.
About Rod Harman -
Rod Harman is a much-loved and revered former tutor of Hastings College and Royal College academic. His enthusiasm and dedication to his art practice and art more generally is palpable to anyone who speaks to him. Rod states that through his work 'he wants to speak to the dead'. Rod and Kenton (who is also Rod's former student!) have worked together on multiple occasions on exhibitions at the blackShed.
About Ginny Buckley -
Ginny Buckley studied fine art at Brighton Polytechnic from 1978-81 primarily making large figure compositions based on my life room drawings and paintings.
Ginny's tutor at Brighton was Cyril Reason whose narrative paintings and prints were both inspiring and helpful to the development of her work.
She has worked as a teacher in mainstream schools and continued making paintings from direct observation- cityscapes of Brighton, landscapes in Spain, France and the UK and portraits from family and friends and continues to exhibit her work widely.
About John Leach -
John studied Painting at Brighton Polytechnic 1975 -78 under the tutorship of Dennis Creffield. In 1977 he was awarded the David Murray Scholarship in Landscape which led John to work from the dramatic landscape in the Isle of Skye for 4 months.
John continued his studies at the Royal Academy Schools and attended life classes taught by John Epstein at Morley College and Sir John Cass School of Art. These classes attracted students and artists from across London finding a creative atmosphere and freedom in John Epstein’s non academic approach to drawing.
John has also worked as a teacher in mainstream schools, in further and higher education alongside his practice as an artist. John has exhibited my work widely across London and the south east.