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June 2022 RYEBANK GALLERY OPEN, extended to 3 July 2022
My painting Lockdown Blues was selected from over 400 international entries for the RyeBank Gallery Open
RyeBank Gallery, 11A High Street, Rye, East Sussex TN31 7JF
April 2022 WHERE WE LIVE. In Conversation and Publication Launch Thursday 5 May, 1 to 2pm.
Five Artists. Five places. The social landscape of England explored in paintings.
The artists will discuss their work and the exhibition in this special afternoon event, alongside readings by poets Harriet Tarlo and Helen Angell. At the event the newly published exhibition catalogue, featuring an introductory essay by poet and radio presenter Ian McMillan, will be available for sale.
To attend the event Book here
Contact me (via sidebar menu) to pre-order a copy of the publication at 50% discount. £5 plus postage
March 2022 PAINTINGS OF LONDON at MY SPACE SOHO
A selection of my paintings of London are showing at My Space Soho, 21 Berwick Street, London W1F 0PZ
There will be a launch party in the bar on Tuesday 22 March from 6.30pm to 10pm. Food is served till 8pm. Booking via the newly launched app. 2Cool2Q
February 2022s THAT ISLAND FEELING
co-curated with Madi Acharya-Baskerville
Terrace Gallery,The William the Fourth, 816 High Road Leyton, London E10 7AE.10 February to 6 March 2022
Open daily 12-10pm.
Closing party and Artists Talk: 5.30 -7.30pm Sunday 6 March 2022 Tom Banks, Madi Acharya-Baskerville, Trevor Burgess, Nelson Diplexcito, Raksha Patel, Howard Rogers, Uzma Sultan, Grant Watson An exhibition of paintings that reflect feelings swirling around the sense of place on these islands of Britain at the current time – a time with so many debates about restrictions on who can travel and to where, who belongs and who doesnt.
January 2022
WHERE WE LIVE
The Millennium Gallery, Sheffield Museums, 15 January to 5 June 2022
Five Artists. Five places. The social landscape of England explored in paintings.
Where We Live at Millennium Gallery. Photo: Chris Saunders
Where We Live brings together paintings by Trevor Burgess, Jonathan Hooper, Mandy Payne, Narbi Price and Judith Tucker to examine overlooked and under-regarded aspects of the landscape we inhabit today. Presenting five locations across England, the works on display interrogate the social landscape of England at a time of profound political and social change. Each series of paintings offers the viewer multiple perspectives on the notion of home and our sense of place. Tensions in the images between legacies of the past, the reality of the present and often conflicting visions of the future are layered with poetic texts foregrounding the voices of the residents.
Where We Live has been initiated by Trevor Burgess, whose collaborative projects as an artist-curator explore the contemporary practice of painting and its social context. The exhibition launched at Alan Baxter Gallery, London in autumn 2021 and will be touring nationally through 2022 and 2023. Read national press coverage of the exhibition: Press Release Review by Laura Gascoigne: The Spectator Review by Pamela Buxton: RIBA Journal Review by Maja Lorkowska: Creative Tourist Feature by Trevor Burgess in The Jackdaw
In partnership with Contemporary British Painting
December 2021
ELEGY: Trevor Burgess. Cai Bellis.
Kato Wong Gallery4 December 2021 to 11 February 2022
Kato Wong Gallery is excited to host the online exhibition by the painters Trevor Burgess and Cai Bellis.
Elegy pairs the established Burgess with Bellis, the younger upstart.
Burgess is showing his Inverse Colour series, a reaction to the controversy of Brexit and the crisis of the Covid pandemic. He inverted the colours of his street paintings to express the sense of loss, fear and anxiety he was feeling. We can all relate to the sense of profound change in his paintings.
Bellis is an interesting new prospect: a skilled painter who portrays the urban music scene. His paintings respectfully and faithfully capture the energy, passion and dedication of gatherings in clubs. His subject matter is unusual for a fine artist. This is what makes him so exciting.
December 2021
I will be giving an online Open Talk to Fine Art students at De Montford University on Wednesday 15 December, 2pm to 3pm.
The talk will include a tour of the current online exhibition showing the Inverse Colour Paintings at Kato Wong Gallery
The talk is open to the public and you are welcome to join us at 2pm JOIN HERE
November 2021
GROUP EXHIBITION 2021
Chappel Galleries, 15 Colchester Road, Chappel,Essex. CO6 2DE
13 November to 31 December 2021
Jamie Boyd, Trevor Burgess, Andrew Gadd, Paul Rumsey, Ronald Sims, David Stone, Mary Griffiths, Shanti Panchal, Alex Pemberton October 2021
WHERE WE LIVE 5 October to 12 November 2021
Alan Baxter Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EL
29 October 6-8pm Artists Panel Discussion
All five artists will be present for a panel discussion at the gallery. The event will also include readings by poets Helen Angell, who has collaborated with Mandy Payne and residents of the Park Hill Estate, Sheffield, and Harriet Tarlo who has collaborated with Judith Tudith and residents of the Humberstone Fitties.
July 2021
Inverse Colour Saturday 17 to Sunday 25 July. Open daily 2 to 8pm.
A solo exhibition of new paintings in which I have been using inverse colour to register the psychological impact of Brexit and the Covid pandemic.
This pop-up exhibition is hosted by Flashback in the premises that will house their new Crouch End record store, opening in August, including a coffee bar in assocation with LoFi Coffee
Artists Statement
Press Release
Closing Party Sunday 25 July, 3 to 6pm.
Brothers in Art and Music. In Conversation. I will be joined by my brother, Mark, founder of Flashback Records who will be talking about the plans for a new bigger, better Flashback Record store at Topsfield Parade in Crouch End. I will give some insights into the paintings and why I turned to using Inverse Colour.
Talk starts at 4pm
August 2021
THE POWER OF PAINTING. 5 to 8 August 2021
Copeland Gallery, Unit 91, Copeland Park, 133 Copeland Park, London SE15 3SN Open: 11am to 8pm. Private View: 12 to 11pm. Friday 6 August.
Blue wrap-up (Bengalaru), oil on canvas, 139 x 280cm. Alex Veness - Covadonga Valdes - Jake Clark - Marilyn Hallam - Neil Tait - Mike Silva - George Wills - Nelson Diplexcito - Howard Rogers - Suzanne Baker - Eleanor May Watson - Chris Orr - Nick Wyatt - Dan Coombs - Josephine Wood - Trevor Jones - Trevor Burgess - Max Mason
This exhibition comes after a year of waiting, during which time much has changed. What hasnt is the pleasure of seeing paintings in the flesh. Much has been made of the ability to hold virtual exhibitions but what is lost is the sheer physical presence of painting. When the singularity of the decisions made of size, scale and texture and the complexity of colour are reduced to a virtual world all these things are lost. All the artists showing here value that unique ability of painting to occupy space, both real and virtual. We hope that this exhibition will be a reinstatement and celebration of the Power of Painting.
June 2021
Something from Nothing: a Group Exhibition. 4 June to 30 July 2021
The inaugural exhibition online at Kato Wong Gallery, is a group exhibition showcasing 13 diverse artists: Beverley Duckworth, Cai Bellis, Caroline Lambard, Catherine Jacobs, Chris Andreou, Corina Andrian, Daniela Militaru, Jess De Zilva, Kato Wong, Kyla Harris, Tim Boddy, Trevor Burgess.
November 2020THE DISCERNING EYE. 19 November to 31 December 2020
Krishna Rajendra Market (Bengalaru), oil on board, 24.5 x 19cm. Three of my paintings have been selected for The Discerning Eye. This year the exhibition, which usually takes place at the Mall Galleries in London, will instead be held online.
December 2020
INTERNATIONAL ART AWARD
Bakery, oil on board, 100 x 122cm.
My painting Bakery was selected as a winner of The Art of Everyday: Louis' rules Open Call at www.artrepreneur.com @artrepreneur.og
October 2020
BEEP PAINTING BIENNIAL. 3 October to 11 November 2020
Birling Gap, 24 June 2016, oil on board, 100 x 122cm. My painting, done on the day of the Brexit referendum result, has been selected for this contemporary international painting prize which supports imaginative and vibrant practice in contemporary painting. This was the first painting in which I used inverse colours. I have been experimenting further with inverting colour and you can see a selection of these paintings on a new page in the Gallery tab. As a taster for the exhibition, BEEP has been posting work on Instagram @beeppainting and, if you can't make it to Swansea, there will also be a programme of online events. www.beeppainting.com
September 2020
TOWN HOUSE OPEN. 12 September to 11 October 2020
GOWITHYAMO Group Exhibition. 17 to 19 September 2020
METAMORPHOSIS. 30 June to 31 August 2020
Online at www.cylindergallery.com,
IMAGE OF THE WEEK
CANDID ARTS WINTER EXHIBITION
URBAN PEOPLE extended to 18 July
CREEKSIDE OPEN 2019
A SENSE OF THE FAMILIAR
Town House Spitalfields, 5 Fournier Street, Spitalfields, London E1 6QE
Man in the Window, oil on board, 56 x 60cm.
This exhibition is a fabulous selection of 30 small paintings of London's East End by 30 contemporary artists. See a preview of the exhibition on Spitalfields Life blog
September 2020
Hoxton 253 Project Space, 253 Hoxton Street, Whitmore Estate, London N1 5LG.
CKY2K, oil on board, 67 x 92cm.
This painting is featured in gowithYamo s first group exhibition, curated by Kato Wong, exhibiting work by 21 emerging contemporary artists. See the virtual exhibition here and access the online catalogue here
Six new paintings, in which I have been experimenting with inverse colours, are featured in this online exhibition on the theme of Metamorphosis. To visit click here.
December 2019
Birling Gap, 24 June 2016, oil on board, 100 x 122cm.
. My painting, Birling Gap 16 June 2016 is Image of the Week on Cambridge University political blog www.inthelongrun.org
The painting was made on the day immediately after the Brexit referendum in 2016. Inverting the colours of the landscape of England's iconic white cliffs was a way I could express the intense anxieties and fears I felt about the forces unleashed by the vote. Now, immediately after an election in which all hope of preventing Brexit is lost, England is set on a course not only to cast itself adrift from Europe but as a very likely consequence of that act, to break up the national family of the UK. Yes the fears are coming to pass, the painting feels uncannily prescient.
I painted it in inverse colours - the opposite of what we see with our eyes. At its centre is a Union Jack flag, torn, also with its colours inverted. The painting links elements of my family's history with critical moments of national crisis in a place that has a strong symbolic resonance with English identity - the Seven Sisters, those iconic white cliffs. My father lived here as a child with his mother during the Battle of Britain and through the subsequent bombing, barred from going down to a beach cut off by defensive barbed wire. When the farm next door got a direct hit from a doodlebug, my granny evacuated with the children to the North. Members of the family are still in the area. The end terraced house in the painting used to belong to artist friends and an artist lived next door too. I used to go and stay until, one by one, their houses have had to be demolished, as the crumbling cliffs of England are relentlessly eaten away by the sea.
December 2019
In or out of sight, oil on board, 62 x 76cm.
Following the political tragedy of the election, a painting on the theme of blindness seemed an apt image to show in Candid Arts Winter Exhibition.
It is one of four paintings I am showing depicting London street life.
Preview evening. Wednesday 18th December – 6-10pm
Exhibition open. Thursday 19th December – Sunday 12th January 2020. Opening Hours 12-6pm
The exhibition will be closed 23rd December – 3rd January 2020
Candid Arts, 3 Torrens Street, London EC1V 1NQ www.candidarts.com
"Urban People" is a solo exhibition of my paintings at the offices of International Law Firm DMH Stallard in central London. This exhibition presents a selection of my paintings of London, depicting aspects of everyday urban life in the city's streets, markets and public spaces.
The exhibition has been extended until Thursday 18 July. Open Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm. By appointment via info@frickletonfineart.co.uk
DMH Stallard,
6 New Street Square, New Fetter Lane, London EC4A 3BF.
June 2019
Wrap-up (San Juan, Argentina), oil on canvas, 115 x 162cm
My painting "Wrap-up (San Juan, Argentina)" has been selected by Sacha Craddock from 2000 works submitted to the Creekside Open 2019.
APT Gallery, Art in Perpetuity Trust, Harold Wharf, Creekside, Deptford, London SE8 4SA.
13 June to 7 July 2019. Open Thursday to Sunday 12noon to 5pm.
Closing tea party 4.15 to 5pm Sunday 7 July.
June 2019.
HOMES & ANTIQUES
My house and paintings are the cover feature in the June issue of Homes & Antiques magazine, with a seven page photo article inside. Many thanks to Cavaliero Finn for setting it up and to James Balston photographer and Jo Leevers writer, for making it happen.
See the full feature here. Homes & Antiques
April 2019.
INDIAN QUARTERLY
Childs Play, oil on board, 29 x 36cm.
A painting I did 20 years ago is reproduced in the Indian Quarterly April issue alongside a poem by Arundhathi Subaramaniam. The painting is one of the first series of paintings in which I started to paint people in urban space. Indian Quarterly is a national and international culture magazine published in Mumbai. Link to it here.
May 2019
Handshake, oil on board, 36 x 25.5cm
I am showing four paintings in Cavaliero Finn's Dulwich festival Artist Open House exhibition, a curated collection of work by close to 30 UK based artists which are evocative of familiar places and memories.
I will be at the gallery on Sunday 19 May 3.30 to 5pm for an informal talk and answering questions about my work.
Open Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 May and Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 May.10.30am to 6pm
Cavaliero Finn, 268 Craxted Road, Herne Hill, London SE16 9DA.
June 2019.
CREEKSIDE OPEN 2019
On the Swing, oil on canvas, 115 x 162cm
My painting "Wrap-up (San Juan, Argentina)" has been selected by Sacha Craddock from 2000 works submitted to the Creekside Open 2019. Ten years ago, "On the Swing" was selected by Mark Wallinger for the 2009 Creekside Open. I'm very pleased to have a large canvas in the show again.
APT Gallery, Art in Perpetuity Trust, Harold Wharf, Creekside, Deptford, London SE8 4SA.
13 June to 7 July 2019. Open Thursday to Sunday 12noon to 5pm.
Prizegiving Saturday 15 June 2019.
May 2019.
A SENSE OF THE FAMILIAR
Handshake, oil on board, 36 x 25.5cm
In May, I will be showing paintings in Cavaliero Finn's Dulwich festival Artist Open House exhibition, a curated show of paintings, sculpture, ceramics and textiles that trigger memories of the familiar.
Open Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 May and Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 May.10.30am to 6pm
Cavaliero Finn, 268 Craxted Road, Herne Hill, London SE16 9DA.
7 to 30 March 2019.
THIS INSTEAD OF THAT
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March 2019
LYNN PAINTER STAINERS PRIZE
Man on bench (Giffin Square) 3, oil on board, 100 x 100cm
7 to 16 December 2018.
My painting "Man on a bench (Giffin Square) 3" has been selected for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize exhibition. The Private View is on Tuesday 5 March 2019, 6 - 8pm at the Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1. The prizes will be announced at 7pm. Please RSVP to lps@parkerharris.co.uk or 020 3653 0896
In conjunction with the opening, a panel discussion on Gallery Representation will be held at the Mall Galleries from 2 to 3pm. This will outline the efforts and skills required by artists to promote, market and sell their work within galleries, alternative spaces and across digital platforms. Panellists include Cynthia Corbett, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Lizzie Collins, Zuleika Gallery and Candida Stevens, Candida Stevens Gallery.
Tickets are free but booking is essential. Please click HERE to book your ticket. Join the conversation #LPS19
Exhibition continues 5 -17 March 2019, 10am - 5pm daily, admission free.
All shortlisted works are available to view at lynnpainterstainersprize.org.uk
7 to 16 December 2018.
Small paintings by 100 artists from an open submission, showing in two venues in Deptford. All works are for sale.
Deptford Does Art, 28 Deptford High Street, London SE8 4AF. Open Wednesday to Sunday, midday to 8pm.
no format Gallery, Arch 29, Rolt Street, Deptford, London SE8 5JB. Open Wednesday to Sunday, 1 to 6pm.
Deptford Main Event Preview: Thursday 6th December, from 6pm with complementary rickshaws between galleries.
Closing Party: Saturday 15th December, 2 to 6pm with complementary rickshaws again!
An exhibition which explores how artists respond to each others work, curated by Alexandra Baraitser. I have been in a dialogue with Alexandra Baraitser in which we have been reflecting on each others work, selecting each other's paintings and making new work for the exhibition.
Artists: Alexandra Baraitser, Trevor Burgess, Julie Fountain, Olha Pryymak.
Lewisham Art House, 140 Lewisham Way, London SE14 6PD. 28 November to 2 December 2018.12 to 6pm
Private view: Wednesday 28 November 2018, 6 to 9pm.
Closing party: Sunday 2 December, 5 to 6pm.
I have been invited to donate a painting to this year's art auction to support postgraduate students at CSM. I selected this painting of Granary Square in front of the College, one of the preparatory studies I made for a triptych commission from Townshend Landscape Architects, who designed the Square. The 20 lots in the auction include works by: Antony Gormley, Mona Hatoum, John Stezaker, Raqib Shaw, Cathy de Monchaux, Kathy Prendergast and Matthew Krishanu. 12 to 15 November.Central Saint Martins Postgraduate Art Auction preview exhibition, Lethaby Gallery, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, Granary Building, 1 Granary Square, London N1C 4AA.
Auction: Thursday 15 November 7pm 10x10 LONDON
I have also been invited to donate a painting to 10x10 London, the flagship fundraising event for Article 25, a charity that works with local communities around the world to design and construct sustainable buildings like schools, health clinics and training centres. Participating artists include: Antony Gormley, Spencer Finch, Kengo Kuma, David Adjaye, Conrad Shawcross and Zaha Hadid Design Auction: Thursday 22 November
In Deptford is a solo show of paintings of the area where I live in South East London, and will run from 18 to 28 October 2018 at a new venue on Deptford High Street, Deptford Does Art. The gallery has a vegan cafe and bar and is open till late in the evening. Opening hours: Mon-Tue Closed. Wed-Sat 12-11pm. Sun 12-10pm
Private view: Thursday 18 October 7 to 11pm.
IN THE CITY at Stephen Lawrence Gallery, University of Greenwich. The exhibition, which I curated at Lion & Lamb in 2014, is now back in London in an expanded edition after its showing at East Gallery, Norwich University of Art, and runs until 24 October 2018.
To celebrate the end of the tour we are holding a Closing Party at the gallery with drinks and refreshments from 4 to 6pm on Saturday 20 October.Trevor Burgess, Mark Crofton Bell, Stephen Carter, Marguerite Horner, Barbara Howie, Matthew Krishanu, Lee Maelzer, Jock McFadyen and Tanmoy Samanta.
Cavaliero Finn also published an in conversation about my work, which coincided with an a 3 page photo feature and article about my home and paintings in the Observer magazine (Sunday 5 August 2018). www.cavalierofinn.com
June 2018
Interview with painter John Kiki
December 2017
Cavaliero Finn's Christmas Exhibition kicks off this coming weekend (8-10 Dec)with the Private View on Friday evening from 6pm-9pm at their home gallery at 268 Croxted Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 9DA, continuing over the weekend open from 10.30am-6pm each day. I am showing four paintings of fish crates from The Market Paintings series. Find out more
My painting, Family 4, is reproduced in the Indian Quarterly magazine, alongside an article by Shougat Dasgupta, reflecting on the politics of parenthood. The Indian Quarterly is a magazine focusing on arts, culture and society, produced in Mumbai, that describes itself as "an oasis of calm thoughtfulness". See the article here
One of my drawings of Granary Square will enter the collection of the Jiangsu Arts and Crafts Museum in China later this year as part of the Priseman Seabrook Contemporary British Painting collection.
November 2017
The Discerning Eye 12 July 2016 My painting 12 April 2016 4 April 2016 18 March 2016 31 October 2015 16 July 2015 20 February 2015 19 December 2014 28 November 2014 18 September 2014 10 September 2014 8 September 2014 20 May 2014 22 April 2014 10 April 2014 11 February 2014 14 November 2013 20 May 2013 9 April 2013 22 February - 22 March 2013 11 February 2013 4 December - 12 December 2012 12 November 2012 15 October 2012 2 May 2012 30 April 2012 November 2011 13 October 2011 16 September 2011 16 September 2011 15 August 2011 28 January 2011 I am showing some paintings through February at StART SPACE, 150 Columbia Road, London E2 7RG. The gallery is open 12 to 6pm Saturdays, 9am to 3pm Sundays, and at other times by appointment. Further information: www.startspace.co.uk email: contact@startspace.co.uk 5 November 2010 Some of my paintings will be shown in Open House at Cavalliero Finn in Herne Hill, London on the weekend of 19 to 21 November 2010. Further information: www.cavalierofinn.com 1 September 2010 I am participating in the Open Studios at APT Studios in Deptford, where I will be showing new, recent paintings. The Open Studios take place from 1pm to 6pm on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 September as part of Deptford X. APT Studios, Harold Works, 6 Creekside, Deptford, London SE8 4SA. Further information: www.aptstudios.org 15 December 2009 I am showing some new paintings in an exhibition called "Captured" at Catmose Arts, Catmose College, Cold Overton Road, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6NU. The exhibition runs from Friday 8 January to Wednesday 10 February 2010. Gallery opening hours: Tue-Fri 10am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm - 5pm. Sat 10am - 1pm. Private view: Thursday 7 January 6-8pm Further information: www.catmosecollege.com tel: 01572 722286 3 April 2009 My work has been selected by Mark Wallinger to be included in the Creekside Open 2009. The exhibition runs from 4-21 June 2009 at the APT Gallery, Harold Works, 6 Creekside, Deptford, London SE8 4SA. Opening hours Thursday to Saturday 12-5pm. Other times by appointment. Tel. 020 8694 8344. www.creeksideopen.org 22 February 2009 The exhibition "Ars Artis Gratia at the Rivington Gallery, London has been extended until 14th March 2009. There will be an informal viewing at the gallery on Sunday 1 March from 2 to 4.30pm. All welcome. Rivington Gallery, 69 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3AY. Further information from rivingtongallery@gmail.com Tel: 020 7729 5090
Flower stall (Bogota, Colombia), oil on board, 100 x 100cm
Four of the Market Paintings were featured in Cavaliero Finn's exhibition at Brixton East (25-27 November 2016), exploring contemporary interpretations of the still life tradition. Find out more here
A further four of the Market Paintings were selected for The Discerning Eye exhibition (17-27 November 2016). Two paintings were selected by artist Chris Orr, and one each by artist Dan Coombs and critic Sacha Craddock. This is the fifth time I have shown in The Discerning Eye.
The Mall Galleries, Carlton House Terrace, The Mall, London SW1.
Thursday 17 November to Sunday 27 November 2016
Private View on Friday 23rd April 6-9pm
The Lovely Gallery, 140 Sydenham Road, London SE26 5JZ
Private View on Friday 6th May 6-9pm
Cavaliero Finn268 Croxted Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 9DA
The triptych of Granary Square, London, commissioned by Townshend Landscape Architects is now completed. The triptych seeks to capture the life of Granary Square, the new public space at the centre of the King's Cross development, which was designed by Townshends.
The triptych commission, with related studies and paintings of Granary Square, can be seen on the Gallery pages
I have been recently working on a seSries of drawings and working studies in oil for a private commission. These will come together as a triptych depicting Granary Square at King's Cross, London.
IN THE CITY will tour to the East Gallery at Norwich University of the Arts in Summer 2018.
An article in which I write about the A Place to Live paintings is published in The Jackdaw this month.
I am showing three new paintings of markets in Argentina at Cavaliero Finn Christmas Open House 28 to 30 November. 268 Croxted Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 9DA. www.cavalierofinn.com
IN THE CITY will be featured in Wall Street Institute magazine.
Recent paintings from the A Place to Live series have been selected by Simon Martin, Director of Pallant House Museum and collector Dr Giles Brown for The Discerning Eye 2014 exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London, 13 to 24 November 2014. This is the fourth time my work has been selected for The Discerning Eye.
IN THE CITY is featured in State magazine, a publication which is distributed to galleries and libraries.
My painting 'Over a cuppa' is reproduced in the new issue of the London magazine, alongside an article about the Lovely Gallery.
Dates are now confirmed for the show I am curating at the Lion and Lamb Gallery, which will open on 19 September 2014. The show, titled In The City, brings together painters whose work reflects the experience of everyday life in cities. The exhibition raises questions about how the individual cultures of painting interact with the cultures of different cities. Conceived in London, it also includes works reflecting on cities in the United States and Canada, Latin America, and the Indian subcontinent. The Lion and Lamb Gallery is home to the painting magazine Turps Banana and provides a space for painters to curate painting shows: a kind of platform where artists can examine current practices in painting, take works from their usual contexts and experiment with new juxtapositions. www.lionandlambgallery.com
I am showing work in three exhibitions during May. Life in the City is a solo exhibition at the Freespace Gallery, in the heart of a community Health Centre in Kentish Town, featuring paintings of people going about their everyday lives in London. Simultaneously at the New Space Gallery, within a nearby Medical Centre, a small selection from the A Place to Live Series will be on view. Meanwhile, the recently opened Lovely Gallery in Sydenham is including several of my paintings in their Spring Show which includes ex-Camberwell College of Art artists Tony Farrell, Julie Held and Peter Clossick. Finally, Cavalliero Finn has selected some of my new paintings to show in their Open House for the Dulwich Festival.
The next showing of the A Place to Live series of paintings is at the Peacock Gallery in Reading. This exhibition presents an extensive selection, including new previously unexhibited works from the series, which now amounts to over 60 paintings. PRIVATE VIEW: 6-8pm, Friday 28 February. Exhibition dates: 1-28 March. Peacock Gallery, Peacock Gallery, Maiden Erlegh School, Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading RG6 7HS. 0118 926 2467 http://peacockgallery.wordpress.com
One of my paintings was reproduced today in City AM newspaper in a feature on The Discerning Eye exhibition which opens today.
11 June 2013
As one of the selectors of this year's The Discerning Eye , the artist Eileen Hogan has invited me to show in the exhibition. The Discerning Eye is an open submission exhibition, and the selectors can also nominate artists to invite to exhibit. This will be the third time I have shown work in The Discerning Eye, but the first time as one of the nominated artists. Eileen Hogan currently has a wonderful exhibition at The Fleming Collection, London, of paintings of Ian Hamilton Finlay's gardens at Little Sparta. See more of her work at www.eileenhogan.co.uk
I have just confirmed the arrangements for a solo exhibition at the Peacock Gallery in Reading. The Gallery is based at Maiden Erlegh School, and I will be showing a selection of the Place to Live series of paintings there in March 2014.
The curator Meryl Doney has now completed the installation of the Developing Artists project in the offices of Devonshires Solicitors, Finsbury Circus, London. Devonshires solicitors specialise in housing, civic architecture and social regeneration. The project shows work by artists whose work represents urban themes. Meryl has selected six of my paintings to include in the project. They will be on view at Devonshires for two years until April 2015 and can be seen by appointment. Please contact me to arrange a viewing.
A Place to Live 19 has been selected for the Open cueB exhibition at cueB Gallery, 325 Brockley Road, London SE4 2QZ. www.cuebgallery.com . The Private view is on Friday 22 February 7-9pm.
I have been invited to put on a solo exhibition at the Freespace Gallery at Kentish Town Health Centre, London. The exhibition will take place across two small scale exhibition spaces in May 2014.
A Place to Live is now open at DREAMSPACE GALLERY. Journalist for The Independent Kate Burtt has written enthusisastically about the show on her blog Your Home is Lovely (scroll down for the review)
Now confirmed I will be showing the A Place to Live series of paintings in a solo exhibition at Dreamspace Gallery, Craftwork Studios, 3 Dufferin Street, London EC1Y 8NA. The Private View is on Tuesday 4 December from 6 to 9pm. The Gallery is also open late on Friday 7 December till 9pm.
More information from www.adrem.uk.com/dreamspace
This autumn season of exhibitions begins with the Affordable Art Fair at Battersea Park (25-28 October), where I am showing paintings with Cavaliero Finn on Stand D5.
Following that, Cavaliero Finn are also showing my work at their Winter Show on the weekend of 17 & 18 November at 268 Croxted Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 9DA. More information from www.cavalierofinn.com
A blog feature on the A Place to Live paintings has appeared:
http://yourhomeislovely.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/urban-art-by-trevor-burgess.htm
I will be showing some paintings at Cavaliero Finn as part of the Dulwich Festival Open House weekend on 11 and 12 May. The exhibition is open 10.30am - 6pm at Cavaliero Finn, 268 Croxted Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 9DA10. www.cavalierofinn.com
My painting A Place to Live 11 was awarded the Regional Prize London & South East at The Discerning Eye 2011 exhibition.
I speak about the influence of Spanish artists on my work in a feature on Spanish culture in The Guardian Weekend supplement on Saturday 22 October 2011.
My painting "Action for the Elderly" has been selected for The London Group exhibition at The Cello Factory, Waterloo, London SE1. The exhibition runs from 20 to 29 October 2011. www.thelondongroup.com
Six paintings from my new series, "A Place to Live", have been selected by Time Out art critic Ossian Ward for The Discerning Eye 2011 at the Mall Galleries. The exhibition runs from 10 to 20 November 2011. www.discerningeye.org
My next solo exhibition "A Place to Live" will be at the Paul McPherson Gallery in Greenwich from 17 to 29 October 2011. The Gallery is open 12-5pm Monday, 11am to 5pm Tuesday to Friday and 10am to 2.30pm Saturday. Closed Sunday. www.paulmcphersongallery.com