Concrete Castles: Britain’s War Defences of 1940 As part of a year-long programme of events telling the stories of Cornwall and the Second World War, Bodmin Keep is mounting an exciting new art exhibition entitled Concrete Castles: Britain’s War Defences of 1940. The exhibition, which runs from 27th July to 4th December, explores Britain’s World…
BLAST WALL Private View: 13/05/21 6-9pmExhibitions continues: 13/05/21 until 19/06/21 Tuesday – Thursday / 11am – 4pm & by appointmentOpen on advertised evenings and weekends. The Foundry Gallery39 Old Church Street,Chelsea,London SW3 5BS ‘During lockdown Lisa Traxler responded to her home, a decommissioned WW2 radar bunker on the site where she lives on the south…
BLAST WALL 13 May – 19 June 2021 The Foundry Gallery, Old Church Street, London SW327 – 30 August and selected dates September 2021the Bunker Gallery, Old Park Road, St. Lawrence, IOW ‘That Lisa Traxler immersed herself in her Blast Wall project during the Covid 19 pandemic lockdowns of this and last year is significant,…
DAZZLE + DISRUPT Saturday 27th March – Sunday 13th June 2021ONLINE LAUNCH; Saturday 27th MarchArtists: Lisa Traxler + Jeannie Driver West Gallery, Quay Arts, IWhttps://www.quayarts.org/event/dazzleanddisrupt/ The exhibition will start online but Quay Arts are hoping to open their doors in line with Government news of ‘unlocking’ during 2021.The exhibition continues until 13th June 2021 Focusing…
DAZZLE + DISRUPT 27 March – 13 June 2021 West Gallery, Quay Arts, Isle of Wight ‘Dazzle + Disrupt draws inspiration from historical Dazzle camouflage and its relationship to the Island’s maritime heritage. Dazzle was invented in 1917 by marine artist Norman Wilkinson. Wilkinson’s ‘Dazzle’ designs were used to disrupt and disorientate German U-boats at…
TIME TRAVELLER – UNLOCKED 1acrylic on laser cut birch ply https://www.rbsa.org.uk/rbsa-prize-2020 RBSA PRIZE EXHIBITION 2020 8 October – 21 November The RBSA stages an annual Prize exhibition as part of its charitable work to support artists, providing an opportunity for artists to show their artwork and be rewarded for their talents. One of the RBSA’s…
Lisa Traxler was selected for ‘In Search of a New World’ Southampton City Art Gallery’s 2020 Open Exhibition online exhibition winning the Best in Show Prize for her work ‘Time Traveller – Voyager’. Time Traveller – VoyagerThe exhibition title; ‘In Search of A New World’ led me to reference a painting in the Southampton City…
From the Art Uk Website and Facebook page: Join us for our second ‘Masterpieces at Home’ video.Watch along as Lisa Traxler leads a three-dimensional arts activity from her studioon the Isle of Wight inspired by ‘Beauty Chorus G’, an enamelled steel sculpture that features elements of dazzle camouflage first seen on British battleships during The…
Abstract art in 2020: Online Panel Discussion The RWS held their first ever instagram-panel-discussion last week! After having to cancel the ‘Abstract art in 2020’ event, they turned to social media to ensure that you all had a chance to hear a little bit from John Crossley, Jim Hunter and Lisa Traxler – three artists of the RWS who use abstraction…
Isle of Wight artist wins Jeff Lowe Sculpture Prize from ‘On The Wight’ The prize-giving took place in the packed Cello Factory in London. Pop in to see the works if you’re near the area. Congratulations are in order for Isle of Wight artist, Lisa Traxler. She’s been awarded the ‘Jeff Lowe Sculpture Prize’ for…