The ArtisAnn Gallery is Open
Carol Graham’s new show "Creative Undoing" is open in our exhibition area on Friday and Saturday
ArtisAnn
70 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5AE
Mon - Fri: 11am to 6pm
Sat: Noon to 5pm
www.artisann.org
Carol Graham is a well-established and critically acclaimed artist whose work is held in many important collections. This includes the permanent collections of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Ulster Museum.
Her work is held in private collections, public institutions, businesses and galleries across the UK, Ireland, USA, South Africa and Australia.
Stemming from her work with art therapy groups, this new development in Carol’s work derives from collages using photocopied fragments that are then ‘filled in’ using acrylic, oil, and other mixed media. Over time, the space between the fragmented photographed assumed a greater importance and became the focal point of these exciting new works.
In the early 1990s Carol experienced a period of depression, which she sought to explore and understand through her work. Her images changed, encompassing new subject matter of Irish mountain landscapes, which developed into cathartic and powerful abstract images: metaphorical explorations of emotional and spiritual experiences.
Carol’s acclaimed exhibition Into the Darkness, in Dublin and Belfast, was the culmination of this difficult and ultimately redemptive process. Carol’s learning from this period informs all her subsequent work; she has a keen interest in art therapy.
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland commissioned and purchased her work, as did the Ulster Museum in Belfast. Regular commissions (including multiple portraits) followed and she continues to explore and extend her work.
Carol served as President of the Royal Ulster Academy of Arts (RUA) from 2003-2006.
All artworks are available to buy, and can be delivered.
You can also buy art from this exhibition through the Own Art scheme which gives you an interest-free loan over 10 months (and you still get to take the art home immediately).
You can apply over the phone as well as in person at the gallery
For mail order, we just need your name and email and we can send you a link to apply online for Own Art interest free loan for the artwork you wish to buy.
Visit In the Gallery From April 30th
All Welcome
Admission is free.
To ensure you enjoy your visit in a safe environment at the ArtisAnn Gallery
Hand sanitiser is provided
A perspex screen is in place at the counter
Staff wear masks and gloves
Cleaning/disinfecting of all surfaces is carried out before every visit and throughout the day
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Coming Soon
Intimacies
An Exhibition by Matthew Smyth
Opens Wed 5th May at 11am
Online and in the Gallery
Wed 5th May to Sat 29th May
ArtisAnn Gallery
70 Bloomfield Avenue
Belfast BT5 5AE
Tue – Fri: 11am to 6pm
Saturday: Noon to 5pm
www.artisann.org
Belfast born Matthew Smyth graduated in 2020 with a First Class Honours Degree in Fine art from De Montfort University in Leicester.
While still an undergraduate he featured in the ArtisAnn Gallery Emerging Artists Show and had an artwork purchased for the permanent Government Collection of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
The paintings in this exhibition show his portrayal of the intimacies of human form.
Matthew says
“Within each painting I experiment with colour, scale, texture, light and setting to change the atmospheric quality and emotional values of the artwork.
My main subject matter is the figure. I depict human form in my paintings because I think that the expressions through their body, face and movements can subtly display powerful and relatable emotions.
Using the language of paint, I aim to create emotion and narrative within my artwork that brings the viewer into a very personal and closed off space.”
During his time at University Matthew studied both realistic and expressionistic painting techniques, working to combine the processes to create his own unique style of oil painting. He took part in multiple exhibitions in Leicester showing artwork ranging from expressionistic landscapes to finely painted portraits, including a major exhibition at the LCB Depot Gallery.
Using his own photography references Matthew now aims to create narrative driven
paintings using expressions of human form and bold mark marking techniques.
The exhibition runs at the ArtisAnn Gallery, 70 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast from
Wed 5th May to Sat 29th May
All Welcome
Admission is free.
All artworks are available to buy, and can be delivered.
You can also buy art from this exhibition through the Own Art scheme which gives you an interest-free loan over 10 months (and you still get to take the art home immediately the exhibition ends).
You can apply over the phone as well as in person at the gallery
For mail order, we just need your name and email and we can send you a link to apply online for Own Art interest free loan for the artwork you wish to buy.
To ensure you enjoy your visit in a safe environment at the ArtisAnn Gallery
Hand sanitiser is provided
A perspex screen is in place at the counter
Staff wear masks and gloves
Cleaning/disinfecting of all surfaces is carried out before every visit and throughout the day
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Mail Order Art
Art safely delivered to your door from www.artisann.org
You can buy online or over the phone and the art will be delivered direct to your door.
You can also take advantage of the Own Art scheme; an interest-free loan over 10 months, supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Select the art, from our website, at home and we will send you a link to complete the application at your leisure.
www.artisann.org
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Artwork in the Gallery
ArtisAnn Gallery is based on Bloomfield Avenue in East Belfast You will be able to find high quality art at this new friendly gallery in East Belfast, featuring emerging and established artists working in a range of styles and mediums.
Occupying two floors, a monthly themed exhibition programme has been scheduled for the first floor, while the ground floor is arranged Salon Style, with the intent of displaying as many amazing art works as possible. It is owned by Ann and Ken Bartley, who have twenty years experience in the art world as artists, collectors and curators.
The gallery has a friendly and fuss-free atmosphere, and offers a friendly, knowledgeable service to suit every art lover, whether it is for home, business or for a special occasion.
The gallery currently has artworks by the following artists.
Painting:
Sophie Aghajanian RUA
Barbara Allen RUA
James Allen RUA
Keith Ayton
Brian Ballard RUA
Lisa Ballard ARUA
John Breakey RUA
Patrick Conyngham
Richard Croft RUA
Jackie Crooks
Lenka Davidikova
Marie-Thérèse Davis
Frank Eyre
Dan Ferguson
David Fox
Valerie Giannandrea McKeag
Carol Graham RUA
Ciarán Harper
Andrew Haslett
Trina Hobson
Jolita Jarutiené
Rachel Lawell
Fiona Lowe Brunell
James MacKeever ARUA
Sam McCready
Colin McGookin RUA
Rosie McGurran RUA
Connor Maguire
Aimee Melaugh
Charlie Scott
Gary Shaw
Stephen Shaw
Neil Shawcros RHA, RUA
SMEaton
Matthew Smyth
Jennifer Trouton RUA
Raymond Watson
Pencil, Paper and Charcoal:
Lenka Davidikova
Barbara Kerr
Terry McAllister
Susan McKeever
Sculpture, Ceramics and Glass:
Ursula Burke ARUA
Patrick Colhoun
Joy Gray
Alison Lowry
James McKeever ARUA
Alan Milligan
Pamela Walker
Raymond Watson
Margaret Arthur RUA
Ann and Ken Bartley
Jonathan Brennan
Julie Corcoran
Jackie Crooks
Rosie Fisher
Valerie Giannandrea McKeag
Gavin Lavelle
Diarmuid Kennedy
Barbara Kerr
Margaret Mannion Kallen
Tracey Moberly
Tracey Moberly and Tony Benn Voice Portraits
Joanna Mules RUA
Aimée Nelson
Peter Richards
Pamela Walker
More artworks being added regularly
We hope you will find an artwork that you can take home and love.
ArtisAnn Gallery
Art Works
70 Bloomfield Avenue,
Belfast,
BT5 5AE
Opening Times
Tue - Fri: 11am to 6pm
Sat: Midday to 5pm
http://www.artisann.org/
Email: ma...@artisann.org
Phone: 079 053 395 69
ArtisAnn Gallery, 70 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5AE
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Own Art - Apply Online from Home for an Interest Free Loan for Art from the ArtisAnn Gallery
LIVE WITH THE ART YOU LOVE
With an interest free loan from Own Art, you can take it home today!
We can also apply over the phone and we can deliver the art right to your door.
Having paired up with Own Art, the ArtisAnn Gallery is delighted to announce that we are now able to offer interest-free loans to our customers to enable them to purchase artworks from our gallery.
Own Art makes buying art easy and affordable by letting you spread the cost of your purchase over 10 months with an interest free loan.
You can apply online, over the phone as well as in person at the gallery
You can apply in person at the gallery or select the art, from our website, at home and we will email you a link to complete the application at your leisure.
Who can apply?
Anyone who is:
Be 18 or older;
Be in permanent paid employment or retired and receiving a pension, or be a houseperson with a partner in permanent paid employment or be self employed;
Be a resident in the UK (or a British Crown Dependency if approved by Hitachi Capital) for a minimum of 12 months;
Be able to provide acceptable proof of address (except where the goods and/or services are to be delivered to their residential address) and proof of signature;
Be Able to Make payments by direct debit; and
Be purchasing the goods and/or services for personal use and not for business use.
What do I need?
Photographic ID (driving licence, passport, etc.)
Proof of ID – this could be in the form of a utility bill or just simply your driving licence -- along with a credit or debit card as proof of signature
Bank account that allows direct debit
Employer / pension / disability allowance details
Is there a limit?
You can buy any artwork over £100 from the ArtisAnn Gallery
You can put a deposit on more expensive purchases – for example, if it costs £3,000, pay £500 up front and the rest via the Own Art Scheme.
Own Art is a Creative United initiative
Supported by Arts Council England, Creative Scotland and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Credit subject to status and affordability. Terms and Conditions Apply. Credit is provided by Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance, a division of Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Representative 0% APR
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Books, Posters and Gift Vouchers
Cannot decide what to get the art lover in your life? The ArtisAnn Gallery keeps a wide range of signed art books and signed posters.
You can also buy gift vouchers to buy any of the amazing paintings, sculptures, prints and books we keep in the gallery
Gift Vouchers are now available to buy online or in person in the gallery. These are valid for up to six months from the date of purchase.
They can be redeemed against any purchases made at the gallery in Belfast.
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