50 Years 19 June – 20 July 2018
A word from our Director As I sit and reflect on the 20 years I’ve been at Thackeray Gallery, I realise on some levels it feels like I’ve only been here a few years, and on the other hand I have been here all my life. It is an exceptionally special space, one in which I feel very fortunate to have discovered and been given an opportunity to join the team over 20 years ago. No day is ever the same, every moment is filled with incredible art, extraordinary artists, and loyal clients. Without artists and clients, Thackeray Gallery would not have survived 50 years and I wish to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support. Never a day goes by when I don’t feel blessed to have found a career that I actually love. Going to work doesn’t feel like going to work at all. No doubt there are some days more challenging than others but it is in those moments that I feel most blessed. It is with immense pride that we celebrate this special 50th anniversary with an exhibition of new and unseen work by all our gallery artists. It has been quite a feat to pull off and I hope well worth it. With gratitude and thanks to you all, for all that has been and all that is to come.
Sarah Macdonald-Brown Director
frontispiece: Joanna Carrington (1931 – 2003) Farmyard Cows – oil on board – 45 x 50cm [detail]
featuring new & unseen work by
Sarah Bowman • Gordon Bryce RSA RSW • Judy Buxton Judith Cain • Joanna Carrington (1931 – 2003) Joe Fan RSA • Brian Fojcik • Ralph Freeman Vanessa Gardiner • Anthony Garratt Iwan Gwyn Parry RCA • Delphine Hogarth Claerwen Holland • Michael Honnor David Klein MRBS • Fiona McAlpine Christine McArthur • Jennifer McRae RSA Eleri Mills • Alberto Morrocco RSA RSW OBE (1917 – 1998) Carey Mortimer • Lewis Noble • Ann Oram RSW Gareth Parry RCA • Anna Perlin • Kate Schuricht Matthew Snowden • Ethel Walker Sir Kyffin Williams RA OBE (1918 – 2006) • Vivienne Williams RCA
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Sarah Bowman
Sarah Bowman is known for her idyllic views from a window, incorporating still life and landscape in her calming palette. Her paintings are derived from memory, a distilled recollection of places visited, particularly Cornwall & Devon. Recently, she has also exhibited simpler compositions. There is a shift to an even subtler use of colour and more texture in these paintings. Selecting objects, colours and motifs to direct the eye around her paintings, Sarah says, ‘the process can be meditative, rather like doing a puzzle’. The placing of each element is a reaction to the last thing painted. Sarah has had a number of one-woman shows and has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions, as well as winning the Mary Fedden Award at the Royal West of England Academy.
Daffodils & Lemons – oil on canvas – 70 x 90cm
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Gordon Bryce RSA RSW
“Many years ago I was invited to show one or two paintings at Thackeray Gallery which led to an invitation from Anne Thomson (then Director) to hold my first one man show of landscape and still life. Although based in Scotland my work reflected an interest in not only Scottish landscape but also England, Ireland and Italy and an ever-increasing fascination with the city of London and the River Thames. When Sarah Macdonald-Brown took over the gallery some years later I developed these themes over subsequent exhibitions, which continues to this day. Thackeray Gallery has not only been supportive of my own work but developed and exhibited work by up and coming young artists from all over Britain; particularly from Wales and Scotland, giving a wealth in depth and a variety of styles of imagery. I hope this will continue for another fifty years.” Gordon Bryce, 2018
Westminister, Evening – oil on board – 25 x 30cm
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Judy Buxton
“Thackeray Gallery has represented me for 10 years. From my first meeting with Sarah Macdonald-Brown it was apparent that we could work together in a fruitful partnership and since then I have been looked after and nurtured by the gallery. What has always impressed me about the gallery is its sincerity and heart. They work sensitively with the artist and buyer, always being aware that artists are human beings with lives and are not just a catalogue of paintings to decorate an anonymous wall. Over the years my work has changed and developed and we have grown together. The subtle shifts carefully absorbed and reflected in the gallery’s presentation. There have been changes with the gallery too; from the days of the queue down the street, to the changes in staff. All these changes have been considered and positive. The gallery sitting in the beautiful village-like Kensington Square has always had a welcoming outlook; with a warm and inviting ambience it occupies a unique place in the cut and thrust of the contemporary art world.” Judy Buxton, 2018
Creek Vista [diptych] – oil on canvas – 120 x 274cm
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Judith Cain
“A warm and friendly greeting to all who visit the gallery. A rich and varied range of artists work all of a very high quality. A beautiful space to show paintings and a fantastic, totally committed team who feel passionately about their artists and the work they exhibit. A real pleasure to be part of it. Thank you to Sarah & James for all your hard work and dedication.” Judith Cain, 2018
Bhutan-Through the Forest II – acrylic on panel – 92 x 106cm
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Joanna Carrington (1931–2003)
“Not only was she able to produce a still life or a vase of flowers full of saturated colour and patterning to rival Matisse but she also understood that it was only ‘through your very struggle to make that ploughed field look and feel like one, by changing colours and shapes, scrubbing out and starting again, that you will arrive at a personal statement which is uniquely yours’.” Sue Hubbard, The Independent 2005
Summer, 1991 – oil on canvas – 66 x 66cm
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Joe Fan RSA
“I would like to congratulate Thackeray Gallery on their continued support for art and artists over past 50 years. The gallery supported my first show in London over 25 years ago, and have provided continued support and inspiration over the intervening years. All the best for the next 50 years.” Joe Fan, 2018
Night Gallery – oil on canvas – 80 x 60cm
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Brian Fojcik
“I have been showing with Thackeray Gallery for 27 years and have watched as Sarah began her career as gallery assistant and progressed to owner, shaping the gallery into what it is today. Throughout the years the gallery has worked hard to maintain a homely feel without losing a sense of personal involvement with each artist. Celebrating their 50th year proves that despite the vagaries of artistic tastes and the challenging financial climate, the gallery continues to thrive. I am proud to be taking part in this celebration and contribute work to what will be an incredible show.” Brian Fojcik, 2018
Blind Woodcutters – oil on canvas – 87 x 61cm
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Ralph Freeman
“Congratulations to all at the gallery on your achievement, and for being so efficient & friendly” Ralph Freeman, 2018
Stolen Moments – oil on canvas – 69 x 69cm
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Vanessa Gardiner
“I remember coming across Thackeray Gallery in the early 1990s when I began showing my work at Duncan Campbell’s gallery, which was situated on the opposite side of the street… little did I know then that over 25 years later I would be exhibiting with them as one of their artists, and there is a very pleasing serendipity about such an outcome. I knew immediately that I had truly of being all-encompassing, both to Always friendly and supportive, their to sell is hugely encouraging and in
landed on my feet; it is an exceptional and unusual gallery, with the rare ability its artists and to its clients, so that each seem to act harmoniously together. belief in my work and the value they put on it, as well as their obvious ability its turn, most importantly perhaps, enables me to continue painting my pictures.” Vanessa Gardiner, 2018
Quarry Edge 26 – acrylic on plywood – 60 x 84cm
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Anthony Garratt
“I feel jolly fortunate to be part of the Thackeray Gallery fold in their 50th year. The culture is one of support, enthusiasm and positivity. As a venue she is elegant and sophisticated and as an artistic partnership, she inspires confidence and guidance with half a century of expertise. The Gallery are an integral part of how my practice, which is in its relative infancy, will develop and alter course in years to come. Thackeray Gallery are my keel on what would otherwise be a boat which regularly veers off course! Let’s raise a glass to the next half-century and see in the 100th.” Anthony Garratt, 2018
Teide,Veranda – acrylic, oil & pastel on canvas – 120 x 120cm
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Iwan Gwyn Parry RCA
“It has been a pleasure to be a part of Thackeray Gallery since my first exhibition with them in 2010. They are continuously positive, constructive and encouraging about one’s work and progress. This feedback is invaluable at times of self-doubt for the artist! Each month I receive beautiful artist catalogues or opening cards to their forthcoming exhibition with a personal greeting which always brightens my day! This consideration and attention to one’s personal welfare and well-being says it all about their approach and attitude. Quite simply, they are absolutely brilliant and I am very proud and honoured to be part of their continuous success.” Iwan Gwyn Parry, 2018
Dublin Bay at Dawn – oil on linen canvas – 61 x 90cm
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Delphine Hogarth
“What is obvious is that the gallery is a beautiful place for staging art... What is even more obvious is, that the team are passionate... They know how to communicate with their artists and how to encourage or advise people who are ready to step into the oblivion and magic of art! Thackeray Gallery is rare today.” Delphine Hogarth, 2018
Industrial Pears – oil on canvas – 100 x 100cm
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Claerwen Holland
“The Gallery has been for the last fifty years a focus of great interest in Thackeray Street. I remember it from the start. It has stayed and developed when other shops and businesses of happy memory have come and gone. Its three owners have brought their own strengths and vision to make it what it is today, encouraging and showing their artists with skill, sensitivity and great commitment. I hope people will be stopping to look at the windows with the same anticipation and excitement for the next fifty years.” Claerwen Holland, 2018
Kitchen Aga – ink & pastel on board – 50 x 70cm
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Michael Honnor
“The Thackeray… London’s friendliest gallery and a precious part of things for so much of my life. A place to be worked for and looked forward to and visited, always welcoming, encouraging, and quietly challenging. And everything so beautifully and strictly managed. To send off the paintings garnered from rough windy headlands and moors and then a week or two later to travel nervously to London and see them unwrapped and so wonderfully displayed in that quiet, elegant haven off Kensington Square – it’s been a steady counterpoint in the chaos of being an artist. It’s like the hoped-for feeling of coming home at dusk after a day in the wild, seeing the thing you’ve brought back as if for the first time and thinking “mmm not so bad…!”. Congratulations Thackeray – may you live forever.” Michael Honnor, 2018
Autumn at Blackslade Mire – mixed media on paper – 53 x 76cm
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David Klein MRBS
“Thackeray Gallery is a small, intimate, yet ambitious gallery showing some of the finest contemporary art available from the UK - I suspect this was the original idea and 50 years later it is still just that. I have had the privilege to have shown work over the last 15 years and watched Thackeray go from strength to strength. Always professional, always friendly and always a delight to work with.” David Klein, 2018
Nobility II – african opal – 60 x 20 x 15cm
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Fiona McAlpine
“A painting by Alberto Morrocco hanging in a friend’s house, led me to Thackeray Gallery in 1983. Ever since, I’ve admired and been inspired by Thackeray Gallery artists and now, celebrating its 50th year, I’m happy and honoured to be part of that stable.” Fiona McAlpine, 2018
Coastal Wildflowers – oil on board – 19 x 25cm
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Christine McArthur “My first London exhibition was with the Sue Rankin Gallery in 1984. Sue was a kind and most intelligent person. To start my career with her made me realise very early on what an ideal gallery should be. After Sue retired I spent many years moving about from gallery to gallery to gallery, often leaving because I felt that I was just an artist on a list rather than a person first and foremost. Because of the way I paint and the way I am, a gallery is not a business matter for me. I need to be able to experiment and work on things that may or may not be finished paintings. I hate pressure. When Sarah telephoned one evening at the end of 2012 I had become reclusive and felt anxious about starting up with a new gallery. Sarah and Beaty came to see me, and that was impressive to begin with as I lived in the middle of nowhere next to a lonely Loch on the West coast of Scotland. I was so nervous that when they arrived on the doorstep I asked when they would be leaving! I was straightaway struck by their incredible sensitivity. Everything I talked about seemed to make sense to them. They wanted me to be me, and to work in the way that suited me best. They were so straightforward and honest and kind that it reminded me of my original gallery - Sue Rankin. It was full circle. They have continued to be helpful, understanding, and very encouraging. I can honestly say the Thackeray Gallery has made me feel that they’ve got my back. They are my friends. Quite simply, I love them”.
Tulips in EVB frame – mixed media on panel – 62 x 72cm
Christine McArthur, 2018
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Jennifer McRae RSA
“An unconventional and intuitive form is the Thackeray. Through its core runs a vein of golden serendipity. I have experienced encounters and benefitted from special connections amongst its discerning footfall resulting in exactly what is strangely needed at a given moment in an artist’s life; in my case travel to the unknown for inspiration. Nothing is questioned as to that need to explore; all is on trust. And that’s how it works.” Jennifer McRae, 2018
Self Portrait with Blue Jay – oil on canvas – 61 x 51cm
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Eleri Mills RCA
“It was Sir Kyffin who first introduced my work to Thackeray Gallery in 2000, and that was the start of a fruitful professional relationship - built on trust - which has transformed my artistic life. Since then I have had eight biennial solo exhibitions which have provided me with stability and structure. Each of these solo shows represents a benchmark for me, with space and freedom in between to keep evolving artistically – time to participate in other enriching projects, time to collaborate with others, and time for research and exploration resulting in pivotal events such as the residencies in New York and India. Thankyou Sarah and all the dedicated staff (past and present) for your support over the years, for being so un-snooty and allowing me to be myself. Long live the Thackeray!” Eleri Mills, 2018
In the Valley [Yn y dyffryn] – mixed media on paper – 53 x 120cm
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Alberto Morrocco RSA RSW OBE (1917–1998)
“I was living in Australia in the 1980s during my father’s halcyon days of sell-out exhibitions at Thackeray Gallery. It was in Melbourne that I received the astonishing news of one of his great successes… apparently, the gallery, sensing the level of interest in his forthcoming exhibition, introduced a “first come, first served” system with regards to sales. This caused a queue to start forming outside the gallery at around 9am on the day of the opening (scheduled for 6pm!). At the appointed hour numbers were given out to the prospective buyers and a few minutes given to each party to make their choice… as far as I know this avoided unpleasantness and gave a certain dignity to the process! Although delighted with the commercial success and support of the gallery, Alberto placed great store in his (and Vera’s) personal relationships over the years with the Gallery’s directors… first with Priscilla Anderson, who initiated his joining the gallery in the early days and then with Anne Thomson and her support staff until his death in 1998. I know he enjoyed enormously the gallery visits to his house and studio in Scotland and also the many suppers and events around the time of his London shows. He felt extremely comfortable with the gallery’s approach and had total trust in its handling of his work. It was, without doubt, a long and fruitful relationship which did much to contribute to his standing in British art of the 20th century.” Leon Morrocco, 2018
Wicker Table with Melon – oil on canvas – 95 x 90cm
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Carey Mortimer
“My biennial shows at Thackeray Gallery have given rhythm to an erratic life; in fact, they have shaped my life. It has been a twentythree year journey; stressful shows, smooth shows, good times and laughs and times when I vowed never to exhibit again! But the important thread through the years has been the constant and much appreciated support and friendship of first Anne, then Sarah, albeit at times reminiscent of a strict parent!” Carey Mortimer, 2018
Book of Angels II – egg tempera on slate – 52 x 49cm
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Lewis Noble
“Although I have only just had my first solo exhibition at Thackeray Gallery, I feel a great sense of welcoming from all the members of the team. It is wonderful to have been invited to be part of their long and distinguished history as they enter their 50th year. When I see so many amazing artists that have shown and still show their work here, I am delighted to be part of this club. In our world today where so much value is placed merely on how popular things are or how much they are worth, it is comforting to have a gallery with the commitment to support artists who are trying to make the best art they can with a value that goes beyond the mundane. In this, Thackeray Gallery is truly ‘valuable’.” Lewis Noble, 2018
Unexpected Hailstorm, Black Tor Ridge – oil & mixed media on canvas – 87 x 87cm
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Ann Oram RSW
“Thackeray Gallery is an institution! 50 years old, and has kept its values and integrity throughout the rough and tumble of the art world. It’s a wee gem of a gallery which consistently shows good artists. I love the space - it is intimate, and friendly. Well done Sarah, Beaty and James. And here’s to the next 50!” Ann Oram, 2018
Spring Flowers on a Red Background – acrylic on board – 40 x 40cm
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Gareth Parry RCA
“Quite simply, I feel very proud to be represented by Thackeray Gallery. My experiences have all been happy and enriching. I have been encouraged and given the freedom to paint as I do with no interference despite my caring nothing for trend or fashion in art. The works are always thoughtfully hung and beautifully lit. This is a ‘serious’ gallery professionally run by experienced and friendly people and it is they that give the gallery its uniquely homely atmosphere. Thank you all. So glad to be with you.” Gareth Parry, 2018
Old Docks, Spring Morning – oil on linen – 51 x 61cm
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Anna Perlin
“It was an honour for a gallery with the pedigree and history of Thackeray Gallery to select me to win Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year 2017, and to be a part of their exhibitions. I have long admired many of their artists and it’s a testament to the gallery that so many amazing artists have had such a long relationship with Sarah and her team.” Anna Perlin, 2018
Fresh Snow – mixed media on canvas – 76 x 76cm
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Kate Schuricht
“I have been showing with Thackeray Gallery for the past 5 years. I remember my warm welcome from Sarah and Beaty. On my first sale, I had a lovely handwritten note detailing the purchase and how it had gone to a happy home. After over 15 years in business, it was the first time I had received that type of feedback. I keep a little file of their notes with my paperwork. It ‘s nice to flick through them from time to time. Knowing that a customer has engaged with your work is always so rewarding for an artist. I have enjoyed being introduced to the work of the various gallery artists over the years. The exhibitions are always so skilfully put together with beautiful catalogues to accompany them. It’s not surprising that Thackeray Gallery has reached its fiftieth year given their attention to detail, wonderful ethos and nurturing relationships with their artists and clients which sets them apart from other galleries. Thank you, Thackeray Gallery!” Kate Schuricht, 2018
Flow, Descending I & II – ceramic raku jugs
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Matthew Snowden
“‘Personable’ and ‘Quality’ are the words that spring to mind when I think of Thackeray Gallery, something I fondly recall when I was invited to come to London a few years ago with the possibility of me becoming a Thackeray artist. I remember showing them some examples of my framed work and feeling very welcomed. A week later, after my initial introduction I received a delightful hand written letter from Sarah informing me of how my work had been viewed and that they had already sold a couple of paintings before they were even on the walls! This personable quality is admirable and typical - anyone who has purchased a painting or as an artist exhibited with them will no doubt agree. And as that definitive English art critic John Ruskin once said: “quality is never an accident, it is always the result of intelligent effort” ...so true of Thackeray Here’s to a very happy and prosperous 50th anniversary! Matthew Snowden, 2018
Sunset, Islay – acrylic on canvas – 140 x 140cm
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Ethel Walker
“In August 1992 Priscilla Anderson, the founder of Thackeray Gallery, visited her family in Mid Argyll. Having heard there was an artist in the area she came to see me and my work. That visit resulted in an invitation to exhibit at Thackeray and was the start of my long association with the gallery. I am forever grateful to Priscilla for her encouragement and confidence in me. When Anne Thomson took over the gallery on Priscilla’s retirement, journeys were made to Argyll to view pre-exhibition work. Thinking I should show the places which inspire my work, on one occasion I arranged a boat trip. We were taken across the Sound of Jura through the Gulf of Corryvreckan, the whirlpool between the islands of Jura and Scarba. Anne, in company with Sarah, declared it an unforgettable and exhilarating experience! Friendships endure and I give my thanks to Anne. During Sarah’s tenure,Thackeray Gallery has gone from strength to strength. She and her team, Beaty & James, have worked incredibly hard for both artists and clients. The presentation and hanging are expertly done. Thoroughly professional, they seem to manage to keep artists – never the most organised of people – up to speed on the practicalities of setting up exhibitions. I value their support and advice and, above all, their great enthusiasm. All success in the future” Ethel Walker, 2018
Indian Summer – oil on board – 51 x 51cm
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Sir Kyffin Williams RA OBE (1918–2006)
“Dear Anne and Sarah, Very many thanks for the most tempting biscuits. Needless to say, I have been tempted and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Diabetes stable. And, for the enormous cheque which arrived at the same time. This letter is to thank YOU both for the efforts you made on my behalf. The show was indeed a great success, and the catalogue magnificent. I feel so well looked after by the Thackeray, and my paintings always end up in good homes.. I am so glad so many people are happy with their chosen paintings – I always worry that I could do better…… I must get back to the studio. Thank you again for doing such a good job and my very best wishes and love to you both”
Sketch of Horses – ink & wash on paper – 30 x 40cm
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Vivienne Williams RCA
“I count myself very fortunate to be one of the artists at Thackeray Gallery.That it has a long tradition and excellent reputation is well known, but being part of a community of artists with the support of a great team is very special. I am sure the others also appreciate the warm encouragement and attention to detail when a solo exhibition is on the horizon, confident that the right images will be selected for the invitation card and that the paintings, sculpture or ceramics will be displayed in the best possible way. Thank you!” Vivienne Williams, 2018
Blue Jug with Fruit Plates & Beans – acrylic on paper – 41cm x 51cm
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Selected Biographies SARAH BOWMAN (b. 1975)
GORDON BRYCE RSA RSW (b.1943)
Sarah Bowman’s work is much sought after and she has gained widespread recognition, including showing at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and gaining the Mary Fedden award at the Royal West of England Academy. Having studied at Falmouth Art College, she has in the past been firmly linked to the St Ives School. She paints intuitively, her landscapes are derived from memory, they are an amalgamation of places she has visited, Cornwall, Devon, the Scilly Isles, Andalucia. She thrives on exploring new locations to paint, searching for still-life and natural objects to depict.
Gordon Bryce was born in Edinburgh. After graduating from Edinburgh College of Art, he moved to Aberdeen, where he was appointed as a lecturer in printmaking at Gray’s School of Art in 1968. He then became Head of Fine Art from 1986 to 1995, before devoting himself full time to his painting. Gordon paints in the Scottish Colourist tradition, and has developed an outstanding reputation for his landscapes and still-lifes. In 2008, Gordon was chosen to paint the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, for an exhibition in The Mayoral Suites at the Kensington Town Hall. Gordon has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 1986 and his work can be found in public collections worldwide.
JUDY BUXTON (b. 1961)
JUDITH CAIN (b. 1944)
Judy Buxton graduated from Falmouth College of Art in 1993, receiving a First Class Honours Degree. She then went on to gain a Masters in Fine Art at the Royal Academy Schools in London. Over the years, Judy has received several awards, including First Prize, Gold Medal, The Worshipful Company of Painters – Stainers in 1996, Natwest Finalist and Prize Winner in 1997 and The Hunting Art Prize, Second Prize Winner in 2005. Judy’s work can be found in many public and corporate collections, such as Tresco Estate, Swiss Bank, Firmdale Hotel and Connaught Hotel amongst others. Thackeray Gallery has been representing Judy since 2008.
Judith Cain was born in York. Having studied painting at Leeds College of Art from 1960 to 1964, she went on to do a further year at Goldsmiths College, London in 1965. As well as holding the post of Painting Coordinator in the Fine Art Department at Leeds Metropolitan for 21 years, Judith has exhibited worldwide including installations at Kew Gardens and Leeds Hospital. She has won numerous awards, most recently The Discerning Eye in 2010, as the Northern Regional Prizewinner. Judith has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 1991 and her work can be found in public, private and corporate collections worldwide.
JOANNA CARRINGTON (1931-2003)
JOE FAN RSA (b.1962)
Joanna Carrington was born in Hampstead, London. Daughter of Noel Carrington and niece of Dora Carrington (Bloomsbury Group), in 1948 she went to Paris, studying under Fernand Léger and from 1949-1952, she attended Central St Martins, London where her tutors were Keith Vaughan, William Roberts and Louis le Brocquy. Whilst there, she was awarded the Queen’s scholarship. From the 1980s, exhibitions in London and France became regular events and her work keenly sought after by both public and private collectors. Her last solo exhibition was held at Thackeray Gallery in 1999 and the Gallery continues to work exclusively with her Estate as well as privately dealing in her work.
Born in Hong Kong in 1962, Joe Fan came to Scotland in the 1970s to study Graphic Design and continued his studies at Gray’s School of Art, under the tutorship of Gordon Bryce RSA RSW. At his graduation he won the Miller Homes Young Scottish Artist of the Year award and went to Paris to spend some time at the Cité Internationale des Arts from 1989-1990. He returned to Aberdeen and lectured at Gray’s School of Art for seven years. Joe is the winner of many awards, including The Gillies Award, a 2009 and 2010 Prize Winner for the Aberdeen Artists’ Exhibition and the Royal Scottish Academy’s John Maxwell Travelling Award in 2010. Joe Fan has been represented by Thackeray Gallery since 1990.
BRIAN FOJCIK (b.1960)
RALPH FREEMAN (b.1945)
Brian Fojcik was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife. He studied painting and drawing at Duncan of Jordonstone College of Art, Dundee from 1979 - 1983, where he was taught by Alberto Morrocco OBE RSA RSW. In 1992 he was elected member of the Society of Scottish Artists, and in 1993 became elected member of Scottish Artists and Artists Craftsmen. Brian teaches part-time both at the local school in Kirkcaldy and at HM Prison Saughton. Brian has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 1996.
Ralph Freeman was born in London and studied at St Martins and Harrow School of Art from1961-1965. He worked as an artist, musician and art director in London and Europe until 1983 and thereafter painted exclusively and performed with various jazz projects both as composer and pianist. In 1988, he moved to St Ives, Cornwall, and was elected member of the Newlyn and the Penwith Societies of Artists. After spending over twenty years in St Ives, Ralph moved back to London and had his first solo show with Thackeray Gallery in 2013.
VANESSA GARDINER (b. 1960)
ANTHONY GARRATT (b.1979)
Vanessa Gardiner was born in Oxford in 1960. She completed a Foundation Course at Oxford Polytechnic in 1978-1979, followed by a BA (Hons) Fine Art Degree at Central School of Art & Design, London. Her work resides in numerous private and corporate collections and she is the recipient of a number of awards, including the Arts Council South West Fine Art Award.Vanessa currently lives and works in Dorset, England and has been represented by Thackeray Gallery since 2013.
Anthony Garratt was born in Kent. He studied at Chelsea College of Art and Falmouth College. Anthony was a Director of Jamaica Street Studios in Bristol but now lives and works in Devon. He has exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition as well as numerous other galleries across the country. In 2012 Anthony was invited by the BBC to be one of 12 artists to paint the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant and has since featured on various BBC television programmes including Show Me the Monet (2012) and Countryfile (2016 & ‘18). Since 2015 he has been teaching at Newlyn School of Art, Cornwall. Anthony has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 2011.
IWAN GWYN PARRY RCA (b.1970)
DELPHINE HOGARTH (b. 1976)
Iwan Gwyn Parry was born in Anglesey, Wales. He completed a BA Fine Art Degree at the Cardiff Institute from 1989 to 1992, where he achieved a First Class Honours. He then went on to undertake a Masters in painting at Chelsea College of Arts from 1992 to 1993. Since 1994, Iwan has been a Fine Art Lecturer at Bangor College, which he continues to do today. His work can be found in many public collections, including the Contemporary Art Society of Wales and Anglesey County Council, as well as many private collections in the UK and worldwide. Iwan has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 2009.
Delphine Hogarth was born in France in 1976. She studied History of Art in Bristol, followed by an Arts Foundation Course in from 1998 – 2000. She has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Paris and London, and is the recipient of a number of awards including the Threadneedle Prize in 2010. Delphine has been represented by Thackeray Gallery since 2014.
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CLAERWEN HOLLAND
MICHAEL HONNOR (b.1944)
Claerwen Holland was born in Radnorshire, Wales. She studied at Byam Shaw School of Art, under the direction of Maurice de Sausmarez who awarded her the Principal’s Prize for ‘landscape in oils’. She completed the National Diploma for Fine Arts and won The David Murray studentship in Landscape Painting, awarded by the Royal Academy, London. She is predominately well known for her domestic still lifes and landscape, the kitchen gardens of Wales, or the sandy beaches of the British Coast. More recently, Claerwen has been painting people, going about their everyday lives with charming results. Claerwen has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 1996.
Michael Honnor was born in Dartmoor, Devon. He left Devon to study English at Oxford University and then painting at Hornsey College followed in turn by a year at Byam Shaw School of Art, London. In 1978, Michael returned to Dartmoor, basing himself on the edge of the Erme Valley. It was at this time his involvement with Dartington Hall began and he set up their renowned print workshop and was the Director there for over thirty years. Michael has exhibited widely in the UK and his work is in many public, private and corporate collections worldwide. Michael has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 1988.
DAVID KLEIN MRBS (b.1962)
FIONA McALPINE (b. 1961)
David Klein started his working life in engineering, during which time he met sculptor John Jennings and later became his assistant. This experience led him to realise his passion for sculpting by doing a Fine Art Degree at Staffordshire University from 1992 – 1994. He continued his studies with a postgraduate course in figurative sculpting at The Frink School of Sculpture from 1994 – 1996. In 2007, David showed his work at the V&A Museum and in 2010 was elected a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors (MRBS) and the Society of Portrait Sculptors (SPS). David has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 2002.
Fiona McAlpine was born in 1961 and graduated with a BA Hons in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College, London. She paints with a gift for pattern, integrating jugs and flowers into the natural rhythm of the Welsh landscape. Fiona has been involved in numerous solo and group shows across the UK and has been with Thackeray Gallery
CHRISTINE McARTHUR (b.1953)
JENNIFER McRAE RSA
Christine McArthur was born in Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow and studied at The Glasgow School of Art from1971 – 1976. After graduating, she taught and produced book illustrations, until the demand for her work enabled her to paint full time. She was awarded Scottish Education Department Travelling Scholarships in 1975 and 1976 and was elected a Member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts in 1990. In 1995, she was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour. Christine has exhibited throughout the UK and her work can be found in many collections worldwide.
Jennifer McRae studied painting at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen from 1987 – 1992 and received a First Class Degree in Fine Arts. In 2002, Jennifer moved from Edinburgh to London after being offered a bursary place at the Prince’s Drawing School. Jennifer has won multiple prizes and awards, including the BP Portrait Award, the Hunting Art Prizes, the Singer Friedlander and Kauphting Watercolour prizes, the Morrison Scottish Portrait Award and most recently the Worshipful Society of Painter Stainers. Her latest portrait commissions include Dame Judi Dench and Sir Chris Hoy. Jennifer has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 2007.
since 2015.
ELERI MILLS RCA (b.1955)
ALBERTO MORROCCO RSA RSW OBE (1917-1998)
Eleri Mills was born in Wales and grew up on the family farm, developing her love and engagement with the land. In 1977, she went to Manchester Art School to study Art and Design. Her time in Manchester gave her a new perspective and deeper understanding of the history of Wales, which has clearly inspired her work from then on. Eleri’s work has been exhibited throughout Europe, the USA and Japan. In 2009, a 4-piece installation was exhibited at the National Assembly for Wales. In 2010, Eleri won the Creative Wales Ambassador Award by the Arts Council of Wales. Her work has been exhibited at Thackeray Gallery since 2000 and is in many public, private and corporate collections worldwide.
Alberto Morrocco was born in Aberdeen to Italian parents. At the remarkable age of 14, he attended Gray’s School of Art where he was taught by James Cowie and Robert Sivell. In 1950, Alberto was appointed Head of Painting at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee. During this time he started to explore colour in a serious way, and he was most renowned for his depiction of Italian life – clowns, beaches, figures and melon sellers becoming his ‘signature’ objects. He was awarded the San Vito Prize in Rome, 1959, Honourary Degrees from Aberdeen and Dundee Universities and in 1993 was awarded an OBE for Services to the Arts. Alberto Morrocco exhibited with Thackeray Gallery bi-annually from 1970 until his death in 1998. The gallery continues to represent his work today.
CAREY MORTIMER (b.1962)
LEWIS NOBLE (b. 1967)
Carey Mortimer was born in London. After studying Decorative Arts at the City & Guilds, London Art School from 1984 - 1986, she travelled to Italy, completing a further years study, specializing in Fresco technique. Following this, she achieved a Masters in Public Art and Design at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee. Carey has had multiple public commissions, as well as her work being collected privately and corporately worldwide. Currently, Carey works and lives in Sardinia and has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 1994.
Lewis Noble was born in London but has lived and worked in Derbyshire since 1996. He studied for a Fine Art degree at Birmingham Margaret Street from 1989 to 1992 and has exhibited extensively across the UK in a variety of solo and group shows. He was the recipient of the Vickers Art Award in 2001 and his paintings lie in public and private collections in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, America, Australia and Asia.
ANN ORAM (b. 1956)
GARETH PARRY RCA (b.1951)
Ann Oram was born in London in 1956. She studied at Edinburgh College of Art between 1976 and 1982 and became a part time lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art between 1983 and 1985, and again in 1991 to 1993. Ann was elected to RSW in 1986. Following that, she was a visiting lecturer at the University of Northumbria in 1988. She has been involved in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the UK and her work resides in many collections worldwide.
Gareth Parry was born in the slate-quarrying town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales. After leaving school he went on to study at Manchester College of Art in the late 1960s. He then worked at a local mine for two years before starting to paint once again., embracing all that came his way, illustrating, or undertaking commissions as varied as landscapes, portraits and still lifes. Gareth has exhibited over many years in both London and Wales and his work can be found in public and private collections. Gareth has been exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 2007.
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ANNA PERLIN (b 1978)
KATE SCHURICHT (b. 1974)
Anna Perlin grew up in rural Oxfordshire, giving her a love of the countryside and British landscape which inspires much of her work. Graduating in Textile Design and Marketing in 2001, Anna initially started working in retail whilst exploring her love of painting through joining a local art society and taking part in evening art groups. After beginning to exhibit and winning several awards, she followed her passion and became a full time artist. Her work has been exhibited widely including at the Mall Galleries, and following on from reaching the semi-finals of Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2016, Anna won Artists and Illustrators Artist of the Year 2017. She creates her distinctive work from her studio in Hertfordshire where she now lives with her husband and two children. She has been with Thackeray Gallery since 2017.
Kate Schuricht’s raku and stoneware ceramics have been exhibited both nationally and internationally since 1996. Inspired by connections to the past and the passage of time, her collection of boxes, jugs, vessels and containers, explore the juxtaposition between internal and external space. A Professional Member of the Crafts Potters Association, Kate has completed commissions for Private and Public collections including British Airways, the British Embassy in St Petersburg, The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, Cowley Manor and the Ceramic Art Museum in Ibaraki, Japan which was exhibited at Cheongju Biennale 2013. Her work is featured in a number of highly acclaimed printed publications and films.
MATTHEW SNOWDEN (b. 1969)
ETHEL WALKER (b.1941)
Matthew Snowden was born in Heswall, Merseyside in 1969. He studied at Withens Lane Art College, 1989 followed by Industrial Design (BA Hons) at Teesside University, 1990-93. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions from 1999 across the UK and his work resides in collections in UK, Europe, USA, China, South Africa and New Zealand. He has been with Thackeray Gallery since 2016.
Ethel Walker studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1959-1964. She is a highly established Scottish Artist, famous for her interpretation of light and weather. Her work is collected all around the world. Ethel exhibits regularly in both London and Scotland and her work is in Private Collections worldwide. Her Awards include, The Anne Redpath Award in 1982, The Glasgow Herald Painting Competition in 1986, the Alva Computers Purchase Prize and The Whyte & Mackay Group Award both in 1995, the Scottish Provident Award in 1997, Barclay Lenney Award in 2000, and Mabel McKinlay Award in 2002. Exhibiting with Thackeray Gallery since 1982.
SIR KYFFIN WILLIAMS RA OBE (1918-2006)
VIVIENNE WILLIAMS RCA (b. 1955)
Sir Kyffin Williams was born on Anglesey, North Wales and attended Slade School of Fine Art from 1941-1944. Following this he became the Senior Art Master at Highgate School, London, from 1944-1973. In 1974, Kyffin was made a Royal Academician in London and shortly after he returned to live in Anglesey, where he developed his career and reputation as Wales’s leading contemporary painter. He received many Honours including The University of Wales, the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorian and the Contemporary Art Society of Wales. He was the President of the Royal Cambrian Academy from 1969-1977, and then again from 1992 until 2006. In 1982, he was awarded an O.B.E. and in the New Years Honours List 2000, Kyffin received a Knighthood. Thackeray Gallery has represented Kyffin’s paintings throughout his career, from 1970 until his death in 2006, with bi-annual exhibitions, and continue to be proud to represent his work today.
Vivienne Williams was born in Swansea in 1955. She studied English Literature at Reading University taking a Masters Degree in ‘The Literary Response to the Visual Arts’ in 1978. She spent the next five years abroad, teaching English in Venice and Padua and working in an art gallery in Sydney, where she began selling her work for the first time. Returning to the UK in 1983, she spent the next seven years studying and working in a Buddhist Community, before returning to Wales in 1990 and committing to painting full time. Over the last twenty years she has acquired a large and loyal following with regular solo and group exhibitions across the UK.