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PRESS RELEASE FOR GWYNNGALA,

ARTISTS AND MAKERS- EXHIBITING AT MORVAH SCHOOLHOUSE IN SEPTEMBER 08

‘FROM MOOR TO SEA’

Gwynngala, a group of professional artists and makers, originally came together when they staged their first joint exhibition in September 1996.

In the beginning the group was based in North Cornwall and staged exhibitions at the Southgate Gallery in Launceston, but later it was decide that they would take their work out to a variety of localities.

For the exhibition at Morvah Schoolhouse Gallery, seven members of the group have come together to celebrate September once more (Gwynngala being, in fact, the Cornish word for September) From the earliest days of Gwynngala there has always been diversity - a mixture of ways of working - but at all times the central aim has been to provide and promote the best in contemporary visual arts.

The exhibition at Morvah brings together rich and diverse styles, and ways of working. It promises to be a great showcase for the artists’ vibrant mix of talents.

As a painter Vonnie Carter is interested in the ‘energy’ that she sees in nature, buildings and life. This fascination feeds the way she expresses herself in her paintings. She enjoys exploring combinations of drawing and painting to produce vigorous work.

Saul Cathcart’s work is ‘as much about the way he feels as what he sees’. Working in acrylics, pastels and watercolours he expresses feelings and observations about the county’s ‘fringe - it’s rugged skin’. He likes to work in situ, where he can retain the looseness and freshness of sketching.

Liz Cleves works in oils and watercolours. Her choice of subjects is deeply rooted in her love of the natural environment, whether that is Cornwall or farther afield. Her primary purpose in painting is to summon up images that communicate the rugged beauty of crumbling coasts and the ever-changing sea and sky. This expression of colour, line and texture is used to produce both representational and more abstract works.

Sue Gordon is showing thought provoking sculptures using a variety of materials. Ideas for her work are taken from nature, and the world as she sees it. Colour, which forms an important aspect of her work, is influenced by her travels throughout Ghana, Morocco and India. Her choice of materials is made from a hoard of items collected over the years. She enjoys exploring new ways of working… and the unexpected!

Don Redwood moved to Cornwall when the excitement of living in a metropolis ‘wore thin’. His love of the natural world permeates his watercolour and gouache paintings as he attempts to fix in colour the pulse of life that he sees in the less fettered corners of the Cornish landscape. The focus and inspiration for

Anne Stacey’s work derives from her local environment . Her paintings and prints are about movement and texture in the landscape.

Biddy Walke creates sculptures working with a range of natural materials to produce organic forms. The exhibition at Morvah Schoolhouse Gallery runs from 6th September until 19th September.

The gallery opens daily (though NOT on Mondays) from 10.30 to 5.00.

ESSENTIAL FACTS

Who: Gwynngala Artists and Makers

Where: Morvah Schoolhouse Gallery, Morvah, PENZANCE, TR20 8YT

When 6TH SEPTEMBER TO 19TH SEPTEMBER

Contact: morvah.schoolhouse@tiscali.co.uk 01736 787808 www.morvah.com