FIVE ARTISTS FROM THE KENSINGTON PALACE STUDIO OF THE PRINCE’S DRAWING SCHOOL    Oct 20 - Nov 20, 2009

Five artists from the Prince’s Drawing School who worked as artists in residence at Kensington Palace over the last year will be exhibiting at Thomas Williams Fine Art on Bond Street this autumn. Jennifer Blake, Perienne Christian, Amelia Power, Daniel Preece and Pippa Ridley will show a series of paintings and drawings, many of which depict scenes in and around the Palace.

The Curatorial Board of the Prince’s Drawing School selected these five outstanding students for the residency and is supporting this exhibition with the aim of bringing their work to the public’s attention. Some of the artists already have established careers, but have taken the opportunity to study with their fellows in the special environment of Kensington Palace in order to exchange and share ideas, and to enjoy the challenge of working together. The result has been a body of paintings that sometimes refers directly to their particular surroundings and sometimes to innovative collaborations with their peers.

All five artists place an emphasis on figurative painting and support their paintings with rigorous training in drawing. The works on show will include still lives, landscapes and works from the imagination in a variety of media. The artists range in age from 26 to 40.

Perienne Christian has most recently been in the public eye as the muse and subject of Lucien Freud’s latest portraits.

Notes to Editors

Thomas Williams Fine Art shows mainly representational art by contemporary British and International artists. It is the gallery's mission to create a platform for younger artists and that includes support and encouragement from the first stages of preparation through to the completion of each project. Their work is shown alongside that of more established artists. In the past few years the gallery has shown work by Alessandro Raho, Phoebe Cope, Paul Simonon, Lucy Cavendish and Barry Fantoni.
Thomas Williams Fine Art, 22 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4PY
www.thomaswilliamsfineart.com
tel. 020 7491 1485

The Prince’s Drawing School, founded by The Prince of Wales, is based on the top floor of a converted warehouse in Shoreditch, Hackney. The School runs a Postgraduate Programme, short courses open to the Public and a Programme for deserving Young People. The aim of the Prince’s Drawing School is to raise the standard and profile of drawing through teaching and practise. It is one of only a few institutions in the world offering in-depth, quality tuition for those who wish to develop their observational drawing skills. For more information visit www,princesdrawingschool.org or call 020 7613 8568.

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