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Desmet - Urban Evolution: Anne Desmet was invited
by the Whitworth
Art Gallery in Manchester, UK, (a significant museum of
historical and contemporary art and artefacts, belonging to
the University of Manchester) to show new work on architectural
themes that stemmed from the idea of Urban Evolution. The exhibition
was held from April - August 2008 where it was seen by over
33,000 visitors and generated much media interest. It is now
touring other museums and galleries throughout the UK. A special
feature of the exhibition is her latest works based on the impressive
Victoria Swimming Baths in Manchester, winner of BBC TV's Restoration
series. This major solo exhibition was at the Whitworth
Gallery from 11 April - 3 August 2008 see: www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk
before touring to Hart
Gallery, London, from 6-26 November 2008; the School
of Art Museum & Gallery, Aberystwyth, from 5 December 2008
- 23 January 2009; Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate, from 31 January
- 29 March 2009; Gainsborough's
House, Sudbury, Suffolk, from 4 April - 4 July 2009; and
Cornerstone Gallery, Hope University, Liverpool, from 8 October
- 13 November 2009. Watch out for updates on this page. |
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| See:
www.hartgallery.co.uk
to view selections of Anne Desmet' latest work. Contact Hart
Gallery for prices/viewings. Highlights include evolving wood
engravings and Op-Art-esque collages of the interior of the
Great Court at London's British Museum; and a series of monumental
collages of Babel towers in the round. |
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| Royal
Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE):
Anne Desmet shows work at the RE Annual Exhibition at
Bankside Gallery, London SE1 9JH, UK, www.banksidegallery.com
each spring. A selection of her unframed prints is in stock
here throughout the year. |
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| British
Museum exhibition: Anne Desmet
was one of only three invited contemporary artists whose Babel
Tower images were featured in the British Museum's
recent, memorable exhibition: 'Babylon: Myth and Reality' (showing
from 2008-9). In conjunction with the exhibition, she presented
a lecture at the Museum about her Babel
Tower imagery and its sources of inspiration.
See: British
Museum |
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| Anne
Desmet in conversation with Mike Booth: 'Which Anne
are you today?' an on-line interview, see: World
Printmakers |
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| Prizes |
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Anne Desmet won prizes for two of her printed collages at Originals07
- Britain's foremost National Open Print Exhibition - at London's
Mall
Galleries in February 2007. She went on to win another prize
for a wood engraving at Originals08. See www.mallgalleries.org.uk
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| Anne
Desmet won a major prize at the Miniprint Finland Exhibition
at Lahti
Art Museum, Finland, www.lahdentaidegraafikot.fi
February 2008. |
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| The
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Montreal, Canada, has recently
given Anne Desmet a significant award for her achievements in
printmaking to date.
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| Books
& Publications |
| Handmade
Prints:
This introduction to creative printmaking
without a press, co-authored by Anne Desmet & Jim Anderson and
published by A&C Black Ltd, in 2000, has been reprinted for
the 3rd time, in 2006, ISBN 0 7136 7708 2. See: www.acblack.com
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| Printmakers
- the directory:
This important new guide to more than
130 British printmakers was co-edited by Anne Desmet and Anthony
Dyson and was published in 2006 by A&C Black Ltd. See www.acblack.com
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| Anne
Desmet - 200 Prints:
Anne Desmet has compiled a fully illustrated
catalogue of all her prints to date. Published in November 2007
and available at just £12 (sterling) inc. p&p, it features 21
years of diverse prints featuring architecture, landscape, portraiture
and metamorphosis. If you would like to buy a copy, please contact
Anne via the Register page of this
site. |
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