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The Brotherhood of Ruralists was a group of artists exhibiting together between 1975 and 2007. Initially the group included Ann Arnold, Graham Arnold, Peter Blake, Jann Haworth, David Inshaw, Annie Ovenden, Graham Ovenden. Blake, Haworth and Inshaw left the group in the early 1980s. The remaining four artists continued to exhibit as a group, actively, for another 20 or so years (and were occasionally joined by Blake and Inshaw). In 2007 a small exhibition of new work and some older chosen pieces was organised at Horsham in Surrey. This was the last exhibition that could be said to have been curated by the group. Subsequent exhibitions, such as the 2008 Ancient Landscapes, Pastoral Visions at Southampton have included their work, ackowledging them as members of the group, and the artists continue to exhibit in solo shows and collaborations. This website serves as a record of the 30 years that the group exhibited together and as a means of providing information about the current work of the artists. Blake, Haworth and Inshaw were members of the group for a relatively short period and their work outside this time generally stands apart from the work as "ruralists", consequently this site concentrates mainly on the four other artists. Peter Blake: Pop Music From the gallery's advertisement: A major exhibition to celebrate the 80th birthday of the godfather of Pop Art, Sir Peter Blake, bringing together important paintings, collages and prints from across his career. David Inshaw We are pleased to report that a new website has been created to display works by David Inshaw. davidinshaw.net contains a wide range of works spanning most of the artist's life together with fascinating and informative commentaries. Although the site has no direct connection with this one, we do recommend it and look forward to sharing visitors. Graham Ovenden Controverses: A legal and ethical history of photography Curated by Daniel Girardin, Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland, includes images by and from the collection of Graham Ovenden: (Maud Hewes, 1984 by Ovenden and Alice Lidell as a beggar child, 1859 by Charles Dodgson). Both photographs included in exhibition catalogue: Join our email list and you'll be kept informed of all future events, publications, etc. CLICK HERE for more details. |
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