Press Release  11 | 09 | 23
 

Frances Gynn RWA | Disappearing Marks

with the accompanying group exhibition ‘Into the Light of Things'

11th November 2023 to 6th January 2024

Acclaimed journalist and presenter Jonathan Dimbleby will be opening the exhibition on Saturday 11^thNovember at 11am.
 

Frances Gynn RWA |Emperor PenguinsPublic Erasure series

This winter, Velarde Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Devon based artist Frances Gynn RWA. Frances' work is informed by environmental issues and humanity's engagement with nature. Through drawings and paintings her practice reflects growing concerns over the effects of plastics in the ecosystem, and in particular deforestation and its influence on habitat loss and the decline of many precious species. Her recent Public Erasure projects have focused on drawing and performing an interactive body of work on endangered species, where visitors are invited to erase parts of Frances' work.
 

For this exhibition, Frances will be holding a Public Erasure event at Velarde, around her artwork ‘Hare' on Saturday 11^thNovember from 11am to 12pm, and again from, 2pm to 3pm. 

Journalist and presenter Jonathan Dimbleby will be opening the erasure event. All welcome.
 
 Jonathan says: 'Frances Gynn is a wonderful artist and Public Erasure is a brilliantly imaginative way of making an important environmental statement that I hope will resonate widely.'
 

Frances graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from the University of Exeter in 2000. She has collaborated in numerous exhibitions and site-specific events and has beenshortlisted for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize. Shea member of the Royal West of England Academy.

Accompanying this solo show is the group exhibitionInto the Light of Things, comprised of works that explore themes of human interaction with nature. Works includeceramics byPaul Wearing, found leaf and crochet sculpture bySusanna Bauer,handmade print and painting byFi Wallace Velarde,functional wood by makersTakahashi McGil,pressed flower forms byShannon Clegg, sculptural willow by ​Sue Kirk,paintings bySonia Bartonand handcrafted furniture byAndrew Dominic.

SeeFrances Gynn RWA | Disappearing Marksand ‘Into the Light of Things' from 10th November to 6th January 2023 at Velarde,86 Fore St, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 1PP. For further information seevelarde.co.uk

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FRANCES GYNN RWA Emeror Penguin 

Editors Notes

Velarde

Velarde is a contemporary Fine Art and Craft gallery in the heart of Kingsbridge, South Devon. The building includes a 1,400 square foot exhibition space, a sculpture garden, and two boutique apartments.Velarde aims to bring the very best in British and International contemporary art to Devon, giving collectors the opportunity to connect with emerging new talent, as well as established artists and makers. With a focus on quality, diversity of practice and creative innovation, Velarde's year-round programme of exhibitions will bring exceptional painting, sculpture, photography and contemporary craft to the heart of the Southwest.

Velarde, 86 Fore Street, Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PP.

velarde.co.uk

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