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The Original Print Show
1st February to 26th April 2025
Sarah Gillespie,Peach Blossom Moth, 2024, mezzotint engraving in an edition of 30
Velarde begin their 2025 programme with an exhibition dedicated to the highly specialised discipline of handmade print.The Original Print Showbrings together artists working in all types of handprinting methods, from the classic intaglio techniques of etching, drypoint and mezzotint, to collagraph, woodcut, monotype, screenprint and blind embossing. The show gives space and profile to one of Fine Art's most misunderstood areas of creative practice, demonstrating the extraordinary potential of printmaking for the creation of contemporary works of art.
The exhibition includes both high profile and emerging artists, as well as those whose printmaking practice accompanies their painting and sculptural work. Artworks include a selection of prints by Peter Randall-Page RA, whose archive collection of linocuts, screen prints, aquatints and etchings spans 25 years; prints by Katherine Jones RA, whose works are included in the V&A Prints And Drawings Collection; prints by environmental artist Frances Gynn RWA; silkscreen prints by French born artist Nathalie Kingdon; monotypes by Cornwall based artist Shelly Tregoning; landscape inspired collagraphs by Chowwai Cheung; abstract screenprint by Jonathan Lawes; etchings and monotypes by Paulette Bansal; embossed prints by Sue Potter; colourful, geometrically inspired works by Emma Studd; entomological works by Sarah Gillespie; woodcuts by Gail Mallatratt; Dartmoor inspired prints by Anita Reynolds; works by letterpress printer Richard Lawrence; coastally inspired monotypes by Fi Wallace Velarde, and exploratory works by Rob Manners. Through a rich and varied mix of artworks, this exhibition explores handmade print techniques from their origins in woodblock printing to the numerous approaches artist use today, celebrating the endless possibilities of 21stcentury print.
Ceramics by Elaine Sheppard Bolt, and sculptures by Antonio Lopez Reche, Richard Perry, Bjork Haraldsdottir and Kinsley Byrne will also be on show.
SeeThe Original Print Showfrom 1st February to 26th April 2025 at Velarde,86 Fore St, Kingsbridge, Devon. TQ7 1PP and atvelarde.co.uk.
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Print Ready 300dpi images for press use:
SARAH GILLESPIE Peach Blossom Moth
Editors Notes
Velarde
Opened in July 2023, 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 brings exceptional painting, sculpture, photography and contemporary craft to the heart of the Southwest.
For further information contact Velarde, 86 Fore Street, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1PP andgallery@velarde.co.ukwww.velarde.co.uk
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