Wayzgoose 2005

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An exhibition by seven postgraduate printmakers

a WAYZGOOSE - from BRIGHTON to LONDON
wayzgoose 2005– exhibition by seven postgraduate printmakers:
margaret ashman • claire auvache • tom baggaley • lola barranco
joanna brendon • antonia glynne jones • libby jones

exhibition dates 9-23 July 2005 • gallery open tues to sat 10.30am-6pm

Wayzgoose means ‘a Summer celebration enjoyed by printers’ and dates back to the eighteenth century. Giving the word a contemporary twist, seven postgraduate artists have used it for the title of their Masters Degree Show in Printmaking and Professional Practice at Brighton University run in partnership with londonprintstudio.

The exhibition will first be shown at Brighton University (21 June-1 July), but then transfers to londonprintstudio where the artists have been based over the past two years. “We are very excited to be hosting Wayzgoose. This exhibition is the result of a unique MA course from which these artists have developed fascinating work as well as a professional attitude towards their future artistic careers”, says John Phillips, Director of londonprintstudio.

From Mosquitoes to Myopia
The work of the seven artists is very different, but together form a strong and inspiring collection. Antonia Glynne Jones’ large and colourful prints of insects are both threatening and appealing; Margaret Ashman has powerful life-sized etchings showing people using British Sign Language; Libby Jones’ fascinating work based on the Platonic Solids takes print into 3D; Claire Auvache’s romantic monotone images are produced by pin-hole camera; Lola Barranco shows landscape-based works, moody and mysterious; Tom Baggaley’s etchings intrigue one with their complex abstraction; Joanna Brendon’s ‘eye-catching’ prints represent vision, irises and retinas.

To coincide with the exhibition, the group has produced a boxed set of prints, also called Wayzgoose, for which 12 distinguished guest artists, including Tom Hammick, Thérèse Oulton and Rebecca Salter, have created works especially. The 19 prints are limited to an edition of 35 and are individually signed by each artist. Wayzgoose will be available for sale and for exhibition, as a complete set, making it ideal for collectors or as a special gift. It will be displayed at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in October and other exhibitions are under discussion.

Once the costs of the Degree Show are met, profits from the Wayzgoose box set will fund a piece of specialised equipment for disabled artists at the londonprintstudio.

WAYZGOOSE @ londonprintstudio 425 Harrow Road London W10 4RE
tel 020 8969 3247 email info@londonprintstudio.org.uk

July 3, 2005