PRESS RELEASE
After a trying year with non-essential shops not being able to open, we are pleased to announce that from 19 May the gallery No.36 theartworkshop, Gorleston-on-Sea will reopen its doors with three Norfolk artists collaborate to celebrate coming out of lockdown and into ‘Coast and Country’
The exhibition to mark the re-opening of No36 The Art Workshop, three artists Safi Butler, Rachel Collier-Wilson and Louise Dougherty, provide their own interpretation of coast and country, depicting wildlife and landscape, with a hint of mythology.
No.36 theartworkshop
36 Bells Road NR31 6AN Gorleston-on-Sea
Opening Date 19 May
Closing Date 26 June
Safi Butler - artist
Safi Butler gained a BA (Hons) Fine Art in 2002 from the University of Lincolnshire & Humberside, specialising in sculpture. After that she has taken various printmaking evening classes, but is largely self-taught in lino printing. Safi started making prints more seriously in 2012 and is developing and growing her skills all the time. Now working part time for the local University and the rest of the time being a self-employed artist.
Using clean, simple lines to create bright and bold prints. Influenced by nature, much of Safi’s work includes animals, plants and wildlife. Having lived in Norfolk since 2009, she draws inspiration from the countryside and coastlines of the county as well as creatures closer to home.
IG - @Safi_Butler_Art
Rachel Collier-Wilson Artist
Rachel Collier-Wilson has been a practicing artist since gaining a BA (Hons) Fine Art in 1990 from Central St Martins School of Art. Making drawings that represent a chance glimpse of an animal in the wild and often adding a suggested narrative. This creates a balance of work which is illustrative in nature, with a hint of folklore and work based on the figure informed by life experiences. Since moving to Norwich in December 2018, Rachel has been enjoying the inspiration of the beautiful coast and wildlife, and the occasional glimpse of local mythological creatures. Rachel explores her line using with pencil, ink and lino prints.
IG - @Rachelmcw
Louise Dougherty - Artist
Louise Dougherty is an emerging artist who lives and works in Norfolk. Louise Dougherty gained her BA Fine Art Painting degree in 2001 at Winchester school of art. After completing her PGCE at Cambridge University Louise taught Art for 17 years until 2019 when she became a full time artist. Current practise explores the contrasts between macro and micro worlds and recording the conflicting differences between being absorbed with the delicacy and power of a found form contrasted or linked to the rhythms of the skies and landscape. As a Norfolk born Artist, she is inherently inspired by landscape and infuses childhood memories into her work, a sense of a forgotten place or the found object that transports the viewer into remembrance. Thematically her work endeavours to respond to creating connections, colour, time and movement.
IG - @createdbylouise
Sharon Thomson artist & owner
Sharon Thomson, artist and owner of theartworkshop says “We are very excited to reopen in line with GYBC and Covid guidelines on Wednesday 19th May, and are very much looking forward to sharing some wonderful Art with you all again.”
IG - @theartworkshop36
