5 May 2009
New Exhibition at Guildhall Art Gallery looks to London and
beyond
Trevor Chamberlain, who first exhibited at Guildhall Art Gallery
in 1970 in the annual Lord Mayor’s Art Award, is returning to the
gallery in the heart of the ‘Square Mile’ for his new show,
London and Beyond, which opens on Monday 11 May and runs
to Sunday 26 July.
Scenes from Greenwich, Kew, Richmond and Hammersmith will
feature in the collection of over 100 oil and watercolour
paintings, as well as views from as far afield as Armenia, India,
Egypt and Iran. Some of the paintings will be available for
purchase.
Concentrating mostly on marine subjects, town scenes and
landscapes, Trevor Chamberlain seeks to ‘create an impression of
nature and the spirit and atmosphere of a particular place, rather
than a precise representation’.
Born in Hertford in 1933, Trevor began painting at the age of
seven and, at 12 years old, he enrolled in painting classes under
Alfred Wright at the Ware Institute. He worked as an architectural
draughtsman until 1964, since when he has worked full time as a
professional artist. He made his first painting trip abroad to
Venice in 1970 and has since painted in every continent, except
Australia.
He has exhibited widely at home and abroad, including the Royal
Academy Summer Exhibitions and is a member of the Royal Institute
of Oil Painters, the Royal Society of Marine Artists and the
Wapping Group of Artists (of which he has been President) and is
also a Past President of the Chelsea Art Society. He has also
published three books – Oils, Oil Painting Pure and Simple and
Trevor Chamberlain: A Personal View, while 60 years of
painting were celebrated with the publication of England and Beyond
in 2006.
Admission to London and Beyond is free on purchase of a
ticket (£2.50 for adults, concessions £1) to the gallery. Entry to
Guildhall Art Gallery is free of charge to City workers and
residents, as well as all day on Fridays and from 3.30pm on other
days.
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For further information and images:
Andrew Buckingham, Press Officer, City of London Corporation,
020 7332 1452 or mob: 07795 333 060; email
andrew.buckingham@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Notes for Editors:
London and Beyond: Paintings by Trevor Chamberlain is at
Guildhall Art Gallery from 11 May to 26 July. The gallery’s contact
details are: Guildhall Art Gallery, Guildhall Yard, London, EC2V
5AE, telephone 020 7332 3870, email
guildhall.artgallery@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Journalists who would like to attend the Private View on Monday
11th May from 6 - 8pm are asked to contact Andrew Buckingham (see
above for details).
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