'Slow Drift' Exhibition at Leda Gallery

I am excited to announce that next month I will be having a joint show with Jessie Beard right here in Newcastle at Leda Gallery. This will be the largest collection of works I have ever exhibited - 12 brand new artworks including large statement pieces.

If you can't make it to the show a catalogue can be viewed here.

OFFICIAL OPENING I Saturday 2nd August 6pm till 8pm

SHOWING DATES I 2nd of August till the 13th August

Exhibition statement:

Two artists drawn to bodies of water, be it man made or natural, drawing on both the physical elements and the unconscious states of calm and clarity. The weightlessness, the unpredictable, the flow that’s forgiving and constant, always drifting back to a place that’s welcoming. Stretching across their connected coastline, altering through experience and perspective, Jackie Anderson and Jessie Beard present a contrast of abstracts; geometric and organic that consider the depths of water in various states.

The beach and coastline feature prominently in Jackie’s work, generally viewed from above, fascinated by the linear elements and patterns that appear. She is particularly interested in this environment’s state of flux and how the tide has the ability to both reveal and conceal. This collection of work represents the duality between structured elements of swimming pools against the wild and natural environs of the ocean.

Absorbing the visuals of oceans, creeks, rockpools, lakes and waterfalls and transposing to canvas is a fluent process for Jessie. She holds fond childhood memories of water discovery and play close. Even when circumstantial fear lingered in waves, as time went on her appreciation of the beauty of it all outweighed the anxiety that could be navigated. Only after having water births for both her daughters, was it a true recognition of this connection to water. These works are both symbolic and representational.