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angela summerfield
About
BRITISH, FINE-ART TRAINED OIL PAINTER, ART HISTORIAN & CURATOR.
ART CRITIC OF 'THE SPECTATOR' AND ELECTED MEMBER (UK) OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ART CRITICS (AICA).
Born in London, United Kingdom in 1973. Grew up in the wilds of North Yorkshire. Returned to London to study at the Courtauld Institute. Lives and works in London
STUDIO: 201, Unit 7F, Second Floor Studios & Arts, Mellish Industrial Estate, Warspite Road, London, SE185NR..
My art practice is informed by 19th and early 20th-century landscape symbolism painting from Northern Europe (Scandinavia and Germany), Britain, Russia, USA and Canada, and art theories and practices developed in these regions. My oil paintings are also a response to the history of colour and light theories. My paintings are unusual in having both a strong conceptual and aesthetic bases. I strongly believe that what is being neglected in contemporary art practice is an emotional content, at its deepest level, married to intellectual ideas and universal themes; for example, I am interested in how a contemporary artist can achieve, through colour and composition, the impact of an "icon" on the spectator. As primarily a painter in oils, who has an extensive knowledge of art history (this includes a PhD in Art History & Museum Studies) and how visual vocabulary was developed by artists, I see the continual research of theory, painting methods and materials as an essential part of my practice. … Read More
- Location
- London, London, United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.artistfolio.co.uk/angelasummerfield
CAREER
Artist: Founder of The Memory Collective www.thememorycollective.co.uk
Art Historian and Critic: Published more than 80 articles and catalogue essays on Fine Art and Design. Wide experience of lecturing at national symposia, UK universities and major UK public galleries. Numerous public gallery and studio talks experience.
Curator (starting with the most recent): Royal Academy of Arts, Design Museum, Walker Art Gallery (National Galleries and Museums on Merseyside), and Museum of London.
UK SELECTED NATIONAL AND LONDON EXHIBITIONS
'Chelsea Art Society Open' 2008
‘Cork Street Open’ 2009
‘Deptford X’ 2007
‘Deptford X’ 2008
‘Discerning Eye’ (four works independently selected by the judges) 2002
‘Singer Friedlander/The Sunday Times Competition’ 2004
‘Southwark Open’ 2007
Sue Ryder 'Art Liberating Lives' 2009
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Arthub, Deptford, London, 2008
Arthub, Deptford, London, 2009
Frameworks, Deptford, London, 2006
Frameworks, Deptford, London, 2007
‘Courtauld Alumni’, Arts Club, London 2009
Second Floor Studios & Arts, Woolwich, London, May 2010
Second Floor Studios & Arts, Woolwich, London, November 2010
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
‘A Sense of Light: Oil Paintings and Prints by Angela Summerfield’, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, June-July 2010
Second Floor Studios & Arts, Woolwich, London, December 2009
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
UK, Germany and Canada
OTHER COLLECTIONS
Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice, UK
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Art History and Museum Studies PhD, City University (London)
History of Art MA, Courtauld Institute
Fine Art BA (Hons), Leeds University
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Portfolio
A portfolio is a group of works created by you, the artist, which feature at the top of your profile.
Events & Exhibitions
Events
ANGELA SUMMERFIELD (“painter of light”)
CHAMPAGNE ART BRUNCH AND ARTIST’S TALK
ON CONTEMPORARY ART & LANDSCAPE PAINTING:
SATURDAY 21st MAY 11am (£10 per person, or £18 for two)
Further details and booking please contact:
amsummerfield@btinternet.com
Website: www.artistfolio.co.uk/angelasummerfield
