The Dashwood Art Society Exhibition 2020 will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Upper Gallery during gallery opening times from 31 March until 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Friday (11am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Saturdays and Sundays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
Inner Landscapes will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Lower Gallery during gallery opening times from Wednesday 1 April until Monday 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm)
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Fridays and Saturdays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
The Dashwood Art Society Exhibition 2020 will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Upper Gallery during gallery opening times from 31 March until 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Friday (11am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Saturdays and Sundays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
Inner Landscapes will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Lower Gallery during gallery opening times from Wednesday 1 April until Monday 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm)
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Fridays and Saturdays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
The Dashwood Art Society Exhibition 2020 will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Upper Gallery during gallery opening times from 31 March until 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Friday (11am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Saturdays and Sundays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
Inner Landscapes will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Lower Gallery during gallery opening times from Wednesday 1 April until Monday 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm)
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Fridays and Saturdays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
The Dashwood Art Society Exhibition 2020 will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Upper Gallery during gallery opening times from 31 March until 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Friday (11am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Saturdays and Sundays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
Inner Landscapes will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Lower Gallery during gallery opening times from Wednesday 1 April until Monday 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm)
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Fridays and Saturdays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
The Dashwood Art Society Exhibition 2020 will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Upper Gallery during gallery opening times from 31 March until 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Friday (11am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Saturdays and Sundays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
Inner Landscapes will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Lower Gallery during gallery opening times from Wednesday 1 April until Monday 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm)
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Fridays and Saturdays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
The Dashwood Art Society Exhibition 2020 will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Upper Gallery during gallery opening times from 31 March until 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Friday (11am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Saturdays and Sundays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
Inner Landscapes will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Lower Gallery during gallery opening times from Wednesday 1 April until Monday 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm)
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Fridays and Saturdays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
The Dashwood Art Society Exhibition 2020 will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Upper Gallery during gallery opening times from 31 March until 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Friday (11am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Saturdays and Sundays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
Handmade In Highgate, the designer/maker Spring Fair 2020 will take place at the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution on 24 – 26 April. Come and find 30 of the most talented designer/maker/artists in the UK today. Entrance is free and everyone is welcome. We open:
Friday 24 April: 5pm – 8pm
Saturday 25 April: 10am – 6pm
Sunday 26 April: 11am – 5pm
Inner Landscapes will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Lower Gallery during gallery opening times from Wednesday 1 April until Monday 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm)
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Fridays and Saturdays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
The Dashwood Art Society Exhibition 2020 will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Upper Gallery during gallery opening times from 31 March until 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Friday (11am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Saturdays and Sundays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
Inner Landscapes will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Lower Gallery during gallery opening times from Wednesday 1 April until Monday 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm)
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Fridays and Saturdays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
The Dashwood Art Society Exhibition 2020 will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Upper Gallery during gallery opening times from 31 March until 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Friday (11am to 4pm) – Call to check
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Saturdays and Sundays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
Inner Landscapes will be on display at Lauderdale House’s Lower Gallery during gallery opening times from Wednesday 1 April until Monday 27 April 2020.
The gallery is open:
• Monday to Wednesday (11am to 4pm)
• Thursday (11:30am to 4pm)
• Sunday: Special Sunday opening on Sunday 5 April and Sunday 12 April.
The gallery may also be open on select Fridays and Saturdays depending on our schedule of events. Please call 020 8348 8716 to check Friday and Saturday opening times.
All Mr Sand wanted to do was relax and enjoy the breeze of the sea air on his skin and the sunshine on his face. Simple pleasures. However, he did not know that he would have to share the beach with someone else. Let’s just say Mr Sand’s day was about to be turned upside down and inside out. Caught up in the whirlpool of Mr Sea’s chaos Mr Sand does everything he can to get a bit of peace and quiet. Small adventure. Huge heart. Suitable for ages 3+.
We will be running a free arts and crafts session for families after the performance.
‘The Lost Spring’ exhibition has now brought the ‘inside out’ and is located in the windows of Lauderdale House.
Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June
and Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June. From 11 to 6 pm on all these days.
The Lost Spring includes a fascinating interview with Peter Gallagher as he walks around Lauderdale House, where he also lives, showing us the exhibition he has hung in the galleries and explaining the stories behind his art.
https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/lost-spring-peter-gallagher
‘The Lost Spring’ exhibition has now brought the ‘inside out’ and is located in the windows of Lauderdale House.
Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June
and Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June. From 11 to 6 pm on all these days.
The Lost Spring includes a fascinating interview with Peter Gallagher as he walks around Lauderdale House, where he also lives, showing us the exhibition he has hung in the galleries and explaining the stories behind his art.
https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/lost-spring-peter-gallagher
‘The Lost Spring’ exhibition has now brought the ‘inside out’ and is located in the windows of Lauderdale House.
Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June
and Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June. From 11 to 6 pm on all these days.
The Lost Spring includes a fascinating interview with Peter Gallagher as he walks around Lauderdale House, where he also lives, showing us the exhibition he has hung in the galleries and explaining the stories behind his art.
https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/lost-spring-peter-gallagher
‘The Lost Spring’ exhibition has now brought the ‘inside out’ and is located in the windows of Lauderdale House.
Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June
and Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June. From 11 to 6 pm on all these days.
The Lost Spring includes a fascinating interview with Peter Gallagher as he walks around Lauderdale House, where he also lives, showing us the exhibition he has hung in the galleries and explaining the stories behind his art.
https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/lost-spring-peter-gallagher
First up we have a very special comedy night with multi-award winning stand-up comedian and our host for the evening Matt Richardson. Matt lives around the corner from Lauderdale House and is a one of the most exciting names on the circuit currently rising through the ranks.
Joining him are:
- the amazing Ivo Graham who is a regular face on Live At the Apollo, Mock the Week, Have I Got News for You…and many many more.
- Edinburgh comedy best newcomer nominee 2019 Helen Bauer.
- and one the UK’s top stand up comedians and familiar TV face Hal Cruttenden.
Come rain or shine we’ll be there to entertain you so make sure you bring attire for all weathers! It’s going to be a lot of fun!
Don’t fancy queuing up for your snacks and drinks? You can now pre-order drinks and a picnic for collection on the night. When buying your tickets online simply add your selection to your basket before checkout and we’ll have it ready for you.
We have done everything we can to keep you safe and make these events Covid-19 secure – please read the ‘What You Need To Know’ tab for more information.
And please note tickets MUST be purchased in advance.
Tonight Cabaret returns to Lauderdale House with:
The ever glamorous and stunning Alison Guill who has appeared in West End shows such as Phantom of the Opera and Carousel, leading roles with OperaUK and shortly before lockdown in her own cabaret at Lauderdale House. She’ll treat you to a selection of fun and upbeat Sondheim, Gershwin, Ivor Novello and Rogers & Hammerstein with plenty of comedy songs! Alison is accompanied by Lauderdale House pianist-in-residence Stephen Hose.
The charismatic and versatile Tim McArthur who has appeared in cabaret in New York, Kuala Lumpur and across London including the Purcell Room and, of course, Lauderdale House. Get ready for a set packed with uplifting songs about overcoming your fears and the challenges of life, from great composers such as Irving Berlin, Kander & Ebb, Burt Bacharach and Jerry Herman. Tim is accompanied by Aaron Clingham, resident Musical Director at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Pub Theatre in Walthamstow.
Come rain or shine we’ll be there to entertain you so make sure you bring attire for all weathers! It’s going to be a lot of fun!
Don’t fancy queuing up for your snacks and drinks? You can now pre-order drinks and a picnic for collection on the night. When buying your tickets online simply add your selection to your basket before checkout and we’ll have it ready for you.
We have done everything we can to keep you safe and make these events Covid-19 secure – please read the ‘What You Need To Know’ tab for more information.
And please note tickets MUST be purchased in advance.
Led by internationally renowned Guitar legend John Etheridge, Blue Spirits is completed by Pete Whittaker (Organ) and Nic France (Drums).
Drawing on a vast reservoir of musical experience spanning 48 years, Etheridge distills the bluesier side of his musical world in a repertoire that has intensity and emotion as its main quality, with subtlety, fluidity and interaction as its centre. Pete Whittaker is a superb accompanist and soloist and drummer Nic France is celebrated for his drive and invention.
For tonight’s show the Trio will be joined by special guest vocalist Vimala Rowe, known for her soulful and passionate delivery. Expect edgy and engaging repertoire with a forceful drive.
Come rain or shine we’ll be there to entertain you so make sure you bring attire for all weathers! It’s going to be a lot of fun!
Don’t fancy queuing up for your snacks and drinks? You can now pre-order drinks and a picnic for collection on the night. When buying your tickets online simply add your selection to your basket before checkout and we’ll have it ready for you.
We have done everything we can to keep you safe and make these events Covid-19 secure – please read the ‘What You Need To Know’ tab for more information.
And please note tickets MUST be purchased in advance.
Sāvitri is told by Death that her husband Satyavān is about to die. When he returns from his day’s work in the forest he collapses. Death now offers Sāvitri a wish, and she asks for ‘Life’. Death agrees, but Sāvitri then points out that life for her is indivisible from her husband’s life. Death has been tricked and admits defeat. Satyavān revives: even death, like life, is ‘Māyā’ – illusion.
HGO brings live opera back to London with an open-air, socially-distanced production of Gustav Holst’s ‘Sāvitri’ , a tale of life, death, illusion and hope powerfully resonant with our times. HGO is dedicated to supporting singers at the start of their careers – they will lead the return of vibrant opera to the capital.
The staged open-air production, with orchestra, of this one-act opera will take place, in accordance with government regulations, in the portico of Lauderdale House, Highgate, with the audince sonciall disnntanced on the lawn. There are two performances per evening (at 18:30 and 20:00) on the
13th, 15, 20th and 22nd August –
The production is staged by Julia Mintzer, and conducted by Thomas Payne. Fou more detials see www.hgo.org.uk/savitri or Lauderdale House website.
Tonight’s Classical evening is presented by The Unlocked Trio, brought together by the strangeness of Lockdown, and features two of our resident musicians, pianist Stephen Hose and violinist Thomas Leate, who are joined by cellist Molly Carter.
They will be performing:
Haydn Trio in G major (Gypsy Rondo)
Beethoven Trio in C minor Op. 1 No. 3
Malcolm Arnold Trio Op. 54
A selection of popular Palm Court trios
Come rain or shine we’ll be there to entertain you! Make sure you bring attire for all weathers! It’s going to be a lot of fun!
Don’t fancy queuing up for your snacks and drinks? You can now pre-order drinks and a picnic for collection on the night. When buying your tickets online simply add your selection to your basket before checkout and we’ll have it ready for you.
We have done everything we can to keep you safe and make these events Covid-19 secure – please read the ‘What You Need To Know’ tab for more information.
And please note tickets MUST be purchased in advance.
Sāvitri is told by Death that her husband Satyavān is about to die. When he returns from his day’s work in the forest he collapses. Death now offers Sāvitri a wish, and she asks for ‘Life’. Death agrees, but Sāvitri then points out that life for her is indivisible from her husband’s life. Death has been tricked and admits defeat. Satyavān revives: even death, like life, is ‘Māyā’ – illusion.
HGO brings live opera back to London with an open-air, socially-distanced production of Gustav Holst’s ‘Sāvitri’ , a tale of life, death, illusion and hope powerfully resonant with our times. HGO is dedicated to supporting singers at the start of their careers – they will lead the return of vibrant opera to the capital.
The staged open-air production, with orchestra, of this one-act opera will take place, in accordance with government regulations, in the portico of Lauderdale House, Highgate, with the audince sonciall disnntanced on the lawn. There are two performances per evening (at 18:30 and 20:00) on the
13th, 15, 20th and 22nd August –
The production is staged by Julia Mintzer, and conducted by Thomas Payne. Fou more detials see www.hgo.org.uk/savitri or Lauderdale House website.
Sāvitri is told by Death that her husband Satyavān is about to die. When he returns from his day’s work in the forest he collapses. Death now offers Sāvitri a wish, and she asks for ‘Life’. Death agrees, but Sāvitri then points out that life for her is indivisible from her husband’s life. Death has been tricked and admits defeat. Satyavān revives: even death, like life, is ‘Māyā’ – illusion.
HGO brings live opera back to London with an open-air, socially-distanced production of Gustav Holst’s ‘Sāvitri’ , a tale of life, death, illusion and hope powerfully resonant with our times. HGO is dedicated to supporting singers at the start of their careers – they will lead the return of vibrant opera to the capital.
The staged open-air production, with orchestra, of this one-act opera will take place, in accordance with government regulations, in the portico of Lauderdale House, Highgate, with the audince sonciall disnntanced on the lawn. There are two performances per evening (at 18:30 and 20:00) on the
13th, 15, 20th and 22nd August –
The production is staged by Julia Mintzer, and conducted by Thomas Payne. Fou more detials see www.hgo.org.uk/savitri or Lauderdale House website.
Tonight’s showtune night includes all your favourite songs from a great selection of iconic shows. If we can’t ask you to sing, then you can join in with the actions and ‘actalong’ to great classics such as Hakuna Matata, Chitty Chitty Bang, Bang, Doe A Deer and more!
The versatile and charismatic Tim McArthur is joined by the vibrant and talented Sarah Dearlove, and on the keys musical director and pianist Ben Papworth.
Come rain or shine we’ll be there to entertain you! Make sure you bring attire for all weathers! It’s going to be a lot of fun!
Don’t fancy queuing up for your snacks and drinks? You can now pre-order drinks and a picnic for collection on the night. When buying your tickets online simply add your selection to your basket before checkout and we’ll have it ready for you.
We have done everything we can to keep you safe and make these events Covid-19 secure – please read the ‘What You Need To Know’ tab for more information.
And please note tickets MUST be purchased in advance.
Sāvitri is told by Death that her husband Satyavān is about to die. When he returns from his day’s work in the forest he collapses. Death now offers Sāvitri a wish, and she asks for ‘Life’. Death agrees, but Sāvitri then points out that life for her is indivisible from her husband’s life. Death has been tricked and admits defeat. Satyavān revives: even death, like life, is ‘Māyā’ – illusion.
HGO brings live opera back to London with an open-air, socially-distanced production of Gustav Holst’s ‘Sāvitri’ , a tale of life, death, illusion and hope powerfully resonant with our times. HGO is dedicated to supporting singers at the start of their careers – they will lead the return of vibrant opera to the capital.
The staged open-air production, with orchestra, of this one-act opera will take place, in accordance with government regulations, in the portico of Lauderdale House, Highgate, with the audince sonciall disnntanced on the lawn. There are two performances per evening (at 18:30 and 20:00) on the
13th, 15, 20th and 22nd August –
The production is staged by Julia Mintzer, and conducted by Thomas Payne. Fou more detials see www.hgo.org.uk/savitri or Lauderdale House website.
Image: detail from ‘Spoons Looking Right’ © Jason Sumray, oil on canvas. All rights reserved
What’s in a Jug? Paintings and etchings by Jason Sumray 11-24 September 2020
For his Highgate Gallery show ‘What’s in a Jug?’ Jason Sumray brings together a series of oil paintings and etchings that are invented Still Lifes. He takes ordinary objects and gives them new meanings; grouping and juxtaposing them as if they are protagonists in table-top dramas.
The series began with an interest in images where the human presence was still strongly felt but figures were absent. Drawers are half open, stools and chairs empty, plates, cutlery, jugs and serviettes left on the dinner table. Jason’s purpose was not to create a direct or distinguishable narrative, but rather to offer triggers that evoke potential meaning. In time, he has become more concerned with a different kind of ‘narrative’ played out in his imaginary theatre world of objects; where, in the tradition of Still Life, the things seem to exist autonomously regardless of human involvement, and what is important is their relationship to one another and to the empty space.
Several paintings in the exhibition deal with a preoccupation with the theme of ‘Spilt Strawberries and Cream’; images that were begun as a response to Chardin’s quietly evocative ‘Basket of Wild Strawberries’ (1761). Jason felt he wanted to upset Chardin’s delicate and finely balanced conical construction.
Jason’s interest in the language of light and dark has been extended into the discipline of etching using solely black ink. He loves the blackness of the medium and how it’s possible to play with the way the forms emerge or disappear into the darkness, where edges are lost and then re-emerge. He etches from his paintings; they inform each other.
Jason Sumray lives and paints in North London. He has exhibited in various galleries in London and elsewhere and has been shortlisted for a number of Open Competitions. He won the Discerning Drawing Bursary in 2011 and was joint winner of the Marshwood Arts Award in 2017. His series of paintings based on Samuel Beckett’s ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ were exhibited as part of the inaugural International Beckett Festival, Enniskillen, NI, in 2012. In 2016 his Fisherman paintings were shown in the Fishing Museum in Cromer. Jason gained his Masters in Fine Art from the Sir John Cass School of Art and was awarded Distinction for his research on the nature of symbolism and metaphor in paintings. In 2016 he was proud to curate the exhibition of paintings of his friend and mentor Ron Delavigne at the Highgate Gallery.
For further information please contact Jasonsumray@yahoo.co.uk www.jasonsumray.com
Image: detail from ‘Spoons Looking Right’ © Jason Sumray, oil on canvas. All rights reserved
What’s in a Jug? Paintings and etchings by Jason Sumray 11-24 September 2020
For his Highgate Gallery show ‘What’s in a Jug?’ Jason Sumray brings together a series of oil paintings and etchings that are invented Still Lifes. He takes ordinary objects and gives them new meanings; grouping and juxtaposing them as if they are protagonists in table-top dramas.
The series began with an interest in images where the human presence was still strongly felt but figures were absent. Drawers are half open, stools and chairs empty, plates, cutlery, jugs and serviettes left on the dinner table. Jason’s purpose was not to create a direct or distinguishable narrative, but rather to offer triggers that evoke potential meaning. In time, he has become more concerned with a different kind of ‘narrative’ played out in his imaginary theatre world of objects; where, in the tradition of Still Life, the things seem to exist autonomously regardless of human involvement, and what is important is their relationship to one another and to the empty space.
Several paintings in the exhibition deal with a preoccupation with the theme of ‘Spilt Strawberries and Cream’; images that were begun as a response to Chardin’s quietly evocative ‘Basket of Wild Strawberries’ (1761). Jason felt he wanted to upset Chardin’s delicate and finely balanced conical construction.
Jason’s interest in the language of light and dark has been extended into the discipline of etching using solely black ink. He loves the blackness of the medium and how it’s possible to play with the way the forms emerge or disappear into the darkness, where edges are lost and then re-emerge. He etches from his paintings; they inform each other.
Jason Sumray lives and paints in North London. He has exhibited in various galleries in London and elsewhere and has been shortlisted for a number of Open Competitions. He won the Discerning Drawing Bursary in 2011 and was joint winner of the Marshwood Arts Award in 2017. His series of paintings based on Samuel Beckett’s ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ were exhibited as part of the inaugural International Beckett Festival, Enniskillen, NI, in 2012. In 2016 his Fisherman paintings were shown in the Fishing Museum in Cromer. Jason gained his Masters in Fine Art from the Sir John Cass School of Art and was awarded Distinction for his research on the nature of symbolism and metaphor in paintings. In 2016 he was proud to curate the exhibition of paintings of his friend and mentor Ron Delavigne at the Highgate Gallery.
For further information please contact Jasonsumray@yahoo.co.uk www.jasonsumray.com
Image: detail from ‘Spoons Looking Right’ © Jason Sumray, oil on canvas. All rights reserved
What’s in a Jug? Paintings and etchings by Jason Sumray 11-24 September 2020
For his Highgate Gallery show ‘What’s in a Jug?’ Jason Sumray brings together a series of oil paintings and etchings that are invented Still Lifes. He takes ordinary objects and gives them new meanings; grouping and juxtaposing them as if they are protagonists in table-top dramas.
The series began with an interest in images where the human presence was still strongly felt but figures were absent. Drawers are half open, stools and chairs empty, plates, cutlery, jugs and serviettes left on the dinner table. Jason’s purpose was not to create a direct or distinguishable narrative, but rather to offer triggers that evoke potential meaning. In time, he has become more concerned with a different kind of ‘narrative’ played out in his imaginary theatre world of objects; where, in the tradition of Still Life, the things seem to exist autonomously regardless of human involvement, and what is important is their relationship to one another and to the empty space.
Several paintings in the exhibition deal with a preoccupation with the theme of ‘Spilt Strawberries and Cream’; images that were begun as a response to Chardin’s quietly evocative ‘Basket of Wild Strawberries’ (1761). Jason felt he wanted to upset Chardin’s delicate and finely balanced conical construction.
Jason’s interest in the language of light and dark has been extended into the discipline of etching using solely black ink. He loves the blackness of the medium and how it’s possible to play with the way the forms emerge or disappear into the darkness, where edges are lost and then re-emerge. He etches from his paintings; they inform each other.
Jason Sumray lives and paints in North London. He has exhibited in various galleries in London and elsewhere and has been shortlisted for a number of Open Competitions. He won the Discerning Drawing Bursary in 2011 and was joint winner of the Marshwood Arts Award in 2017. His series of paintings based on Samuel Beckett’s ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ were exhibited as part of the inaugural International Beckett Festival, Enniskillen, NI, in 2012. In 2016 his Fisherman paintings were shown in the Fishing Museum in Cromer. Jason gained his Masters in Fine Art from the Sir John Cass School of Art and was awarded Distinction for his research on the nature of symbolism and metaphor in paintings. In 2016 he was proud to curate the exhibition of paintings of his friend and mentor Ron Delavigne at the Highgate Gallery.
For further information please contact Jasonsumray@yahoo.co.uk
Image: detail from ‘Spoons Looking Right’ © Jason Sumray, oil on canvas. All rights reserved
What’s in a Jug? Paintings and etchings by Jason Sumray 11-24 September 2020
For his Highgate Gallery show ‘What’s in a Jug?’ Jason Sumray brings together a series of oil paintings and etchings that are invented Still Lifes. He takes ordinary objects and gives them new meanings; grouping and juxtaposing them as if they are protagonists in table-top dramas.
The series began with an interest in images where the human presence was still strongly felt but figures were absent. Drawers are half open, stools and chairs empty, plates, cutlery, jugs and serviettes left on the dinner table. Jason’s purpose was not to create a direct or distinguishable narrative, but rather to offer triggers that evoke potential meaning. In time, he has become more concerned with a different kind of ‘narrative’ played out in his imaginary theatre world of objects; where, in the tradition of Still Life, the things seem to exist autonomously regardless of human involvement, and what is important is their relationship to one another and to the empty space.
Several paintings in the exhibition deal with a preoccupation with the theme of ‘Spilt Strawberries and Cream’; images that were begun as a response to Chardin’s quietly evocative ‘Basket of Wild Strawberries’ (1761). Jason felt he wanted to upset Chardin’s delicate and finely balanced conical construction.
Jason’s interest in the language of light and dark has been extended into the discipline of etching using solely black ink. He loves the blackness of the medium and how it’s possible to play with the way the forms emerge or disappear into the darkness, where edges are lost and then re-emerge. He etches from his paintings; they inform each other.
Jason Sumray lives and paints in North London. He has exhibited in various galleries in London and elsewhere and has been shortlisted for a number of Open Competitions. He won the Discerning Drawing Bursary in 2011 and was joint winner of the Marshwood Arts Award in 2017. His series of paintings based on Samuel Beckett’s ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ were exhibited as part of the inaugural International Beckett Festival, Enniskillen, NI, in 2012. In 2016 his Fisherman paintings were shown in the Fishing Museum in Cromer. Jason gained his Masters in Fine Art from the Sir John Cass School of Art and was awarded Distinction for his research on the nature of symbolism and metaphor in paintings. In 2016 he was proud to curate the exhibition of paintings of his friend and mentor Ron Delavigne at the Highgate Gallery.
For further information please contact Jasonsumray@yahoo.co.uk www.jasonsumray.com
Image: detail from ‘Spoons Looking Right’ © Jason Sumray, oil on canvas. All rights reserved
What’s in a Jug? Paintings and etchings by Jason Sumray 11-24 September 2020
For his Highgate Gallery show ‘What’s in a Jug?’ Jason Sumray brings together a series of oil paintings and etchings that are invented Still Lifes. He takes ordinary objects and gives them new meanings; grouping and juxtaposing them as if they are protagonists in table-top dramas.
The series began with an interest in images where the human presence was still strongly felt but figures were absent. Drawers are half open, stools and chairs empty, plates, cutlery, jugs and serviettes left on the dinner table. Jason’s purpose was not to create a direct or distinguishable narrative, but rather to offer triggers that evoke potential meaning. In time, he has become more concerned with a different kind of ‘narrative’ played out in his imaginary theatre world of objects; where, in the tradition of Still Life, the things seem to exist autonomously regardless of human involvement, and what is important is their relationship to one another and to the empty space.
Several paintings in the exhibition deal with a preoccupation with the theme of ‘Spilt Strawberries and Cream’; images that were begun as a response to Chardin’s quietly evocative ‘Basket of Wild Strawberries’ (1761). Jason felt he wanted to upset Chardin’s delicate and finely balanced conical construction.
Jason’s interest in the language of light and dark has been extended into the discipline of etching using solely black ink. He loves the blackness of the medium and how it’s possible to play with the way the forms emerge or disappear into the darkness, where edges are lost and then re-emerge. He etches from his paintings; they inform each other.
Jason Sumray lives and paints in North London. He has exhibited in various galleries in London and elsewhere and has been shortlisted for a number of Open Competitions. He won the Discerning Drawing Bursary in 2011 and was joint winner of the Marshwood Arts Award in 2017. His series of paintings based on Samuel Beckett’s ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ were exhibited as part of the inaugural International Beckett Festival, Enniskillen, NI, in 2012. In 2016 his Fisherman paintings were shown in the Fishing Museum in Cromer. Jason gained his Masters in Fine Art from the Sir John Cass School of Art and was awarded Distinction for his research on the nature of symbolism and metaphor in paintings. In 2016 he was proud to curate the exhibition of paintings of his friend and mentor Ron Delavigne at the Highgate Gallery.
For further information please contact Jasonsumray@yahoo.co.uk www.jasonsumray.com
Image: detail from ‘Spoons Looking Right’ © Jason Sumray, oil on canvas. All rights reserved
What’s in a Jug? Paintings and etchings by Jason Sumray 11-24 September 2020
For his Highgate Gallery show ‘What’s in a Jug?’ Jason Sumray brings together a series of oil paintings and etchings that are invented Still Lifes. He takes ordinary objects and gives them new meanings; grouping and juxtaposing them as if they are protagonists in table-top dramas.
The series began with an interest in images where the human presence was still strongly felt but figures were absent. Drawers are half open, stools and chairs empty, plates, cutlery, jugs and serviettes left on the dinner table. Jason’s purpose was not to create a direct or distinguishable narrative, but rather to offer triggers that evoke potential meaning. In time, he has become more concerned with a different kind of ‘narrative’ played out in his imaginary theatre world of objects; where, in the tradition of Still Life, the things seem to exist autonomously regardless of human involvement, and what is important is their relationship to one another and to the empty space.
Several paintings in the exhibition deal with a preoccupation with the theme of ‘Spilt Strawberries and Cream’; images that were begun as a response to Chardin’s quietly evocative ‘Basket of Wild Strawberries’ (1761). Jason felt he wanted to upset Chardin’s delicate and finely balanced conical construction.
Jason’s interest in the language of light and dark has been extended into the discipline of etching using solely black ink. He loves the blackness of the medium and how it’s possible to play with the way the forms emerge or disappear into the darkness, where edges are lost and then re-emerge. He etches from his paintings; they inform each other.
Jason Sumray lives and paints in North London. He has exhibited in various galleries in London and elsewhere and has been shortlisted for a number of Open Competitions. He won the Discerning Drawing Bursary in 2011 and was joint winner of the Marshwood Arts Award in 2017. His series of paintings based on Samuel Beckett’s ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ were exhibited as part of the inaugural International Beckett Festival, Enniskillen, NI, in 2012. In 2016 his Fisherman paintings were shown in the Fishing Museum in Cromer. Jason gained his Masters in Fine Art from the Sir John Cass School of Art and was awarded Distinction for his research on the nature of symbolism and metaphor in paintings. In 2016 he was proud to curate the exhibition of paintings of his friend and mentor Ron Delavigne at the Highgate Gallery.
For further information please contact Jasonsumray@yahoo.co.uk www.jasonsumray.com
Image: detail from ‘Spoons Looking Right’ © Jason Sumray, oil on canvas. All rights reserved
What’s in a Jug? Paintings and etchings by Jason Sumray 11-24 September 2020
For his Highgate Gallery show ‘What’s in a Jug?’ Jason Sumray brings together a series of oil paintings and etchings that are invented Still Lifes. He takes ordinary objects and gives them new meanings; grouping and juxtaposing them as if they are protagonists in table-top dramas.
The series began with an interest in images where the human presence was still strongly felt but figures were absent. Drawers are half open, stools and chairs empty, plates, cutlery, jugs and serviettes left on the dinner table. Jason’s purpose was not to create a direct or distinguishable narrative, but rather to offer triggers that evoke potential meaning. In time, he has become more concerned with a different kind of ‘narrative’ played out in his imaginary theatre world of objects; where, in the tradition of Still Life, the things seem to exist autonomously regardless of human involvement, and what is important is their relationship to one another and to the empty space.
Several paintings in the exhibition deal with a preoccupation with the theme of ‘Spilt Strawberries and Cream’; images that were begun as a response to Chardin’s quietly evocative ‘Basket of Wild Strawberries’ (1761). Jason felt he wanted to upset Chardin’s delicate and finely balanced conical construction.
Jason’s interest in the language of light and dark has been extended into the discipline of etching using solely black ink. He loves the blackness of the medium and how it’s possible to play with the way the forms emerge or disappear into the darkness, where edges are lost and then re-emerge. He etches from his paintings; they inform each other.
Jason Sumray lives and paints in North London. He has exhibited in various galleries in London and elsewhere and has been shortlisted for a number of Open Competitions. He won the Discerning Drawing Bursary in 2011 and was joint winner of the Marshwood Arts Award in 2017. His series of paintings based on Samuel Beckett’s ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’ were exhibited as part of the inaugural International Beckett Festival, Enniskillen, NI, in 2012. In 2016 his Fisherman paintings were shown in the Fishing Museum in Cromer. Jason gained his Masters in Fine Art from the Sir John Cass School of Art and was awarded Distinction for his research on the nature of symbolism and metaphor in paintings. In 2016 he was proud to curate the exhibition of paintings of his friend and mentor Ron Delavigne at the Highgate Gallery.
For further information please contact Jasonsumray@yahoo.co.uk www.jasonsumray.com