Earlier in the year I answered an open call and had my proposal accepted for a site specific work as part of an artist-run competition run by Little Forest Land Art. The site is one of ancient woodland, on the edge of a meadow, on what was once a pig farm. A woodland path hasContinue reading “The Spring/Summer iteration.”
Category Archives: Professional Practice
Launching together.
Since October last year, I’ve been involved with the launch of an artists’ collective. We are six women artists and we call ourselves Splynta, signifying something a bit spiky, under the skin and breaking away. The idea of the collective evolved during our second year on the part-time MA Fine Art at UCA, Farnham. TheContinue reading “Launching together.”
Public Engagement – Winter Sculpture Park.
This ambitious exhibition curated by Gallery No.32 on public access land in Bexley, South East London has now drawn to a close and the work is being removed from the site. The install back in February was challenged by the arrival of Storm Eunice that blew some of the works over even before the showContinue reading “Public Engagement – Winter Sculpture Park.”
Showing in the Open Air
February is not the best time of year to be involved in an outdoor exhibition, however it is also not the moment to say ‘no’ to a wonderful opportunity to site a piece of work in a public space. Gallery No.32 is an artist-run initiative started during the Covid lockdown as a space for artistsContinue reading “Showing in the Open Air”
Calling for Action.
This week I attended a fascinating conference hosted by Surrey Hills Arts at The University of Surrey in Guildford. The event brought together artists who work with and in the landscape to present their work and to tackle the question “How can we inspire action?” to tackle the climate and biodiversity emergency. The first presentationContinue reading “Calling for Action.”
Alt-terior
Since completing my Final Major Project, Byway 745 Observatory, for the MA in Fine Art at UCA Farnham, I have had time to reflect on the work and to present another iteration in a gallery context. I’ve also been able to publish a video of the installation for those unable to visit in person. MakingContinue reading “Alt-terior”
Non-gallery Space
Having shown work in an empty West End shop last month, another opportunity to work with a non-gallery venue has just come to fruition. Maverick Projects in South London manage a series of buildings as locations for art events, including Safehouse 1 in Peckham. This is a stripped down, late Victorian terraced house, wedged betweenContinue reading “Non-gallery Space”
Exhibiting in London.
A rare opportunity to show work in London’s West End cropped up this week, as a result of the Covid pandemic having hit high street retail so hard. An empty shop on South Molton Street, just off Oxford St, was offered to the MA students at Farnham for free for a week. It’s in aContinue reading “Exhibiting in London.”
Becoming Geology
The group exhibition, Beyond the Boundaries, discussed in my previous post, is now fully launched and showing @undertowprojects on Instagram until 21st March 2021. The exhibition is an entirely online affair. However, the piece I have made for it will stand in my garden for the duration. The work was originally proposed for an urbanContinue reading “Becoming Geology”
Making It Public.
It is time to show new work and a great way to do that is in a group exhibition. The opportunity has arisen as part of the Fine Art MA I am doing at UCA Farnham. Having had to postpone a previous show last year because of the pandemic, the group set about planning anotherContinue reading “Making It Public.”
Liz Clifford 