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Founded in 2013 by Robert Priseman in conjunction with Simon Carter, the Contemporary British Painting group was formed to seek ways to explore and promote current trends in British painting through group exhibitions, talks, publications, art prizes, as well as the donation of paintings to art museums both in the UK and around the world.
Award-winning artists
The Contemporary British Painting group represents some of the most exciting, emerging and award‐winning artists, painting in the UK today, 40 of which were set to feature in this summer exhibition to coincide with Quay Arts’ 40th Anniversary this year.
Unfortunately, due to the untimely death of Ben Cove, 39 out of the 40 artists now have their work represented in this exhibition. Whether it be exploring the painting process, memory, location or identity, all express an individual voice and concern in painting today.
“Painting today is at its most diverse, possibly more so now than at any other time in history, and the range and scope of work on show here is testament to the vibrancy and acknowledged status of British painting on the international stage. It seems wholly appropriate that Quay Arts in partnership with Contemporary British Painting should choose to mark this in their anniversary year.” Freya Purdue, (CBP – Isle of Wight) 2016.
Response to the exhibition
Also now on in the Clayden Gallery is an exhibition by young adults who have made work in response to the CBP exhibition.
Individuals from Atkinson House and The Foyer spent a week looking, discussing and investigating the 40 CBP paintings with Island artist Joanna Kori.
The Contemporary British Painting group
The CBP group are currently working with Westminster Art Library, London and First Site, Colchester on a series of monthly reading groups; they have launched the Contemporary British Painting Prize, a new national annual prize with the prizewinning exhibitions held at Riverside Gallery, Richmond Museum, London, Huddersfield Art Gallery and Swindon Museum and Art Gallery beginning September 2016 ‐ January 2017; and an on‐going programme of group shows at The Crypt, St. Marylebone Parish Church, London, as well as a large exhibition travelling to two national museums in China in 2017.
Walk & Talk Gallery Tours
Walk and Talk Gallery Tours by artists from the group will take place on: Saturday 3rd, Saturday 17th September 12–1pm and Thursday 13th October, 6–7pm.
All tours are free and you can just turn up, so no need to book.
An accompanying exhibition catalogue can be purchased online via Amazon, presenting an image and statement by each artist in the exhibition. Or you can download the e‐catalogue from the Contemporary British Painting Website.
All works are for sale in the exhibition and these sales support the artists, CBP and Quay Arts.
Artists taking part
List of all artists appearing in Contemporary British Painting Summer Exhibition: David Ainley, Claudia Böse, Day Bowman, Emma Cameron, Simon Carter, Jules Clark, Ben Cove, Lucy Cox, Andrew Crane, Pen Dalton, Lisa Denyer, Sam Douglas, Annabel Dover, Natalie Dowse, Wendy Elia, Paul Galyer, Terry Greene, Susan Gunn, Alex Hanna, Marguerite Horner, Barbara Howey, Phil Illingworth Matthew Krishanu, Bryan Lavelle, Paula MacArthur, Enzo Marra, Monica Metsers, Nicholas Middleton, Paul Newman, Kirsty O’Leary‐Leeson, Ruth Philo, Freya Purdue, James Quin, Katherine Russell, Wendy Saunders, David Sullivan, Ehryn Torrell, Judith Tucker, Julie Umerle, Sean Williams.
Students from Atkinson House and The Foyer in the CBP Response Exhibition: Casey Morris, French Barlow, Jazz Ford.
