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‘Abbeyhill Sketches’ by Kelly Stewart
1st October – 12th November 2009

Amber Arts is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by local artist Kelly Stewart.

‘Abbeyhill Sketches’ is a series of spontaneous drawings inspired by the architecture and people of Abbeyhill. The works consist of multi layered pencil drawings and hand written text, overlayed through the medium of silkscreen printing onto paper. The body of work also consists of collages of silkscreen layers and mixed media drawings onto canvas.

Abbeyhill, like many neighbourhoods in Edinburgh is constantly changing yet is layered by its long history and the memories of the people who have lived and are still living in Abbeyhill and walking the streets everyday. I wanted to create an exhibition of exciting drawings, which capture present day Abbeyhill.

Artists Profile:

Kelly Stewart is an Australian artist/printmaker who moved to Edinburgh in 2000 attracted by the Edinburgh Arts Festival. With a passion for Gothic, Victorian and Georgian architecture, Edinburgh provides a constant source of inspiration, combining quirky architectural drawings of Edinburgh with handwritten text. Silkscreen printing is an exciting, inspiring and spontaneous way of collaborating and overlaying drawings, textures and handwriting with endless possibility. Kelly produces her own screenprints at the Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop. She continues to produce limited edition silkscreen prints as well as original drawings for commissions both in and beyond Edinburgh.

FUTURE EXHIBITION

Mixed Landscape Show
Sat 14th November – Friday 11th December

Our next exhibition is a mixed landscape show by Scottish based artists Claudia Massie (www.claudiamassie.com), Hazel Campbell (www.hazelcampbell.com), Camilla Watson (www.camillawatson.com), Winifred Hodge (www.winifredhodge.co.uk) Fiona Corrance and Jill Hodge (www.jillhodge.co.uk). This exhibition promises to be an exciting and colourful combination of landscape paintings.

Please keep an eye on the gallery page for more information.