ABOUT:

A joint show of prints, animation, monoprints, paintings and books by Tom Hammick and two of his former pupils, Betsy Dadd and Laura Carlin.

The exhibition will include a 'salon' wall of drawings pinned to the wall by all three artists, some small paintings on gesso by Tom Hammick, monoprints by Betsy Dadd and ceramics and book illustration by Laura Carlin.

It will be an exciting mix of work in a variety of mediums, all of which have their basis in drawing.

Tom Hammick is an award winning established painter and printmaker: In this show he is collaborating with and nurturing two of his formner students as they are becoming established themselves.

Betsy Dadd exhibited at the Zimmer Stewart Gallery in March 2007, and later that year with Flowers, London. Her works include paintings, monoprints and drawings.  Her output also includes animation – or ‘moving drawings' - one of which was used as a music video. Betsy Dadd won the Nagoya University of Art 2008 1st Prize Award as well as the audience voted ‘Peoples’ Prize’ for her degree show in which she exhibited ‘8000 Drawings.’ an animated film piece.

She has contributed to a number of screenings and exhibitions in Japan as well as here in England since graduation. She has also been working on an animation in response to a Glyndebourne production of the Gabriel Marquez’ magical realist novel ‘Love and Other Demons.’

Laura Carlin is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and mainly works within the medium of drawing. Whilst studying for her MA, Laura won several awards including the Shelia Robinson Drawing Prize, the Quentin Blake Award two years running, and the 2004 National Magazine Award. She also received the Uniqlo Fashion Illustration Award in both 2003 and 2004 which enabled her to travel to Shanghai, China. As a commercial illustrator, Laura's work has featured in publications such as Vogue, The New Scientist, The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Telegraph and The Independent. Since leaving the Royal College of Art, Laura teaches part time in a number of Universities and is currently part of a panel, initiated by Quentin Blake, which is in the process of setting up the world's first illustration gallery in London.

Her most recent illustration work: "Iron Man" by Ted Hughes, published by Walker in conjunction with Faber and Faber has been awarded a prize in the fiction category of the prestigous BolognaRagazzi Awards at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2011.

ARTISTS:
Tom Hammick Etching
Betsy Dadd Monoprint
Laura Carlin Illustration