Marcia Gillespie
Art Fairs
Affordable Art Fair, London 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Affordable Art Fair, West 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Affordable Art Fair, New York 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005
Group Shows
Link Gallery, Winchester August-
Discovery Centre, Winchester April-May 2009
Viewpoints, Link Gallery, Winchester June- July 2008
Drawn To Print, John Creasy Gallery, Salisbury October-December 2007
Corhapmton and Meonstoke September 2007
Summer Exhibition, Longwood Barn, Longwood, Cheriton June 2004
Corhampton and Meonstoke October 2003
Imprints, Guildhall Gallery, Winchester December 2002-January 2003
Marking Time, Atrium Gallery, Bournemouth
July-August 2002
Statement
I am a painter, printmaker and artist
book maker. My work is concerned with connections established
through the use of shared space. This interest arose during my
experience on a four month exchange in New York - very different from
my home in a rural Hampshire village. It was fascinating to see
people and our lives separate but connected, as we shared urban spaces.
I was particularly interested in how the architecture - of the underground
and of city cafes - both united and separated us. This interest
continues, and I make regular trips to New York where I am always inspired
. It helps to have a niece who lives and works in Manhattan.
My ideas have developed into a consideration
of the connection through time established by shared spaces. The architecture
becomes important as a frame of the connection and sharing of space,
as well as a record of the past. These thoughts have been develped
in a series of works based on Sicily and Egypt. I further developed
some of these thoughts in responding to a library environment, where
space, purpose, and objects can be seen to be shared - and where text
and words are a frame for connection.
Education
BA Fine Art (Hons) Painting, Winchester School of Art.
Certificate in Screen Printing, Eastleigh College, Eastleigh, UK
