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 Hilary
Feeney
Bixter
Studio
Stocksfield
Northumberland
NE43 7PU
Tel:
01661 843423
Fax 01661 844392
Email.
patrick@feeneydp.fsnet.co.uk
Born in Yorkshire, Hilary has lived in Northumberland for over thirty
years. She originally trained in fashion design at St Martins School
of Art, London and Northumbria University. After a successful career
as a fashion designer, she lectured at Northumbria University and
became a member of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers.
Her
interest in the human form led her to pursue a degree in Fine Art
at Newcastle University where she specialised in painting. Her degree
show provided the impetus for a style which has become distinctive
in its innovative handling of mixed media. Continuing exploration
of surface alongside colour reflects her underlying interest in
a sculptural depiction of the human form.
She
has exhibited widely both in the UK and abroad and has been awarded
several public commissions. Her work is to be found in both public
and private collections in Britain, America and Japan.
Statement
“
I paint people and my main interest is in how they interact with
each other and the surrounding area. My work is continually concerned
with the passing of time and the ebb and flow of communication.
Therefore, the gaps of stillness and silence which intersperse movement
and sound are as vital to the composition as the subject matter
itself.
I
use a wide range of sizes and media including paint and pastel on
paper and collage. My interest in different textures and surfaces
is reflected in the materials I use which have included reinforced
mud and chiselled plaster”
Forthcoming
projects
“On
the Edge”
A
selected group of artists from Tynedale Artists’ Network exploring
the theme of “Boundaries”
(Group exhibition planned in September at the Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
upon Tyne)
“Private
View”
A
continuing study of life drawings sold in different venues
Life
drawings currently on exhibition at Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon
Tyne
May 2003
Solo
Exhibitions
1998
- Browns Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1998 - 'Breaking the Barriers' Launch of New Community Arts Centre,
Prudhoe, Northumberland
1996 - 'Across the Wire' The Samling Foundation, Cumbria
In conjunction with poet, Tony Harrison, and 'Cardiff Singer of
the World', Katarina Karnéus
1993 - 'Moving Through the Glass' Calouste Gulbenkian Gallery, Newcastle
upon Tyne
1993 - 'Into the Glass' Newcastle Central Library
1992 - 'Gulfs' Degree Show, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University
1991 - 'Body in Action', Picture Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1991 - 'Moving Man' Northumberland Tennis and Squash Rackets Club
Group
Exhibitions in England
2003
– Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne
2002 – “On the Edge” (Work in progress exhibition)
Moot Hall Gallery, Hexham, Northumberland
2001 - ‘Lifelines’ –(Life drawing exhibition associated
with “the Art Tour”) Queens Hall Art Centre,
Hexham, Northumberland
2000 - ‘Signpost’ – Tynedale Artists Network,
Queens Hall Arts Centre, Hexham, Northumberland
2000 - The Art Tour – Tynedale Artists Network, Northumberland
1999 - Shire Pottery Gallery, Alnwick
1999 - Bluebell Gallery, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne
1999 - Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne
1998 - Coningsby Gallery, London Art House, London
1998 -The Real Art Tour. Tynedale Artists Network
1997 - 'Lyonnaise des Eaux' Amalgamation of the Arts, for Northumbria
Water, Northumberland
1997 - Launch of 'The Real Art Tour', for English Heritage, Prudhoe
Castle
1997 - 'Three Artists - Two Obsessions' Bede's World Gallery, Jarrow
1996 - 'Music and Dance' Browns Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Selected works by British and Russian Artists
1996 - 'Drawn to the Figure' The Sallyport Gallery, Berwick upon
Tweed
1996 - 'Abbey Now' The Hexham Abbey Festival, Northumberland
1996 - 'Favourite Things' Prudhoe Castle, Northumberland.
Nine selected Artists from Tynedale Artists Network
1996 - 'A Celebration of the Arts' Northumbria Water, Northumberland.
A major community project
1995 - 'Much Ado About Nothing On' Calouste Gulbenkian Gallery,
Newcastle upon Tyne
1994 - Tynedale Artists Network, Design Works, Felling, Gateshead
1994 - 'Celebration' Hexham Abbey Festival, Hexham
1993 - 'Five Women Artists' Vicarage Cottage Gallery, North Shields
1992 - The Clayton Gallery, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne
1992/3 - Cleveland Open Arts Exhibition, Middlesbrough Art Gallery
1992/3 - Thornthwaite Gallery, Thornthwaite, Cumbria
1992 - 'New Vintages' Vicarage Cottage Gallery, North Shields
1992 - 'Interaction' A collaborative project, Moot Hall Gallery,
Hexham
1990 - South Tyneside Open Arts Competition (Prizewinner), Bede
Gallery, Jarrow
1989/90/91/92 - Hatton Gallery, selected group shows (work in progress),
Newcastle University
Exhibitions
Abroad
1997
- Workit Gallery, Washington DC, U.S.A.
1996 - Millar Gallery, Santa Rosa, California, U.S.A.
1995 - Gallery 7, Hong Kong
1994 - 'British Artists' Dancing Geese Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Residencies
1996-1997
- 'Artist in Residence' Prudhoe Community High School, Northumberland
1991 - Northgate Trust (Prudhoe Hospital) Series of paintings and
drawings exhibited in Hatton Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Moot
Hall Gallery, Hexham, Northumberland
Public
Commissions and Awards
1999
– J. D. Wetherspoon plc. Large scale painting. Wetherspoon
House, Watford
1999 - J. D. Wetherspoon plc. Large scale painting . The Union Rooms,
Newcastle upon Tyne
1997 - Lottery Award for Large scale piece ( 11ft x 6ft ) Prudhoe
Arts Centre, Northumberland
1997 - 'Lyonnaise des Eaux' to produce work for Northumbria Water
1997 – Northumberland County Council. Tyne valley train trails
1995 - Commission for painting of Northumberland Orchestra, Hexham,
Northumberland
1994 - 'Karate Study' Commission for Ward Hadaway, Solicitors, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1993 - 'Metroland' Commission for Ward Hadaway, Solicitors, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other
private commissions include portrait paintings and varied studies
of the figure in action.
Collections
Paintings
interpreting Tony Harrison's poetry at The Samling Art Foundation,
Cumbria.
Portraits
of Mezzo Soprano Katerina Karneus (1996 Cardiff Singer of the World
) The Samling Art Foundation, Cumbria
Permanent
Collection of paintings of the performing Arts Prudhoe Arts Centre,
Nothumberland
Private
collections in Great Britain, San Francisco, Washington DC, New
York, Tokyo, Hiroshima
Details
of work in AXIS National Register/ information on visual artists
in U.K. (www.axisartists.org.uk)
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