I’ll be showing an archive of previously unseen notebook \u00a0drawings and watercolours, having learnt new conservation techniques to extract them from 25 years of journals. Work in progress paintings, new drawings \u00a0and a 2023 \u00a0collaborative print for sale. We look forward to seeing you!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TRACERS \u00a0\u00a0R&D\u00a0@stephanieblackdaniels\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 @creativescots<\/a>\u00a0collaborator\u00a0@katedownie56<\/a>\u00a0and producer\u00a0@jojo.maffyews<\/a><\/p>\n I recommend a visit to the Dovecot<\/a> if you haven\u2019t been already to see Scottish Women Artists – 250 years of Challenging Perceptions. Its a beautifully curated exhibition, and my work from the City Arts Centre Collection \u00a0\u2018Study for Three Bridge Evening\u2019 is is represented adjacent to a magnificent Catherine seascape by Joan Eardley. \u00a0 Here I am at the preview with co-curator James Knox, director of the Fleming Collection, and Charlotte Rostek who wrote the excellent accompanying publication. \u00a0until January 8th 2024<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We went to Paris by train instead on holiday and had a much needed holiday, but I was so sad for this event not to take place. No longer being a part of Europe is a tragedy for Artists and for everyone, we are intellectually and creatively \u00a0the poorer for it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n More news to follow on this as the project develops. This exhibition with an associated program of workshops and talks and a publication launch.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s hard to believe it’s been a full five years since moving to Fife, and 4 years since the completion of Birchtree Studio. \u00a0It has become a joyful place of creative contemplation, play and production which we love to share with our visitors. As I contemplate the changing colours in the garden this early Autumn, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=889"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":944,"href":"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/889\/revisions\/944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Birchtree-Studio-1-300x225.jpeg\")
On November 4th-5th 2023 we are hosting a Birchtree Studio Visit Weekend.<\/a>\u00a0Click to reserve a visit via Eventbrite..<\/p>\nTracers – a collaboration<\/span><\/h3>\n
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TRACERS : \u00a0I am delighted to \u00a0been invited to collaborate with Glasgow-based performance artist Stephanie Black-Daniels<\/a>, in this new cross-generation project \u00a0between October 23- February \u201924. \u00a0It will be based on Stephanie\u2019s research \u00a0into the history & experiences of women \u2018Tracers\u2019 in the Glasgow Shipbuilding Industry in the early\/mid 20th<\/sup> Century. \u00a0I am excited about working with Stephanie, returning in a new form the\u00a0industrial maritime genre that I explored back in the ’80s & 90’s. The project concerns the nature of movement in drawing and the lives of women. \u00a0Tracers will culminate in a performance of drawing and dance at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow in February, and is supported by Creative Scotland.<\/h4>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.katedownie.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/250-years-of-Women-Artists--300x225.jpeg\")
Scottish Women Artists – 250 years of Challenging Perceptions<\/span><\/h3>\nA painting for the Paris Olympics ! – Dialogue\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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This exhibition was sadly cancelled due to Brexit issues<\/p>\n‘Conversations with Joan’<\/span><\/h3>\n
a forthcoming Solo Exhibition 2024<\/span><\/h3>\n
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‘Siblings’ will open next September 2024 at the award winning Glasgow Women’s Library<\/a>, and will feature the body of work created during my 2021-22 research and ‘completion’ of the unfinished painting by Joan Eardley ‘Two Children’, as well as my final work ‘Four Children 1962-2022′.<\/a> I am currently working on a series of \u00a0painted banners for this exhibition which involve collaborative work with siblings of all ages.<\/p>\n