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BARBARA RAE R.A. BARBARA RAE R.A. LANDMARKS: Unique Images an exhibition of recent monotypes FEBRUARY 2009 TOM CALDWELL Published by Tom Caldwell Gallery © Copyright Barbara Rae R.A. and Tom Caldwell Gallery 429 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7EY Tel: 028 9066 1890 Fax: 028 9068 1890 E-mail: [email protected] www.tomcaldwellgallery.com 1 Monotypes are one-off unique works of art. Paint applied to a hand, which is then pressed to a wall is the monotype at its most basic (as in the Lascaux Caves in France). Using pigment transferred to paper from non-porous sheets of metal or glass, major artists such as Bonnard and Toulouse Lautrec were beginning to use the medium in a variety of ways in the late 19th and early 20thCenturies. Barbara Rae works with ink on a perspex sheet using rollers and brushes. With rags and scrapers she can then remove areas of ink from the smooth surface to create her design. A sheet of paper is placed on top and rolled through a press to transfer the image. This process is repeated with different colours and image layers, often up to four times, creating nuances of colour, tone and texture. The resulting images, as the term monotype infers, are unique and cannot be reproduced as multiple prints. The artist has been working with monotype for many years but recent intensive work with the medium has honed her understanding of the nature of the materials and technique to an exceptionally high level. The majority of the works in this exhibition are as a result of a recent venture in Spain. The Irish images are inspired by the landscape of the west of Ireland where Barbara Rae spends a month each year with residencies at Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, County Mayo. 2 MONOTYPES ACHILL SEA 16 X 12 4 MAYO MARKER 16 X 11 5 SHORE STONES - DOUNPATRICK 15 X 15 FRONT COVER & 6 ROADSIDE RUIN 16 X 11 7 FRENCH GARDEN 15 X 15 8 SOUTHERN SIERRA 16 X 16 9 HILL VILLAGE - POLOPOS 16 X 11 10 ORGIVA RUIN 16 X 11 11 RUIN CASTARES 25 X 22 12 ANDALUCIA ENTRANCE 25 X 21 13 ORCHARD DOOR 16 X 11 14 PUEBLO 16 X 11 15 SIERRA DEL SUR 16 X 11 16 WINTER - PUEBLO 16 X 12 17 SPANISH DOOR IV 16 X 11 18 SPANISH DOOR V 16 X 11 19 CAMPO DOOR 12 X 12 20 WHITE SANDS EVENING, N.M. 15 X 15 21 GRANADA DOORWAY 16 X 11 22 ABOVE ORGIVA 13 X 22 BACK COVER 3 ACHILL SEA 16” X 12” 4 MAYO MARKER 16” X 11” 5 SHORE STONES – DOUNPATRICK 15” X 15” 6 ROADSIDE RUIN 16” X 11” 7 FRENCH GARDEN 15” X 15” 8 SOUTHERN SIERRA 16” X 16” 9 HILL VILLAGE – POLOPOS 16” X 11” 10 ORGIVA RUIN 16” X 11” 11 RUIN, CASTARES 25” X 22” 12 ANDALUCIA ENTRANCE 25” X 21” 13 ORCHARD DOOR 16” X 11” 14 PUEBLO 16” X 11” 15 SIERRA DEL SUR 16” X 11” 16 WINTER – PUEBLO 16” X 12” 17 SPANISH DOOR IV 16” X 11” 18 SPANISH DOOR V 16” X 11” 19 CAMPO DOOR 12” X 12” 20 WHITE SANDS, EVENING 15” X 15” 21 GRANADA DOORWAY 16” X 11” 22 BARBARA RAE R.A. Selected Biography 1943 Born Falkirk, Scotland 1961-65 Edinburgh College of Art 1965 Post Graduate Study 1966 Travelling Scholarship to France and Spain 1968 Elected Professional Member, Society Scottish Artists 1975 Elected Member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters andWatercolours (RSW) 1979 May Marshall Brown Award RSW Centenary Exhibition 1983 Elected President Society of Scottish Artists 1985 Scottish Arts Council grant. Three months working in Spain and Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA 1989 Alexander Graham Munro Award, RSW Extended visit to Spain 1991 Vice President (East) RSA 1992 Elected Full Member of Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) 1994 Tapestry commission for The Festival Theatre, Edinburgh (carried out by the Edinburgh Tapestry Company) 1996 Elected Member of Royal Academy (RA) Extended visit to South Africa 1997 Second visit to South Africa 1998 Visit to Japan Discovers the Painted Desert of Arizona 1999 Awarded CBE Carpet commission for Royal Scottish Museum (carried out by The Edinburgh Tapestry Company) Received Honorary Doctorate from Napier University, Edinburgh 2000 Continues exploration of The Painted Desert 2001 Works in Florence, Italy and Cordes, France 2002-06 Residency at Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Co Mayo, Ireland 2002 Honorary Doctorate Aberdeen University, D.Litt Honorary Fellowship, Royal College of Art 2008 Honoray Degree, St Andrews University, Dr of Letters 23 BARBARA RAE R.A. Selected Solo Exhibitions 1977 Gilbert Parr Gallery, London 1978 University OF Edinburgh 1979 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh 1983 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh 1985 Wright Gallery, Dallas, Texas 1986 Leinster Fine Art, London 1987 The Scottish Gallery, London Glasgow Print Studio 1988 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh 1989 Landmarks and Docklands, The Scottish Gallery, London 1990 The Scottish Gallery, London 1991 Perth Museum and Art Gallery 1992 New Monotypes and Prints, Glasgow Print Studio 1993 The Reconstructed Landscape, Highland Regional Council touring exhibition Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin 1994 Theatre Andre Dumas, Germain-en-Laye The Reconstructed Landscape, Harewood House, Leeds Art First, London 1995 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin 1996 Art First, London Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames 1997 New Paintings (The South Africa Series) Art First, London 1998 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh Edinburgh The Festival City, Galleri Galtung, Oslo 1999 The Painted Desert, Art First, London 2000 West, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh 2001 Zuma Beach, Art First, London 2002 Paintings From Ireland, Art First, London 2003 Travelog, Glasgow Print Studio An tlarthar – The West, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh 2004 Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast 2005 Monotypes – The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh New Paintings – Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin Adam Gallery, Bath 2006 Mayo, Monoprints and Colour Etchings – Tom Caldwell Gallery, Belfast 2008 Adam Gallery, Cork Street, London Adam Gallery, Bath Belfast Print Studio, residency and exhibition Selected Public and Corporate Collections Aberdeen Art Gallery; Birmingham City Art Gallery; British Museum, London; City Arts Centre, Edinburgh; Contemporary Arts Society, London; Derby Museum and Art Gallery; Dundee Art Gallery; Dundee University; Fleming Art Foundation; Highland Regional Council; Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow; Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin; Isle of Man Arts Council; Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museums, Glasgow; Leeds City Education Department; Museum of Art For Women, Washington DC; National Museum of Scotland; Perth Art Gallery and Museum; Royal Bank of Scotland; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh; Standard Life; The Scottish Office, Edinburgh; University of Edinburgh; University of Glasgow; University of York; Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester; Bar Library, Belfast; Miller Construction Limited; MacRoberts Solicitors, Glasgow. 24 ABOVE ORGIVA 13” X 22” TOM CALDWELL.