what iris has been doing...

Solo Exhibitions

2009

The impossibility of communication, 36 Lime Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (October 2009)
BLOOM, No.1 Woodbine, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (June 2009)
Dear Mr. Murdoch, The Art Works Galleries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (May 2009)

2008

Specula & Other Stories, Supercollider, Blackpool (January 2008)
Through the Looking Glass (and what we found there), Badger Badger Gallery, Carlisle (June 2008)


Group Exhibitions

2009

Futures, The Gallery, Willesden Green, London (July 2009)
Invitation, Hanger 51, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (July 2009)
The Secret Garden, The Art Works Galleries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (March 2009)
Roses are Red, Mushroom Works, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (February 2009)

2008

Lowther Arcade Winter Exhibition, Arcade Arts, Carlisle (December 2008)
Miniature Focus, The Art Works Galleries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (October 2008)
Northern Graduates 2008, Curwen & New Academy Gallery, London (August 2008)
Graduates ’08 Show, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick (July 2008)
On Wednesdays We Draw Monsters, The University of Cumbria, Carlisle (June 2008)
NY 123 241 – NY 396 560, The_Bank_Gallery, Carlisle (May 2008)
Out of the Woods, Holmewood Bothy, The Lake District (May 2008)

2007

Vault, The_Bank_Gallery, Carlisle (July 2007)
In the Middle of Nowhere, Solvik, Sweden (June 2007)
Replicating the Original, The Underworks, Carlisle (June 2007)
Untitled Performance, Dumfries Arts Festival, Dumfries (May 2007)
Loweswater Residency, Holmewater Bothy, Loweswater/The Lake District (May 2007)
2:43, The University of Cumbria, Carlisle (February 2007)


Awards

Miniature Focus Competition, The Art Works, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (January 2008)
Doodle Dare Competition, BALTIC, Gateshead (November 2008)
The Lambert & Gill Travel Award, Carlisle (June 2007)


Publications

Futures, Exhibition Catalogue, Creative Motive, London (July 2009)
Northern Graduates 08, Curwen & New Academy Gallery, London (August 2008)
On Wednesdays We Draw Monsters, Exhibition Catalogue, Carlisle (June 2008)
Back from the wilds, Blease, Stephen, News & Star, Carlisle (May 8th 2008)
Featured Artist, The Carlisle Crack, Carlisle (September 2007)
2:43, Exhibition Catalogue, The University of Cumbria, Carlisle (February 2007)

Dear Mr Murdoch

The Art Works Galleries

7 May - 1 June 2009

Stepeny Bank, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2NP

Mon-Sat 10.00 - 17.00

http://www.theartworksgalleries.com/

"This exhibition showcases some recent work from the upcoming artist Iris Priest, recent winner of the Art Work's Miniature Focus Competition (January 2009) and BALTIC's Doodle Dare Competition (November 2008).

In this show Priest presents some pieces from her ongoing series of paintings Specula & Other Stories whose accidental compositions have been culled from magazines and images from the popular press. These miniature, acutely rendered images engage the viewer intimately in a peculiar, parrallel space where the nature of looking, seeing and knowing is brought into question.

"My work explores the disorientating phantasmagoria inherent in contemporary culture and the degredation of the real through the saturation of imagery in advertising and consumer culture, touching upon Baudrillards' definitions of the Hyperreal......The patterns and common tendencies which emerge through the series, therefore, reflect the ways in which these images are governed by culture and context and, ultimately, how our daily reality and perspective of the world is manipulated through the similar miniature interfaces of newspapers, magazines and television."

http://www.irispriest.co.uk/

26/50 Specula & Other Stories

26/50 Specula & Other Stories
01/03/09
Random Images
Gouache on Paper
14.5cm x 11.5cm

iam , quod iam , quod iam

Miniature Focus Awards
In March, Bird and Anenome or the Civilizing Impulse (right) was awarded 1st prize at the 8th Miniature Focus Competition in the art works galleries, Ouseburn. My sincerest thanks to everyone who came to see the show and expressly to the art works, all their staff & volunteers for composing, organising and hosting the exhibition.

Part of the award includes an exhibition of my recent work which will be on show from May (watch this space for more details and updates)...

www.theartworksgalleries.com




36 Lime Street

In October (2009) I will be exhibiting a solo show at 36 Lime Street Gallery. The work will include paintings from the ongoing series Specula & Other Stories amongst site responsive works which will explore, and cross-fertilize concerns within the paintings with, the diverse history and patina of the building.

Currently I am immersed in the Tyne and Wear archives digging through indexes, building control plans and trade directories...but if you have any stories of your own relating to the building at Lime Street (or know of anyone else who does) I would be very interested to hear them (iris_aspinall@hotmail.co.uk)

www.36limestreet.co.uk




Desperately Seeking a Studio...

Creative type (5"3, messy hair) seeks Studio (any size/age) for LTR/ fun, adventures in the unknown, painting, making and tea breaks. Looking forward to hearing from you! (iris_aspinall@hotmail.co.uk)

www.irispriest.co.uk