Press Release
LOCAL ARTIST’S SUCCESS IN MAJOR NATIONAL ART EXHIBITION
Work by local artist, Alison Berrett has been selected from over 800 entries to appear alongside paintings by some of Britain’s leading pastel and dry media artists. The Pastel Society’s annual exhibition will be on display at Mall Galleries in central London between 5 to 16 February 2020.
Alison is an Eynsham based artist who is inspired by the landscape and sea. Her work expresses the joy she has in being outside experiencing the elements of weather and light. Alison is an educator currently working with a charity called The Art Room which uses art in a therapeutic way to support children and young people. The work in the exhibition is called “Seascapes of the Soul – Unleashed” it was completed in her studio after a visit to St.Ives where she worked on the beach using pastels in her sketchbook to try and capture the energy and drama of the high spring tides in February.
Featuring works created in pastel, pencil, chalk and charcoal, The Pastel Society is recognised as foremost in its field, a magnet for brilliant exponents of the pastel medium showing the work of leading contemporary artists as well as encouraging work by new artists yet to be established. Artists use the medium for its vibrant colour, vitality and immediacy. Visitors can be confident of seeing a variety of approaches.
The Society’s commitment to promoting this underrated medium includes offering a Visitors’ Choice Award of £250 worth of Derwent vouchers for the work which receives most votes from the public during the exhibition. So attend the show and cast your vote for Alison Berrett.
For more information and images, please email press@mallgalleries.com
Listings
The Pastel Society Annual Exhibition
5 to 16 February 2020, 10am to 5pm (closes 3pm on final day) Mall Galleries
The Mall, London SW1
www.mallgalleries.org.uk
Admission £5, Free for under 25s, Friends of Mall Galleries and Free for Readers on mentioning this publication at the Gallery Desk.